Ecole de cavalerie; Contenant la connoissance, l'instruction, et la conservation du cheval
Paris: La Compagnie des Librairies, 1769. No stated edition. Hardcover (old full leather, worn but expertly rebacked). 2 vols.: 317, 299p + several engraved plates (all called for; some folding). Old deaccession from the Polytechnic Society of Kentucky/Kentucky Historical Society, with various handwritten numbers and one title-page ink stamp. Bookplates removed. Some old staining/browning to pages. In French. Good. Item #30653
Small-format reissue of the bible of French classical horsemanship, first published in 1729-31. As described. (Mennessier de la Lance 2:27-28, Wells 6382).
Price: $450.00
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