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Maître Cyril DUVAL

522 - HERVILLY (ed.). *The Eiderdown Hunters*.
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Estimate €100 - €120
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HERVILLY (ed.). *The Eiderdown Hunters*. The Travels and Singular Adventures of Mr Barnabé (of Versailles). Paris: Jouvet, 1896. Quarto, publisher’s cardboard binding in red percaline decorated with gold, silver and blind-stamped motifs, 144 pp. ‘An adventure novel containing numerous hunting tales’ (Thiébaud): waterfowl hunting by the sea. A journalist, poet and playwright, Ernest d’Hervilly (1839–1911) published numerous humorous, picaresque and science-fiction tales. Illustrated with 46 woodcuts within the text, based on works by E. Vavasseur. A fine copy in its attractive cardboard binding. Expert: Mr Cédric De FOUGEROLLE
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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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