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446 - LOT: - MENOU (René de). *La Pratique du Cavalier*, or *The A…
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LOT: - MENOU (René de). *La Pratique du Cavalier*, or *The Art of Riding*. Which teaches the method of training horses to perform the most elegant movements and manoeuvres. By Sir René de Menou, Knight, Lord of Charnizay. Revised, corrected and expanded by the author himself; with illustrations to aid understanding. Together with a Treatise on the Means of Preventing Duels, and of Banishing the Vices that Cause Them. Paris, Guillaume Loyson & Jean Baptiste Loyson, 1651. Small quarto comprising [2] frontispieces (portrait and illustrated title page), [20]–225 (incorrectly paginated as 245)–[6] pp. Brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine (contemporary binding). Caps, joints and corners worn; handwritten title on the front cover; leather missing from the front cover. Foxing, ink stains and old pencil marks in places. A rare illustrated edition featuring an engraved title page depicting ‘La vraye posture du bel homme de cheval’, a portrait of Menou drawn and engraved by François Chauveau, and 4 unsigned fold-out plates. A famous French equestrian (1578–1651) and gentleman from Tours, Menou served as equerry to the Grand Stables under Henry IV and Louis XIII. (Mennessier de La Lance, II, 188.) Also included: - MAGNE (J. H.), *Choix du cheval* or *Description of all the characteristics by which one may recognise the suitability of horses for various services*. With vignettes interspersed throughout the text. Paris, Garnier frères, 1864. In-12, red half-basane (contemporary binding). A few foxing spots. - PELLIER fils (J.), Practical Riding. Paris, Hachette, 1863. 12mo, red half-basane (contemporary binding).
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Auction time 09/09/2026 at 1:00 PM
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