78/2232
[Hunting and falconry]. Liger, L.
Amusemens de la campagne, ou nouvelles ruses innocentes, Qui enseignent la maniere de prendre aux Piéges toutes sortes d'Oiseaux & de Bêtes à quatre pieds; Avec les plus beaux secrets de la Pêche dans les Rivieres & Etangs: & un Traité general de toutes les Chasses.
Paris, Saugrain/ C. Prudhomme, 1753/ 1734, 4th/ 2nd ed., 2 vols., (18),562,(2); (6),511,(1)p., num. woodcut ills., later unif. hvellum, 12mo.
- Occas. sl./ trifle stained (only affecting 1 ill.). Bindings sl. worn along edges; vol. 1 sl. warped. Otherwise a fine and complete set, containing the 4th ed. of vol. 1 and the 2nd ed. of vol. 2.
= Rare work on hunting with num. nice woodcuts depicting birds and how to catch hem. Souhart p.302; Thiébaud p.594; Mouchon p.1180; Schwerdt I, p.315.
€ (200-300)