Horses. Eisenberg, Baron d'. The perfection and... Lot 370

[Horses]. Eisenberg, Baron d'. The perfection and defects of the horse. Florence, Allegrini and Stamperia Imperiale di Firenze, 1753. In 2nd (373 x 265 mm); [4], CXLIII, [1] pages. Frontispiece in red and black, engraved antiporta, 1 plate depicting the horse Favors, and 22 other plates with 119 engraved figures based on drawings by the same author, depicting the anatomical parts of the horse (halos and stains.) Rear binding in decorated hardback with title on spine gusset (lacks and defects). First edition constituting a morphological-functional manual of the horse with an extensive figurative description of the horse's merits and defects.