Author: THOU, DE JACQ.
Title: Il Falconiere
Description: Venezia, Giambatista Albrizzi Q. Girol. 1735, First Thus. Full-Leather, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Filosi, G. Sculps. Book, Dall'Esametro Latino All'Ende Casillabo Italiano Transferito, Ed Interpretato. Coll' Uccellatura A Vischio di P. Bargeo .. Venezia, G. Albrizzi q. Girol, pp. (36), 223, (1), 50, (18), 2 Vols. in 1. With 1 engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved title-vignettes, [1 fine view of Venice] 1 engraved portrait after David of Cardinal de Beauvuav and some finely engraved 'en tetes' [4 hunting scenes] in the text. Contemporary full calf, Gilded Spine in Compartments, [faded] Some worming, Pp. loosening at opening, but, a clean copy in the original binding. Unindentified Heraldic stamp at title. See: Schwerdt; II-261. Souhart; 461-62. Harting: 284. Bogeng II--02. Thiebaud; 898. & Wood; 603: "This rather scarce treatise is divided into three distinct sections. The first is a translation into hendecasyllabic Italian verse of the original Latin hexameters dealing with falconry in general; the second part, also in verse, describes the method of catching birds by means of bird-glue (still commonly used in Italy) and, third, leisure-hours studies by G.P. Bergantini". Not listed at the Jeanson sale. Fair/No Jacket.

Keywords: Filosi, G. Sculps. Falconry


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