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Early edition, very rare! The work was so successful that it was reprinted more than a hundred times between the 16th and 20th centuries. Leaves 2 and 3 are occupied by an epistle by Jean de Clamorgan “Au Roy Charles Neufieme”. “Clamorgan’s book, whose merit is indisputable, has had the rare fortune to see its fate linked to that of the Maison Rustique, but it is not uncommon to see Clamorgan’s work sell for more than the complete volume.” (Thiébaud). – 14 fine woodcuts (136 x 108 mm) illustrate the practice and technique of wolf hunting. – “Fourteen woodcuts of wolves and techniques of the hunt, first used in Du Puy’s edition of 1566. Also at Harvard are two Gabriel Cartier editions of 1584 and 1597, without place of printing. – On the front fly-leave four line handwriten note by the previous owner ‘le present livre a partient a moi Pierre Chanche qui ma Este donner ma belle mere aujourd’hui 18 Juine 1619. Some leaves with almost invisible repairs.