GARSAULT, F A P DE
Le Nouveau Parfait Marechal, Ou la Connoissance Generale Et Universelle Du Cheval
Paris: Chez Huart, 1741. [First Edition]. Brown hardback leather cover. 260mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). [xxxii], 512pp, cxxvii + plates. 47 [of 48] engraved plates, 27 folding. Text in French. The author was a French botanical artist and a naturalist. Inscription on fep 'From my friend Richard Berenger Esq. Gentleman of Horse to the King'.. Worn condition. Cover rubbed with splits to hinges. Front hinge weak. Lacks portrait and one other plate. A few plates frayed. Most plates with neat contemporary ink inscription on top corner. Some occasional foxng. Content in overall good condition .
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Keywords: Horses 1650 - 1750 Antiquarian