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308 - La Porte, Henri, Count of. – *Les Fanfares des équipages fra…
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Estimate €120 - €150
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La Porte, Henri, Count of. – *Les Fanfares des équipages français*. Words and music… Illustrated with 500 engravings or vignettes within the text. Paris, Pairault & Cie, n.d. [c. 1890–1892, after Thiébaud]. Large 8vo, bound in green half-shagreen, covers decorated with a double border of gilt fillets. Green morocco title label on the front cover, ribbed spine decorated with panels set with small gilt fleurons, illustrated cover preserved – [252 folios in total]. Contains 149 fanfares with musical notation. Numerous illustrators including H. Rivière, Ad. de Clermont, Ch. de Condamy, G. Gélibert…A copy from the standard print run (a few faint foxing spots). Included: - Valette, René. - *La Chasse à courre et à tir*. Paris, H. Laurens, n.d. [c.1895]. In-4, polychrome publisher’s percaline – percaline heavily stained, caps damaged – Complete set of 32 monochrome plates accompanied by text and, in some cases, with musical notation. - Lestrade, Marquis de. - *Advice from an Old Hunter*. Paris, P. Lafitte, n.d. [1911]. Oblong quarto – 58 pp., [3 ff.]. 2 copies: 1/ paperback with a two-coloured cord holding the folios together. Two of the four half-titles are missing (‘L’Assemblée’, ‘Le Bat-l’eau’). 2/ Bound in half-cloth with a title label. The half-title for ‘La Curée’ is missing. Copy with plates detached from the text.
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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