Paintings, Watercolours, Prints and Books, including 20th Century, Contemporary and Irish Art - 8th October 2008

Lot 43

Newcastle (William Cavendish

Estimate £4,500 - £5,500

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Description

Newcastle (William Cavendish, Duke of). A General System of Horsemanship, 2 vols., 42 double page plates of horsemanship in vol. 1 and 20 anatomical plates, 2 of them double page, in vol. 2, half title to volume 1, occasional browning, contemporary calf, joints cracking, front board to vol. 1 loose, small section to the head of the spine of vol. 2 torn, [Nissen ZBI 849], folio, 1743. (2)