FINBERT Elian-Judas Lot n° 133

La vie du chameau, le vaisseau du désert, Scènes de la vie des bêtes, collection directed by Elian-J.Finbert, éditions Albin Michel, Paris, 1938. Fort in-8, half-leather binding with corners, original covers preserved, 254pp, 16 hors-texte plates. In 34 chapters, the author delivers an exhaustive study of the camel: its societal role in Bedouin life, origin, anatomy, diet, customs, the camel in poetry, the camel breed in Arabia... This work was awarded the Prix Montyon in 1939 by the Académie Française and the Académie des Sciences. Elian-Judas Finbert (1899-1977) was a French-speaking animal writer. He took an interest in various animals, particularly camels, becoming a camel driver, and devoted a study to them in 1938. Recipient of numerous Académie française awards. In 34 chapters, the author provides an exhaustive study of the camel: its social role in the life of the Bedouin, its origins, anatomy, diet, customs, the camel in poetry, the camel breed in Arabia, etc. This work was awarded the Montyon prize in 1939 by the Académie française and the Académie des sciences. Elian-Judas Finbert (1899-1977) was a French-speaking animal writer. He took an interest in various animals, in particular camels, becoming a camel driver, and devoted a study to them in 1938. He has received numerous awards from the Académie française.