HUTTEN-CZAPSKI Marian - Universal History of the Horse [set of 3 volumes] [first edition 1874].

Poznan 1874, J. K. Żupański Bookstore. 24.5×16.5 cm, pp. VIII, 430, II, 535, II, 263, 3 (3 volumes in 3 volumes - set), black and white illustrations, period binding, half leather with gilt and decorations. Good condition (rubbing of half-leather, isolated soiling of pages, stamps and ownership entries of Waclaw Zaremba and his son Gustav, physicians originating from Greater Poland).

First edition. One of the most important hippological textbooks published in Poland. The author, Marian Hutten-Czapski coat-of-arms Leliwa (1816-1875), a Polish count, hippologist, beekeeper, doctor of law and participant in the January Uprising, worked on his work for three years, describing in detail most types of horses. In the contents, among other things: The position of the horse among other beings. The earliest references to the horse. The horse in the Egyptians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, Persians, Greeks. Eastern horse. The crusading horse and the Spanish horse. The Mongolian horse. The horses of eastern Asia. Historical and hippie events of the 17th century. The Polish horse. The importance of the Polish horse in the world and in the nation. Hippie language. Breeding of the horse in Poland. Dressage of the horse, manors and stables. Historical and hippie incidents of the 18th and 19th centuries. The horse of the Russian empire.