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Rare and Illustrated Books on Ornithology

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irds menti<strong>on</strong>ed in 72p. As usual foxed throughout. 5 h<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>written leaves at the<br />

beginning <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> end.<br />

82. Faucheux -<br />

l'Elevage des oiseaux étrangers. M<strong>on</strong>ographie des oiseaux de chambre<br />

exotiques. Traduit du Dr. Rusz. Paris, Acclimatati<strong>on</strong>, (1880). 235p., 9 ll.<br />

C<strong>on</strong>t. h.calf with marbled flyleaves. € 275,=<br />

= Not in R<strong>on</strong>sil! nor in the Cat. British Mus. (Nat. Hist.). The same author who translated<br />

the "Histoire naturelle des Perroquets" from Reichenow. Some light foxing throughout<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> rare.<br />

83. Ferrières, H. de<br />

Le livre du Roy Modus et de la Royne Racio, nouvelle editi<strong>on</strong><br />

c<strong>on</strong>forme aux manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Royale, ornée de gravures<br />

faites d'après les vignettes de ces manuscrits fidèlement reproduites,<br />

avec une préface par E. Blaze. Paris, E. Blaze, 1839. 4to. 16p., 139 ll.,<br />

several woodcut letters some with mythical animals <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 43<br />

woodengravings in the text (<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>) Découverte bibliographique: Le livre<br />

du Roy Modus et de la Royne Racio by A. Chassant (1870). 14p. Cloth<br />

(around 1900). € 825,=<br />

= Thiébaud 400 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 402. The first rare book by Ferrières in a limited editi<strong>on</strong> of <strong>on</strong>ly 100<br />

copies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> the sec<strong>on</strong>d "découverte bibliographique" <strong>on</strong>e of 50 <strong>on</strong>ly. The original<br />

manuscript dates from about 1375 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> is <strong>on</strong>e of the earliest <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> most important<br />

c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s to french hunting <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> bird catching! "J'ai cité cette éditi<strong>on</strong>, parce qu'elle est<br />

la meilleure de ce livre précieux. Elle laisse néanmoins beaucoup à désirer, attendu<br />

qu'elle est imprimée dans un caractère soi-disant gothique tout-à-fait de fantaisie et à peu<br />

près illisible, qu'elle c<strong>on</strong>tient beaucoup de fautes, et est absolument sans notes. Mais elle<br />

vaut encore mieux que les anciennes éditi<strong>on</strong>s si rares et si chères". From the Bibliotheca<br />

Tiliana with its ex libris <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a small library stamp. The Chassant booklet is an extra to<br />

Ferrières' famous work! A fine copy, apart from some light staining <strong>on</strong> the cloth.<br />

84. Finn, F.<br />

Indian sporting birds. L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong>, Francis Edwards, 1915. Text with 103<br />

fine chromolithographs by Foster <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Neale a.o. Orig. red cloth. -<br />

untrimmed. € 375,=<br />

= Nissen IVB, 312. Fine copy of this rare bird sporting book <strong>on</strong> India.<br />

85. Finsch, O.<br />

Die Papageien, m<strong>on</strong>ographisch bearbeitet in 2 vols. Leiden, Brill,<br />

1867/68. XII, 561, VII, 996p., 2 ll. with text <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 6 lithographs of which 5<br />

are h<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>coloured, 1 lithographed distributi<strong>on</strong> map <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 10 folded tabs.<br />

H. calf (rebacked). € 1.200,=<br />

= Nissen IVB, 314. Vague library stamp <strong>on</strong> tp. <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> some textpages repaired. Otherwise a<br />

good copy of this classic work <strong>on</strong> the natural history, habits, systematic classificati<strong>on</strong>,<br />

anatomy, etc. of Parrots. Otto Finsches most important work.

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