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Friday 15 December 2023, 11:00 AM • Rome

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Liberati, Francesco

The perfection of the horse, 1669

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€ 200 - 400

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€ 258

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Information

Rome, Michele Ercole, 1669. In 4°. 1 engraved and folded out-of-text plate depicting the horse with its various ailments and their respective remedies, numerous woodcut figures in the text,  stains and foxing, half parchment binding  of the 19th century.


Specialist Notes

VERY RARE FIRST EDITION of one of the most valuable treatises on horses, also appreciated for the systematic description and illustration of 363 brands of horse breeds belonging to kings, cardinals, noble families and Italian breeders.