4to (281 x 171 mm). Engraved title, 16 folding copper engraved plates on 15 sheets; engraved headpieces and initials. (Soiling and dampstaining primarily affecting text leaves, slight chipping to a few margins with repairs.) Modern vellum. Provenance: Chateau de la Caucherie (stamp on verso of title-page); Jacob. Carol. (stamp on title-page); Otto Rothe (1924-1970), German equestrian and Olympian (bookplate); Arthur Mullin (bookplate, his sale, Swann, 19 November 1998, lot 173).

FIRST EDITION of Melzo's treatise on the conduct and service of cavalry. Melzo served as Lieutenant-General of the Spanish Cavalry in the Low Countries at the truce of 1609. His work was reprinted in Venice in 1626 and 1641, and was translated into Spanish, French, German, and English for various editions. Cockle 723.