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Wrappers. Condizione: Fine. First Edition of this important work on the trapping of birds with nets, as still practiced today in the Veneto. Crown 8vo (180 x 121 mm): [10],11-110, [2] pp, with frontispiece, coat of arms of Count Ghellini, and 12 further plates (two folding) engraved by Cristoforo Dall'Acqua (1734-1787) depicting various bird species and net configurations, as well as woodcut vignette on title page, decorated woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces. Contemporary paper-case binding, early manuscript title to spine, edges uncut. Provenance: from library of German entrepreneur Kurt Lindner (1906-1987), the so-called "Bibliotheca Tiliana" (book plate to front paste-down and stamp to title page verso). The library, which included some 12,000 works from different periods, was the world's largest on the subject of hunting. After Lindner's death, the collection was sold at auction. Several plates and pages moderately spotted, but a superb, unsophisticated copy with excellent provenance. Harting 286. Italian Union Catalogue 000142. Schwerdt, II, p. 74. Souhart, p. 386. As well as various techniques of capture, several bird species are described, including those used as lures, with reference to their songs, habits, and favorite foods. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).…