Cleef,Gebroeders van. (publ.). — [Lot uniform bound publications on Cavalry and Dutch armed forces]. Algemeene voorschriften gegeven door den kommissaris generaal van oorlog, op de uitvoering van het provisioneel reglement van administratie. [&] Provisioneel reglement van administratie bij de landmagt, vastgesteld bij besluit van zijne Majesteit, van den 1sten Februarij 1819, Letter I5. [&] Reglement op de inwendige dienst, de policie en krijgstucht der kavallerij van het Koningrijk der Nederlanden. [&] Onderrigt in de rij-kunst, bij de Nederlandschen troepen te paard.

's Gravenhage & Amsterdam, Gebroeders van Cleef, 1819-1831. 4 vols. (2),164;(2),175;(2),164,XII,(24);(4),VI,190,(2) pp. 8 folded lithographed plates. Original early 19th century speckled and gilt-tooled half calf over burgundy-coloured paper boards. - Minimal shelfwear affecting the hinges, some of the spine-ends and corners; some discolouration of the outer-extremities of some of the volumes boards, minimal foxing, plates in good condition, owner's entry "van de Poll" written in ink on the title-pages of all volumes.* Attractive uniformly bound set of four publications with an excellent provenance (owner's entry & gilt name-labels on spines). - - This set belonged to a member of the aristocratic-family "Van der Poll", possibly Willem Gerard van de Poll (1793-1872), who was an important Dutch politician under William I (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau; 24 August 1772 - 12 December 1843), a Prince of Orange, the King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg. - This set contains charming illustrations of horses, how they should be tacked up and how to ride with them in formations.