[Cynégétique]. DEYEUX (Théophile). Le Vieux Chasseur. Paris, - Lot 239

[Cynégétique]. DEYEUX (Théophile). Le Vieux Chasseur. Paris, Houdaille, 1835. In-8°, 145 pp. Title illustrated in bistre, ill. in text and 52 gr. h.-t. Long-grained red half-maroquin, long cynégétique spine (Boutigny). "First edition of one of the few Romantic-era illustrated volumes devoted to hunting. This is the finest edition of this work; it is far from common" (Thiébaud) "now very rare" (Souhart). Lithographs after FOREST, engraved by BENARD. Thiébaud, Bibliographie des ouvrages français sur la chasse, col. 274; R. Souhart, Bibl. gén. des ouvrages sur la chasse, col. 139. Small tear gr. 40 in margin without lack and without damage to the litho. Some foxing. Wear to binding, minor damage to jaws. A rare copy in its signed hunting binding.