La Noue, Pierre de. La cavalerie françoise et italienne, ou l'art de bien dresser les chevaux. Strasbourg, Jacob de Heyden (Lyon, Claude Morillon), 1620. In 2nd (364 x 240 mm); [6], 157, [3] pages. Engraved figured frontispiece and 42 full-page engraved plates (tear to one plate, holes to one blank paper and to white margin of colophon, lightly browned). Modern full morocco binding in imitation of an antique binding, double frames and corner fleurons to the plates, friezes and title in gold to the spine, nailing à dentelles. First edition in second run without date within cartouche on title page.

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