MORAIS, Claude de - Lot 175

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MORAIS, Claude de - Lot 175
MORAIS, Claude de The True Falconer Paris, Gabriel Quinet, 1683 FALCONRY AT THE COURT OF LOUIS XIV. A "PETIT LIVRE FORT RARE" (Thiébaud) FIRST EDITION In-12 (153 x 85mm). Engraved headbands, initials and tailpieces. COLLATION: a10 A-M8.4 SIGNED BINDING BY PETIT succr. de Simier. Blonde calf, gilt decoration, fleuron in the center of the boards, filleted edges, ornate ribbed spine, gilt edges. PROVENANCE: Henri Chevreul (1819-1889; bookplate) Claude de Morais states in his dedication to Louis XIV that he "has sometimes seen [his] Majesty enjoy watching birds fly". BIBLIOGRAPHY: Thiébaud, 668 -- Schwerdt, II, 34 -- Souhart, 335 -- De Futaie en folio, p. 147
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