Author: F.F.F.R.D.G [ Frere Francois Fortin de Grammont]
Title: LES RUSES INNOCENTES dans lesquelles se voit comment on prend les oïseaux passagers, & les non passagers: & de plusieurs sortes de bêtes à quatre pieds. Avec les plus beaux secrets de la pêche dans les rivieres & dans les etangs. Et la maniere de faire tous les rets & filets qu'on peut s'imaginer
Description: Amsterdam, Pierre Brunel 1695 Engraved title by La Fueille + 66 full page plates as called for [some leaves torn without loss but two plates with partial loss] . 8vo new half vellum with gilt spine with red gilt spine label [12pp =engraved pictorial title + printed title in red and black + to reader +advertissement +publisher's book list] +58pp [bk I] + [8p=index I + half title +to reader} + 59-122 {Bk II] +[10pp Index+half title 2 +to reader] +123-186 +[8p as before] +187-212 [213 is a blank page & the verso is a repeat of pp 212 though it is numbered 214] 213-232pp + [8p as before] +233 -292p + [3p=index} +[1p=blank] + plates. With the unnumbered pages between each section there are thus 329pp with the last verso a blank facing the first of the 66 plates. The frontis has a very narrow margin extension to bring it level with the fore-edge of the title and the title has a neatly repaired tear without loss. There is some fingering to the margin and some edge dusting but a desirable early hunting book. The text refers to each of the plates with an explanation of the snares, nets and dummy animals shown on the various figures of the plates with letters explaining the purpose and functioning of the traps. The first book explains how to make and set traps and the other parts deal with none migrating birds, the migrating birds are dealt with in the 3rd part, and four legged animals are trapped in part four with Fish in the final part. Many of the capture methods are claimed to be original to the author and quite unique.

Keywords: hunting trapping capturing birds, animals and fish


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