ADAM (Victor). Museum of the hunter, or Collection... Lot 1

ADAM (Victor). Museum of the hunter, or Collection of all the species of game of hair or feather which one hunts with the rifle, with the description of their characters, their morals, etc. Paris, Robin, Éditeur, 1838, & Paris, Lamy, Éditeur, 1838. 2 volumes in one in-4°, dark green half-chagrin, smooth spine decorated, gilt head (Pierson). FIRST EDITION. 72 lithographed plates in colour. In the first volume: "Animals of the woods and plains", pp. 97 to 104 are repeated twice while pp. 137 to 156 do not exist: in the second: "Aquatic birds", the Supplement (XVI pp.) which completes the part "Shore birds" is well bound after p. 124. UNIQUE EXAMPLE of which the plate of the "Little Heron" accompanied by the Common Heron is here replaced by the ORIGINAL SIGNED AQUARELLE of ADAM. Spine slightly faded: small tear restored on f. 215/216 of volume I. "This beautiful work is becoming more and more rare" (Thiébaud, 6).