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[Horses]. Caracciolo, Pasquale. The glory of the horse. Venice, Giolito de Ferrari, 1586. In 4° (193 x 142 mm);[68], 969 [but 973], [3] pages. Typographical mark to title page and at end of volume (inner margin of first papers reinforced, small wormhole to white margin, other minor defects). Seventeenth-century vellum binding with title within cartouche on smooth spine, red boards (woodworm holes). One of the most important and comprehensive treatises on hippology ever printed, describing the horse in history, literature and the arts, horsemanship and also breeding, handling, riding,equestrian militia and hygiene, diseases and their treatment.

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[Horses]. Caracciolo, Pasquale. The glory of the horse. Venice, Giolito de Ferrari, 1586. In 4° (193 x 142 mm);[68], 969 [but 973], [3] pages. Typographical mark to title page and at end of volume (inner margin of first papers reinforced, small wormhole to white margin, other minor defects). Seventeenth-century vellum binding with title within cartouche on smooth spine, red boards (woodworm holes). One of the most important and comprehensive treatises on hippology ever printed, describing the horse in history, literature and the arts, horsemanship and also breeding, handling, riding,equestrian militia and hygiene, diseases and their treatment.

Estimate 325 - 375 EUR
Starting price 250 EUR

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