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an old book with a picture of a woman on itan open book with a drawing of a man in a hat and a man with a beardan old book with a drawing of a bird on ittwo birds that are standing in an open bookan open book with a drawing of a lizard and a chamelonan old book sitting on top of a white table
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91 - Ornithology – BELON (Pierre). Portraits of birds, animals, s…
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Estimate €900 - €1,000
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Ornithology – BELON (Pierre). Portraits of birds, animals, snakes, herbs, trees, men and women of Arabia and Egypt: all accompanied by quatrains, to aid in the identification of the birds and other subjects. Paris, Guillaume Cavellat, 1557. Quarto, (10)-124 folios, brown calfskin, ribbed spine (contemporary binding). First edition dedicated to King Henry II, illustrated with a fold-out plate depicting a view of Mount Sinai (the fold-out plate of the Aegean Sea is missing), and 219 woodcuts in the text (a portrait of the author, a plan of Alexandria, a map of the Hellespont, and 212 woodcuts, the majority of which depict birds in their natural habitats). A rare work on ornithology by Pierre Belon (1517–1564), one of the most famous scientists of the 16th century. A fine copy, free from foxing, from the De Cayrol library, bearing its handwritten bookplate and signature. Binding worn, with very slight marginal worm damage.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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