François-Alexandre de Garsault - Le nouveau parfait maréchal, ou la connoissance générale et universelle du cheval - 1755
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François-Alexandre de Garsault’s illustrated third edition of *Le nouveau parfait maréchal, ou la connoissance générale et universelle du cheval*, published by Nyon in 1755, is a 641-page French work bound in leather with 49 engraved plates, including 29 folding plates.
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GARSAULT (François-Alexandre de)
Le nouveau parfait maréchal, ou la connoissance générale et universelle du cheval, divisé en sept traités.
With a dictionary of equestrian terms.
Paris, Nyon, 1755
Quarto (26cm x 20.5cm), [36]-641pp.
Full sheep, spine with raised bands decorated with fleurons and gilt panels, tan leather title label, red edges, marbled-paper doublures and endpapers (contemporary binding).
Third edition of this important eighteenth-century treatise on hippology and farriery.
A true encyclopedia of the horse, the work covers its anatomy, breeding, riding, harnesses, diseases and their treatments, veterinary surgery, shoeing, and remedies in seven treatises.
It concludes with a dictionary of equestrian terms.
The illustrations include a portrait of the author as frontispiece and 49 engraved plates, 29 of them folding and devoted to the horse, and 20 to medicinal botany.
A reference work for the history of the horse, riding, and veterinary medicine, complete with all its plates.
Cracked joints, losses to the spine ends, lower edges and corners rubbed, text and plates in very good condition.
Seller's Story
Since 1928, a lineage of passionate booksellers, Librairie Julien Eppe continues a family tradition dedicated to rare, old, and collectible books. Founded in Paris by Paul Eppe and passed down through generations, it now combines nearly a century of bibliophilic expertise with a modern approach to online sales. Each book is carefully selected for the quality of its copy, its provenance value, or its bibliophilic interest.
Translated by Google TranslateGARSAULT (François-Alexandre de)
Le nouveau parfait maréchal, ou la connoissance générale et universelle du cheval, divisé en sept traités.
With a dictionary of equestrian terms.
Paris, Nyon, 1755
Quarto (26cm x 20.5cm), [36]-641pp.
Full sheep, spine with raised bands decorated with fleurons and gilt panels, tan leather title label, red edges, marbled-paper doublures and endpapers (contemporary binding).
Third edition of this important eighteenth-century treatise on hippology and farriery.
A true encyclopedia of the horse, the work covers its anatomy, breeding, riding, harnesses, diseases and their treatments, veterinary surgery, shoeing, and remedies in seven treatises.
It concludes with a dictionary of equestrian terms.
The illustrations include a portrait of the author as frontispiece and 49 engraved plates, 29 of them folding and devoted to the horse, and 20 to medicinal botany.
A reference work for the history of the horse, riding, and veterinary medicine, complete with all its plates.
Cracked joints, losses to the spine ends, lower edges and corners rubbed, text and plates in very good condition.
Seller's Story
Since 1928, a lineage of passionate booksellers, Librairie Julien Eppe continues a family tradition dedicated to rare, old, and collectible books. Founded in Paris by Paul Eppe and passed down through generations, it now combines nearly a century of bibliophilic expertise with a modern approach to online sales. Each book is carefully selected for the quality of its copy, its provenance value, or its bibliophilic interest.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Cavalry and chivalry, Illustrated
Book title
Le nouveau parfait maréchal, ou la connoissance générale et universelle du cheval
Author/ Illustrator
François-Alexandre de Garsault
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1755
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Nyon
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Fold out maps or plates
Number of pages
641
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