Hunting adventures in North America

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REVOIL Benedict-Henry; YAN'DARGENT [Illustrations] Chasses dans l'Amerique du Nord. Mame & Fils, Tours 1883. Octavo format, 366 pages. Classic hunting work, new edition. Illustrated with 12 full-page plates, frontispiece and numerous text illustrations. Hunting themes include: eagle, wild horse, turkeys, coyote, opossum, raccoons, swans, herons, falcons, panther, pigeons, prairie dogs, wildcat, ibex, peccary, deer, elk, caribou, grizzly bear, brown bear and bison. Rather than hunting techniques, this comprises anecdotes of these animals experienced during travels in America 1841-1849. Condition: some foxing, unusual spine, worn edges, split hinges on upper cover for 5 cm, otherwise fine black percaline binding with gilt decorations, gilt-edged pages.