PLUVINEL (Antoine de). The Instrvction dv... - Lot 11 - Daguerre

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PLUVINEL (Antoine de). The Instrvction dv... - Lot 11 - Daguerre
PLUVINEL (Antoine de). The Instrvction dv Roy, in the exercise of riding a horse [] Von der rechten vnd allergevvissesten art vnd vveise Pferdt abzurichten vnd in kurtzer Zeit zu dess Reuters Gehorsam zubringen []. In Paris, Chez Macé Ruette, Marchand Libraire, & Relieur du Roy, 1629. In-folio (252 x 360 mm), red morocco, double gold fillet framing the plates, spine ribbed. ornate, gilt edges (pastiche binding imitating those of the 18th c.). Bilingual edition, produced in accordance with the author's manuscript. (The first one was given in Paris, by Michel Nivelle, in 1625). The illustrations were made by Matthieu MÉRIAN from the plates of the Maneige Royal of 1623, but with a different architectural decoration. VIII] ff. (including titles) + 253 pp. Bilingual texts on two columns, French on the inside, German on the outside. A double engraved title-frontispiece bearing "Imprimé A Paris" (Printed in Paris). At the expense of Crispin de Pas le vieux in Vtrecht [] 1629 ", a title, a portrait of Louis XIII dated 1624, followed by three pages of bilingual dedication signed by René de Menou (including one on the back of the portrait), three portraits (those of the author, Mr. de Menou and the Duke de Bellegarde, the last two with privilege and table of figures on the back) & 58 double plates engraved by Crispin of PAS, six of which are bits. From the library Ch. Roulleau de La Roussière, with ex-libris. Some freckles and small spots (especially on plate 37); small wetness on the outside edge. from the last few sheets; some tears in the folds. Mennessier de La Lance, II, 331.
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