[EQUIDIA]VAUX, Charles Devaux, known as the Baron de. Horsem - Lot 147

[EQUIDIA]VAUX, Charles Devaux, known as the Baron de. Horsemen Since Baucher. The Great Masters, the Riding Instructors—the Horsemen, the Riders. Paris, Rothschild, 1888 Large n-8, paperback, illustrated cover. XXVII and 266 pp., numerous bistre portraits on blue paper and numerous chromolithographic vignettes in the text. Spine slightly creased and browned, cover slightly frayed, a few foxing spots on the edges. First edition of this collection of biographical and critical articles by Baron de Vaux (1843–1915), a former cavalry non-commissioned officer and equestrian journalist, a colorful figure who was also involved in several legal cases. It is richly illustrated by Gavarni, Crafty, Jeanniot, Rochegrosse, Courboin... Limited edition of 1,250 copies; this one is one of 970 numbered copies bound in imitation Japanese-style leather (No. 1212). In good condition.