Pierre Habert — La Chasse Du Lievre Avecques Les Levriers

Paris, Jannet, 1849. Leather. A very scarce limited edition reprint of a sixteenth century French poem on hunting by Pierre Habert. A very scarce work.Limited edition of sixty-two copies, of which this is numbered twenty-eight.In the original French.Bound by M. Lortic.A reprint of a sixteenth century poem by French author Pierre Habert, originally published in 1599, of which only one copy was known at the time of this publication. The poem revolves around hare hunting and the pleasures of it, a popular pastime of the era.The author was the father of fellow poet Isaac Habert, Bookplate of Mademoiselle Baron de Lassus to the front paste down. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, bound by M. Lortic. Externally, smart. Very light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only a couple of spots. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .