[HUNTING]. RAY (John). L'Histoire naturelle, éclaircie dans - Lot 161

[HUNTING]. RAY (John). L'Histoire naturelle, éclaircie dans une de ses parties principales, l'ornithologie, qui traite des oiseaux de terre, de mer et de riviere, tant de nos climats que des pays étrangers. Translated by François Salerne. A Paris, Chez Debure Pere, Libraire, 1767. In-4°, long-grained red morocco, gilt serrated scrolls framing the boards, ornate smooth spine, gilt edges (Ant. Lemonnier, Maître Relieur). ORIGINAL EDITION of the French translation of the Synopsis methodica avium et piscium, published in London in 1713. A frontispiece by LONGUEUIL, bearing the arms of the Duc de Chevreuse, to whom the work is dedicated, depicting a falcon hunt, and 30 plates by François Nicolas MARTINET. Copy on large paper with hand-colored engravings. Spine faded; a few browned quires; light foxing and spotting. Fine Bird Books, 101; Nissen, IVB, 757; Anker 414. Thiébaud, 823.