EISENBERG (baron d'). L'Art de monter à cheval, ou Description du manège moderne dans sa perfection... Written and drawn by Baron d'Eisenberg and engraved by B. Picart. A La Haye, chez P. de Hondt, 1737. Oblong folio, contemporary brown basane (worn binding, flaws including cracked jaws, uncovered headpieces; some foxing and soiling). New edition consisting of an engraved title, [2] f. (title, dedication), 55 copper-engraved plates (numbered I-LV, with text paginated 1-55 on verso), [4] pages of plates offering 7 figures, [2] f. ("Des différents mords", and table), i.e. 59 plates offering 62 figures. Old signature crossed out on title. Provenance: Victor George Spencer (1934-2017), 3rd Viscount Churchill and 5th Baron Churchill, by descent.

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