ANDRADE, MANOEL CARLOS DE. Luz da liberal, e Nobre Arte da Cavallaria. Lisbon: Regia Officina Typographica 1790. Folio, 322 x 229 (12 5/8 x 9 in.), later tree sheep, smooth spine panelled in gilt, red morocco lettering-piece, joints and extremities rubbed, upper inner hinge cracked, slight foxing to frontispiece, first double-page plate with short fold break just entering image, very minor marginal fold breaks to plates 71-72, pl. 84 with small crease within platemark. FIRST EDITION, 2 parts in one, with blank leaf ****2 and errata leaf at end, engraved frontispiece portrait of John VI of Portugal, 93 engraved plates of horsemanship, of which 23 double-page, by Frois, Martini, M. Alegre, Martini, L. F. Piedra and Silva, after Silva, engraved title vignette and 2 engraved head-piece vignettes, 3 engraved historiated initials, woodcut tailpieces. | Christie's

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ANDRADE, MANOEL CARLOS DE. Luz da liberal, e Nobre Arte da Cavallaria. Lisbon: Regia Officina Typographica 1790. Folio, 322 x 229 (12 5/8 x 9 in.), later tree sheep, smooth spine panelled in gilt, red morocco lettering-piece, joints and extremities rubbed, upper inner hinge cracked, slight foxing to frontispiece, first double-page plate with short fold break just entering image, very minor marginal fold breaks to plates 71-72, pl. 84 with small crease within platemark. FIRST EDITION, 2 parts in one, with blank leaf ****2 and errata leaf at end, engraved frontispiece portrait of John VI of Portugal, 93 engraved plates of horsemanship, of which 23 double-page, by Frois, Martini, M. Alegre, Martini, L. F. Piedra and Silva, after Silva, engraved title vignette and 2 engraved head-piece vignettes, 3 engraved historiated initials, woodcut tailpieces.

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ANDRADE, MANOEL CARLOS DE. Luz da liberal, e Nobre Arte da Cavallaria. Lisbon: Regia Officina Typographica 1790. Folio, 322 x 229 (12 5/8 x 9 in.), later tree sheep, smooth spine panelled in gilt, red morocco lettering-piece, joints and extremities rubbed, upper inner hinge cracked, slight foxing to frontispiece, first double-page plate with short fold break just entering image, very minor marginal fold breaks to plates 71-72, pl. 84 with small crease within platemark. FIRST EDITION, 2 parts in one, with blank leaf ****2 and errata leaf at end, engraved frontispiece portrait of John VI of Portugal, 93 engraved plates of horsemanship, of which 23 double-page, by Frois, Martini, M. Alegre, Martini, L. F. Piedra and Silva, after Silva, engraved title vignette and 2 engraved head-piece vignettes, 3 engraved historiated initials, woodcut tailpieces.

A CLEAN FRESH COPY of a handsome work on horsemanship. The plates depict all aspects of dressage and its equipment.