BLUNDEVILLE, Thomas. [The Fower Chiefyst Offices belongyng to Horsemanshippe. The order of breding. The arte of ridynge newly corrected. Howe to dyet them. To what diseases they be subjecte, and howe to cure the same], [London: William Seres, 1565] - 1566, 4 parts in one volume, small 4°, FIRST EDITION, woodcut historiated initials and 26 leaves of woodcut illustrations (part one lacking A1, title leaf, and gathering F, A2-C1 torn with heavy loss of text, part four with worming to top right-hand corner encroaching on text, a few leaves soiled), contemporary pasteboards with blind-stamped mark on both covers (very worn), sewn with four raised bands of leather (without backstrip, lacking one leather tie) [STC 3152; Huth p.8]; sold not subject to return.

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BLUNDEVILLE, Thomas. [The Fower Chiefyst Offices belongyng to Horsemanshippe. The order of breding. The arte of ridynge newly corrected. Howe to dyet them. To what diseases they be subjecte, and howe to cure the same], [London: William Seres, 1565] - 1566, 4 parts in one volume, small 4°, FIRST EDITION, woodcut historiated initials and 26 leaves of woodcut illustrations (part one lacking A1, title leaf, and gathering F, A2-C1 torn with heavy loss of text, part four with worming to top right-hand corner encroaching on text, a few leaves soiled), contemporary pasteboards with blind-stamped mark on both covers (very worn), sewn with four raised bands of leather (without backstrip, lacking one leather tie) [STC 3152; Huth p.8]; sold not subject to return.

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