La parfaite connoissance des chevaux, leur anatomie, leurs bonnes & mauvaises qualitez, leurs maladies & les remèdes qui y conviennent [...] continuée, et donnée au public par son fils, Gaspard de Saunier.

The Hague, for the author, by A. Moetjens, 1734

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Folio: portrait-[8]-256-[8] pp.; 61 pl. (+/- sl. browned, marg. tear strengthened to portrait, marg. soiling or sl. staining, soiling more important to some pp. at end, marg. damp stains, occ. marg. tears without lack incl. p. 171).

Mod. half marbled sheep, marbled paper boards, gilt-ruled spine with raised bands, red edges (very rubbed, label on spine).

First edition of a classic treatise on horse medicine by G. de Saunier (1663-1748), equerry of the Duke de Lude. Engr. ill.: vignette on title, headpiece with arms of dedicatees, full-page portrait of G. de Saunier by D. Coster and 61 full-page plates by various artists, including 43 anatomical plates. Title in red & black.
Ref. Dejager 293. - Mennessier II:490. - Nissen (ZBI) 3592. - STCN (i.a. BL).
Prov. Bookshop "Vve Pairault & fils", Paris (label).