Le véritable fauconnier [...].

8vo: [20]-139-5 pp. (some browning and spotting, some tears in first margins underl.).

Contemp. calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, marbled edges (corners rubbed, joints and bands rubbed and starting to split).

Rare first edition of this fundamental work on falconry. Very complete treatise used as a model for works on falconry published in the following centuries. About the various falconry birds: gyrfalcon, saker falcon, lanner falcon, merlin, hobby, tiercel and their various names, how to choose them, how to keep them healthy and in good condition, how to train birds for each flight, how to find lost birds, veterinary care, illnesses and injuries, which horses to choose for hunting, choice of spaniel dogs...
Ref. Thiébaud 668. - Souhart 335. - Schwerdt II:34. - BnF.
Prov. M. Hyacinthe Théodore Baron (arm. bookpl.). - E. Van Havre (arm. bookpl. & drystamp).