Pluvinel Antoine de L´instruction du Roy en l´Exercise de monter a cheval..... Paris Pierre Recolet 1627
Folio.First French edition. Frontispiece(from 1627 ed).Title page,207 pgs.58 double page plates with architectural framework showing the King Louis XIII riding and the different positions of horse riding.6 engravings with bridles and four portraits including the King and the author.
English heraldic binding of XIX century in full green grained morroco leather with gilded motiv on both covers.edges gilt.Some engravings were restored but the book is in very good condition.Famous treaty of hipology of XVII century.The engravings are the work of the engraver Crispin de Passe. Ref; Mennesier II-330,Nissen 3202,Brunet IV-750.
Euro16000
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