Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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Fiaschi's treatise on riding, including how to sing to your horse
FIASCHI, CESARE
Trattato del modo dell'imbrigliare, maneggiare, & ferrare cavalli. Venice: Francesco de Leno, 1563. 3 parts in one volume, period cream vellum lettered in a contemporary hand on the spine. Probable third edition (following the first edition of 1556 and the first de Leno edition of 1561). 5 3/4 x 3 5/8 inches (14.5 x 9.25 cm); 103, [5] ff.: A-N8 O4; 58 full-page woodcuts, woodcut head-pieces and initials. The vellum soiled and worn, the title with a couple of spots, small restoration to the final leaf just clear of text, f. 61 shaved just into the text, overall a pleasant copy.
A classic equestrian treatise, and quite rare. The woodcuts illustrate bits, bridles, and shoes. There are also diagrams of manège patterns, which are accompanied by musical scores indicating the rhythm to which the exercises are to be performed. Fiaschi believed that horses have the capacity to synchronize their movements to a musical beat.
Sold for $576
Estimated at $700 - $1,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
FIASCHI, CESARE
Trattato del modo dell'imbrigliare, maneggiare, & ferrare cavalli. Venice: Francesco de Leno, 1563. 3 parts in one volume, period cream vellum lettered in a contemporary hand on the spine. Probable third edition (following the first edition of 1556 and the first de Leno edition of 1561). 5 3/4 x 3 5/8 inches (14.5 x 9.25 cm); 103, [5] ff.: A-N8 O4; 58 full-page woodcuts, woodcut head-pieces and initials. The vellum soiled and worn, the title with a couple of spots, small restoration to the final leaf just clear of text, f. 61 shaved just into the text, overall a pleasant copy.
A classic equestrian treatise, and quite rare. The woodcuts illustrate bits, bridles, and shoes. There are also diagrams of manège patterns, which are accompanied by musical scores indicating the rhythm to which the exercises are to be performed. Fiaschi believed that horses have the capacity to synchronize their movements to a musical beat.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Apr 16, 2026
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 Surpasses Expectations
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Thomas Jefferson Letter Commenting on Toussaint Louverture Achieves $32,000
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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 saw international competition drive strong results throughout the sale and a total that surpassed expectations.
Thomas Jefferson Letter on Toussaint Louverture
Highlighting the sale was a fascinating 1802 letter from Thomas Jefferson as president to Maryland Governor John Francis Mercer that achieved a strong $32,000. The remarkable letter captures a rare, candid moment in which Jefferson assesses, with striking clarity, the arrest of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, by French General Charles LeClerc, Napoleon’s brother-in-law. Jefferson perceptively warned that LeClerc’s actions would erode trust and likely spark further racial conflict—an insight that proved remarkably accurate. Beyond its sharp political foresight, the letter reflects the broader anxiety the Haitian Revolution provoked in the United States, which contributed to decades of diplomatic isolation of Haiti.
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