BELON (Pierre). L'histoire de la nature des oiseaux, avec le - Lot 3

BELON (Pierre). L'histoire de la nature des oiseaux, avec leurs descriptions naifs portraicts retirez du naturel escrites en 7 livres. Paris, Gilles Corrozet, in-fol. half-rel. chag. garnet, smooth spine, decorated. ORIGINAL EDITION illustrated with 158 woodcuts of birds in the text, the portrait of the author on the verso of the title and 2 plates of skeletons (man and bird), that is 161 engravings. The 2 blank f. (a6 and l4) have been removed. The first book is a general description of birds, the second book of the nature of live birds of prey, the third and fourth book the river birds and then the following books the country birds and the nature of oysillons. Marginal stains on title and first pages. Tears on pp. 98 -146 - 360. Handwritten annotations on the title. The first 2 pages including the title slightly worn. Thiébaud, p. 66.