L'Arte di ben conoscere, e distinguere le Qualità de' Cavalli, d'introdurre, e conservare una Razza Nobile, e di risanare il Cavallo da' Mali, a' quali soggiace ... [The art of knowing well and distinguishing the qualities of horses, of introducing and preserving a noble race, and curing the horse of the illnesses to which it is subjected]
Venice, Andrea Poletti, 1700 [second edition]/ [1692].
Small quarto, xiv, 328 pages with a woodcut vignette on the title page plus 3 full-page engravings of horses.
Contemporary full vellum slightly worn at the extremities; light waterstain to the seven preliminary leaves and the first plate; tidemark to the top and bottom margins throughout; essentially a very good copy with a much later bookplate on the pastedown.
Item #89184
Price (AUD):
$800.00
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