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(HORSES.) Massari Malatesta, Alessandro. Della Ragione e Modi d'Imbrigliar Cavalli Trattato. 89 (of ?) woodcut plates of bridles, bits, and other horse gear. [21] leaves. Folio, 424x311 mm, 17th-century vellum boards with spine title in ink, worn, front hinge split; light stain in outer marginal of first few leaves, light soiling on title, faint streak across center of some plates, light spotting on plate 1, conspicuous foxing on plate 58, narrow horizontal holes in plate 60 slightly affecting image, few dark stains on plate VIII. Large armorial bookplate of Don José de Guzmán y Guevara (1709-81), 6th Marqués de Montealegre, etc., and Mayordomo Mayor to King Charles III of Spain. Rome: Stefano Paolini, 1613
