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Maître Cyril DUVAL

623 - DECAUX (H.). Hunting in Abyssinia.
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Estimate €120 - €140
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Description
DECAUX (H.). Hunting in Abyssinia. Paris, Delagrave, 1911. 4to, the publisher’s multicoloured percaline binding, gilt edges, 256 pp. First edition. Accounts of hunting in Ethiopia: francolin, gazelle, hyena, vulture, elephant, lion, oryx, zebra, hippopotamus, crocodile, ostrich, etc., accompanied by fascinating ethnographic accounts. Beautiful colour-printed cloth binding and numerous full-page black-and-white illustrations by R. de La Nézière. Rare. A good copy. Covers slightly rubbed. Small red pencil marks on the back cover. Sections very slightly loose, but not a cause for concern. Provenance: The hunting library of the late Don Javier Lopez de Ceballos
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About the sale 📚🦓🦋 LA FLÈCHE Sale 2 – HUNTING: BOOKS, TROPHIES, TAXIDERMY & CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
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Auction time 09/07/2026 at 2:15 PM
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