LABRUYERRE, L. - Lot 142

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LABRUYERRE, L. - Lot 142
LABRUYERRE, L. Les Ruses du braconage, mises à découvert (The tricks of poaching, uncovered) Paris, Lottin l'aîné, 1771 POACHING LESSONS UNDER THE ARMS OF VISCOUNT EDMOND DE PONCINS FIRST EDITION. In-8 (177 x 105 mm). COLLATION AND ILLUSTRATION: title, VII, 301 pp. [3] pp. 13 small woodcuts in the text depicting traps and weapons. ANNOTATION: handwritten corrections in brown ink, p. 72 and p. 253. BINDING SIGNED BY THIERRY SC. DE PETIT-SIMIER. Blue morocco, gilt decoration in frames, coat of arms in the center of the boards, spine ribbed and gilt, gilt head. PROVENANCE: Viscount Edmond de Poncins (1866-1937; arms, bookplate) Labruyerre was twice locked up in the 18th century for poaching offenses, before opening his secrets and becoming the guard of the Count of Clermont. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Thiébaud 539 -- Souhart 277
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