Lot n° 1259

Philippica ou Haras de cheuaux.

Estimation : 500 / 700
Adjudication : 600 €
Description
1st ed. of the 1st work on horse breeding and management of stud farms in French. Engr. ills by Sebastian Franckx : title within elaborate border with pieces of armour, full-page portrait of Tacquet (b. 1554) and large engr. on broadsheet “La perfection du cheval” at the end, with monogram F[ranckx] S[ebastian]. Repeats of the title and the broadsheet ills not present here. Armorial bookpl. Liechtensteinianis.
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