Lacroix paul jacob

1881 · 952P54 — Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles 1881. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A scarce limited edition work of Gaston III's medieval treatise on hunting. A scarce limited edition of three-hundred and forty copies of which this is numbered three-hundred and twenty on Hollande paper. In the original French.Bound by Raftolter. 'Le Bon Varlet de Chiens' is extracted from the medieval book on hunting 'Livre de Chasse' compiled by Gaston III Count of Foix during the fourteenth century.Gaston III was a master hunter leaving behind his influential text on hunting which provides a brilliant resource on medieval hunting techniques. With a notice by Paul Lacroix and notes by Ernest Jullien. In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards bound by Raftolter. Externally smart lightly rubbed. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Half-title is working loose. Very Good Indeed Librairie des Bibliophiles hardcover