[Horses]. Campagnola, John. On the regeneration of horse breeds and horsemanship. Mantua, heir of Alberto Pazzoni, 1814. In 8° (213 x 135 mm);[6], IX, [1], 338 pages. Engraved frontispiece and 1 engraved, fold-out plate. Coeval half-leather binding with corners, friezes and title in gilt on gusset to smooth spine, splash cuts. Ex libris from private library. Nice fresh copy of this second edition. Also in the lot are Hippometria ossia della conformazione esterna del cavallo by Giovanni Brugnone dated 1802, Le bellezze e le meraviglie del corpo del cavallo dated circa 1870 with 102 figures interspersed in the text, Esippognosia ovvero conoscenza esterna del cavallo by Ferdinando De Nanzio dated 1842 and finally L'arte di ben conoscere, e distinguere le qualità de' cavalli dated 1784. (5)

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