Hunting & Falconry.- Es (N.J.A.P.H. van.) De Hippische Sport en het Korps Rijdende Artillerie 1793-1908, I: De Valkerij, first edition, signed presentation inscription by the author to Otto Eerelman, 45 plates, of which 34 finely hand-coloured, decorations, vignettes and initials also finely hand-coloured, many heightened in gold and silver, original pictorial cloth, gilt, neat repairs to spine ends, t.e.g., others uncut, large 4to, Arnhem, [for private circulation], 1908.

⁂ One of the rarest Dutch books on falconry. The first 54 pages describe the life of Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, who died at the early age of 29 and who was the president of the Royal Loo Hunting Club and a keen hunter. The majority of the attractive hand-coloured plates and figures show falcons, hunting scenes and hawking attributes. The book has chapters on falconry in France, Germany, England and the Netherlands as well as a large chapter on the Monarchs of Oranje-Nassau and falconry. A list is given of the members of the Royal hawking club. The list consists of 31 Dutch members, of which the majority is nobility, as well as members of the Dutch Royal Family and 25 non-residing members. A second volume was published in 1908, but seems to be less rare and covers military matter.

Provenance: Otto Eerelman, Dutch painter, known for his depictions of dogs and horses (signed presentation inscription to him); A.B. Wigman (bookplate).