[Hippology]. LAFOSSE (Philippe-Etienne). Observations and di - Lot 39

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[Hippology]. LAFOSSE (Philippe-Etienne). Observations and di - Lot 39
[Hippology]. LAFOSSE (Philippe-Etienne). Observations and discoveries made on horses, with a new practice on shoeing. Paris, Hochereau le jeune, 1754. [Traité Sur le véritable siége de la morve des chevaux, et les moyens d'y remédier. Paris, David père, Gonichon, 1749. [And]: Nouvelle pratique de ferrer les chevaux, Afin de les rendre fermes sur le pavé sec, de rétablir les mauvais pieds & conserver les jambes.... Paris, Desprez, Hochereau l'aîné, 1758. 3 works in an in-8 volume, contemporary speckled havana basane, 5-rib spine, fawn title page, red edges (rubbing; snag on 1st title, minor soiling, 1 plate lacking). Set of 3 uncommon works by the veterinarian P.-E. Lafosse (1738-1820), most often found together. 1. Observations... [1] f. (title), 42 p., 2 folding plates (of 3, pl. 1 is missing); pl. 2 is colored. - 2. treatise... [4] f., 24 p., p.43-80, [1] f. (errata), 1 plate (few words underlined p.23, tear without mq. p. 51). - New practice... [4] f., 95 p., 3 plates (1 plate worn in margin). Provenance: de Ribains, "ancien lieutenant colonel du 6ème Régiment des chasseurs à cheval" (ms. mention, and signature on title).
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