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CONAN BELLEVILLE Hôtel d’Ainay

63 - MISCELLANEOUS. Around ten documents.
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Estimate €30 - €40
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MISCELLANEOUS. Around ten documents. [Wolf hunting]. “The Hunt for the Wolf: Essential for Country Life” by Jean de Clamorgan, Lord of Saane, First Captain of the Ponant Navy. In which is described the nature of wolves, and the methods of catching them, whether by dogs, nets, traps or other devices: the whole enriched with several figures and portraits drawn from life. To King Charles IX. Lyon, for Jaques Du Puys, 1583”. Title page + 6 pp. in-8, bound in later green paper. A very rare printed work, unfortunately incomplete and damaged (edges restored), illustrated with a fine woodcut. - Correspondence from Reynold Descoutures, of Alençon, on very fine paper bearing a letterhead featuring an engraving depicting his cabinet of curiosities, plus various other documents.
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About the sale Classic and Gold Auction: Gold – Jewellery – African Art – Books – Paintings – Furniture and Works of Art – AUCTION BY NAME ONLY
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Auction time 09/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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