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Pavari (Marco De) Escuirie

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only edition, text in French and Italian, double column in italic and a fine civilité type, woodcut printer's devices to title and verso of final f. and 14 full-page illustrations, 2 small wormholes throughout, touching a few letters and illustrations, water-stain to outer margin of title and all other ff., final f. lightly browned, but still a very good copy, modern half vellum, [Mennessier de la Lance II, 293; Cartier, De Tournes, 621], small folio, Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1581.

***A rare work on horsemanship and a fine example of Renaissance book illustration. The first part deals with dressage and the illustrations depict bits and other tack..

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