[Fortin, François].—Innocent Tricks Showing How to Catch Mig - Lot 307

[Fortin, François].—Innocent Tricks Showing How to Catch Migratory and Non-Migratory Birds, as Well as Various Kinds of Four-Legged Animals. With the Finest Secrets of Fishing in Rivers and Ponds. And how to make every kind of trap and net one can imagine... by F.F.F.R.D.G., known as “the inventive hermit” [Brother François Fortin, a Monk of Grandmont]. Amsterdam, Daniel de la Fueille, 1695. Fort in-8 bound in full calfskin, decorated raised spine, title label—slight tear at the three-jaw binding, pierced corners, skin wear—[6 ff., including the engraved title folio], 292 pp., [2 ff.]. Illustrated with 66 plates (complete), including 9 fold-outs. A rare work on hunting and fishing, divided into 5 books. I: On the method of making all kinds of snares and nets. II: On non-migratory birds. III: On migratory birds. IV: On the method of catching four-legged animals. V: On fishing.