Le parfait mareschal, qui enseigne a connoistre la beauté la bonté et les defauts des chevaux [...].

Paris, Emery, Saugrain père, Pierre Martin, 1723

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4to: [6]-512-[10], 376-[12] pp. (some min. browning and spotting).

Contemp. vellum, ink-titled flat spine.

Later edition of this classic on hippology (1st 1664) by the famous squire and hippiatrist Solleysel (1617-1680). Engr. ill.: title, author's portrait, and pl. 28 woodcuts in-text figuring irons and bits in the 2nd part. Dealing with the signs and causes of horse diseases, how to cure and prevent them, how to feed the horses, shoe them, tips on raising good foals, etc.
Ref. Cp. Dejager 395, Menessier de la Lance II:524-5, Nissen (ZBI) 3898. - Not in BnF.
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