CHENU, Jean Charles; Marc Athanase Parfait OEillet DES MURS. - La fauconnerie ancienne et moderne.Paris, Hachette, 1862. 8vo. With numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Original publisher’s printed wrappers bound in.

176 pp.First edition of an excellent falconry manual that supplements the second volume of Leçons élémentaires sur l’histoire naturelle des oiseaux (1862) by the same author. The book describes the different types of falcons and goshawks and ends with an alphabetical list of falconry terms. It is based largely on Francois Huber’s Observations sur le vol des oiseaux de proie, Geneva, Paul Barde, 1784 (Harting 182) and the falconry chapter in the Encyclopédie d’histoire naturelle, Paris, 1850.Occasional spotting, a little soiled and creased. Otherwise in good condition.l Harting 200; Schwerdt I, 109; Thiébaud 192.

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