"Orléans (duke Of) - A Hunting Expedition To The Nepaul - Autographed Dedication To His Sister Amélie"
Orléans (Duke of) - A Hunting Expedition to Nepal - Autograph dedication to his sister AmélieA hunting expedition to Nepal - Paris, Calmann Lévy, 189215 plates by Riou, L. Fillol. Color map of Nepal engraved by R. Hausermann and printed by Lemercier. Edition of 200 copies. Copy number 137 of this account of a tiger hunt during a trip of the Duke of Orléans (Pilippe d'Orléans 1869-1926) to Asia. Autograph dedication signed "to my dear Amélie, souvenir from a tenderly devoted brother". Emblazoned bookplate and stamp of Marie Amélie Louise Hélène d'Orléans (1865-1951), wife of Charles I of Portugal, Queen of Portugal (1889) and sister of the author. Rubbed crowns and corners, some foxing, otherwise good condition. 27.5cm X 19.5cm