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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 700
Comes, Natalis (1520-1582) De Venatione, Libri IIII.
Venice: Aldi Filii, 1551.
First edition, octavo, large woodcut printer's device on title and final leaf; bound in full crushed dark blue morocco gilt (becoming decased), text in single column italic type throughout, 5 3/4 x 4 in.
Comes's (sometimes called Natale Conte) popular poem about hunting includes descriptions of the desirable qualities to seek out in dogs, horses, and the hunter himself.
Adams C-2431; Ahmanson-Murphy 405; rare at auction.
