Luxury hunting encyclopedia with rare illustrations

Description

Two-volume set from 1952, edited by René Kister and Godefroy Schmid. Half-fawn morocco binding with slightly worn corners, fresh interior, ribbed spines, and hunting-themed gilt decorations. Contains 231 and 222 pages respectively. Richly illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs, color plates by R. Hainard, and four etchings by Decaris. Covers hunting techniques (woodland, coursing, plains, mountains, sea), game cuisine, wildlife photography, hunting in art, zoology, hunting dogs, shooting, migration, and plumage. Includes contributions from renowned authors like Tony Burnand and Hettier de Boislambert. Deluxe numbered copy on Arches paper, copy no. 37.