Nagel, Ludwig von. Skizzen für Reiterei.

Landshut, J. B. Zabuesnig, 1862/1863.

Oblong folio (430 x 280 mm). Illustrated t. p. and 32 plates, lithographed throughout. With a supersized letterpress table of contents. Stored loosely in original printed half cloth portfolio.

 4,500.00

First edition, dedicated to Baron Ludwig von der Tann. The fine outline lithographs show the Bavarian military's riding exercises and were probably intended for the instruction of the Bavarian cavalry's recruits. Ludwig von Nagel (1836-99) served as a lieutenant in the second Royal Bavarian Cuirassier Regiment.

Slight browning; occasional duststaining to edges. A fine set.

References

Anderhub collection 211. OCLC 907714135. Not in Huth.

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