Lot N. 231
Le Nouveau Newkastle o Nouveau Traité de Cavalerie (1747)
Rare 18th-century equestrian treatise entitled Le Nouveau Newkastle, ou Nouveau Traité de Cavalerie, attributed to Claude Bourgelat.
Publishing details:
Published in Paris by Grange in 1747 (M.DCC.XLVII).
Binding:
Fine contemporary full leather binding, with a spine richly decorated with small gilt tools depicting pomegranates and floral motifs; titles and borders stamped in gold.
Notes:
A copy in small format, characteristic of noble-use manuals of the 18th century.
New Kastle