The gentleman's farriery : or, a practical treatise on the diseases of horses : wherein the best writers on that subject have been consulted, and M. La Fosse's method of trepanning glandered horses is particularly considered and improved : also a new method of nicking horses is recommended : with a copper-plate and description of the machine. To which is added an appendix, treating, 1. of particular disorders of the feet, 2. observations on shoeing horses. With proper cuts /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | The fifth edition, revised. |
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| Item Description: | "Written by a human surgeon, and first published in 1753, this popular work was primarily a compilation of earler writers. It went into many editions, the first edition is extremely rare, and the early editions are scarce." James Cummins Bookseller 2009 description of 1770 edition for sale for $1,250. Includes index. Signatures: A⁸ b⁴ c² B-Z⁸ 2A⁸ 2B⁶ |
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| Physical Description: | xxviii, 370 pages, 10 unnumbered pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates (4 folded) ; 19 cm. |