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629 - GÉRARD (J.). *The Lion Hunt*… Paris, Lévy, 1874.
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GÉRARD (J.). *The Lion Hunt*… Paris, Lévy, 1874. 8vo, modern binding in brown half-basane with a ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets, covers, 374 pp. Memoirs and anecdotes by Jules Gérard, a lieutenant in the Spahis and Algeria’s most famous hunter, who was fascinated by the Atlas lion, including accounts of hunting leopards, hyenas, wild boar, jackals, antelopes, etc. One chapter deals with falconry in Africa. Illustrated with a portrait of the author as a frontispiece, a woodcut based on a drawing by A. de Neuville, and beautiful woodcut plates based on drawings by Gustave Doré. In perfect condition. Ink signature on the cover, which is lined. 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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