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ANDRADE (MANOEL CARLOS DE) Luz da liberal, e Nobre Arte da Cavallaria, 2 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, Lisbon, Regia Officina Typographica, 1790 image 1
ANDRADE (MANOEL CARLOS DE) Luz da liberal, e Nobre Arte da Cavallaria, 2 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, Lisbon, Regia Officina Typographica, 1790 image 2
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ANDRADE (MANOEL CARLOS DE)
Luz da liberal, e Nobre Arte da Cavallaria, 2 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, Lisbon, Regia Officina Typographica, 1790

11 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
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ANDRADE (MANOEL CARLOS DE)

Luz da liberal, e Nobre Arte da Cavallaria, 2 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, engraved vignette on title, engraved portrait of John VI of Portugal, 93 engraved plates (22 folding) by Frois, Martini, M. Alegre, Martini, L. F. Piedra and Silva, after Silva, 2 engraved head-piece vignettes, blank leaf ****2 and errata leaf at end, light spotting to portrait, contemporary calf, spine gilt with morocco lettering label "Arte da Cavallaria", some scuffmarks and sprinkling of single wormholes at extremities of spine [Brunet I 1264; Huth p.56.], folio (315 x 210mm.), Lisbon, Regia Officina Typographica, 1790

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First edition of a finely illustrated work on horsemanship, the plates depicting all aspects of dressage, from the training of the horse to the equipment.

Provenance: Francisco de Saldanha da Gama Ferrão de Castello Branco, bookplate; Lady Sylvia Loch, founder of The Classical Riding Club, and author of several works on dressage including Dressage. The Art of Classical Riding, 1990.

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