LaFosse, Philippe Étienne

Folio (19 3/4 x 13 1/8 in.; 502 x 335 mm). Engraved frontispiece by B.L. Prevost after Sullier, engraved portrait frontispiece by J. Baptiste Michel after Harguinier, engraved title vignette by and after Prevost, 56 hand-colored engraved plates by B. Michel Adam [femme Fessard], F.A. Aveline, C. Baquoy, Benard, Ch. Beulier, L. Bosse, Prevost and others after Harguinier, Lafosse and Saullier, including 19 large folding plates. Contemporary calf, covers bordered with gilt double fillet, expertly rebacked to style, spine gilt retaining the original red morocco lettering piece, period marbled endpapers.

Brunet III, 765; Cohen-de Ricci col.587; Huth p.46; Mellon Books on Horses and Horsemanship 61; Mennessier de la Lance II, pp.20-21; Nissen ZBI 2360.

DELUXE HAND-COLORED FIRST EDITION OF THE BEST 18TH CENTURY FRENCH WORK ON EQUINE MEDICINE AND THE ANATOMY OF THE HORSE.

The vivid hand-coloring of the anatomical plates elevates this issue far beyond the regular black and white edition. "Ouvrage fort bien execute et qui a ete longtemps le meilleur que l'on eut sur cette science" (Brunet).