ALIX || CUYER, Le Cheval, 1886
ALIX, Eugène || CUYER, Édouard.
Le Cheval.
Paris, J-B Baillière, 1886.
Two volumes 4to (284x220 mm), xxiv-703 pages / 48 pages and 16 plates. binding : Original publisher's cloth. Few stains on cloth. Some foxings.
First edition.
A sought-after work for its beautiful anatomical system plates produced by Edouard Cuyer, painter and teacher at the Beaux-Arts.
Plate VI is placed as it should be in a portfolio at the end of the atlas accompanied by all its accessories. This original plate allows, with the help of a small articulated horse, to visualize the different gaits (walk, trot, kick, etc.).
references: Mennessier de La Lance [I, 14: "Ouvrage important, bien documenté et bien illustré"].
Price : 2000 €