[Horses] Vorstellung und Beschreibung derer Schul und Campagne Pferden nach ihren Lectionen, In was vor gelegenheiten solche können gebraucht werden

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Augsburg, 1760

Good

Engraved title page with vignette, 35 pp., of which pp. 1–4 are the preface. With 46 copper engravings, signed and monogrammed, plus 8 blank sheets. // Cf. Thiemann 646–692; cf. Mennessier de la Lance II, 429; cf. Huth 38 // First edition of the so-called “Kleine Reitschule” (Small Riding School), one of the last works produced solely by Ridinger, consisting of the engraved title and 46 plates. The first 6 plates show horses, plates 7–9 depict mounting, and the remaining 37 plates show mounted cavaliers performing riding-school figures. /// With the appendix, “Carousel”, containing a further 16 engravings (depicting mounted attacks with sword, lance, and pistol, incl. a schematic plate). Later endpapers. Copper engravings partly with light foxing and browning. Language: German. Size: 31. × 23 cm. Missing plate nr 35. Modern full leather binding. First edition. Bilingual, German/French (printed in parallel two-column format).