An inquiry into the structure & animal œconomy of the horse; : comprehending the diseases to which his limbs & feet are subject, with proper directions for shoeing; and pointing out a method for ascertaining his age until his twelfth year. To which is added, an attempt to explain the laws of his progressive motion, on mechanical and anatomical principles. The whole illustrated by seventeen copper plates /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition revised & corrected. |
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| Item Description: | "Advertisement. The reader is requested to observe, that this treatise has no connexion whatever with one published by John Lowrence." - p.xxiv. Engraved plates by Lawrence, interleaved with descriptive text. Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ B-P⁸ [pi¹⁵] Copy 1: cciv, 224 p, [14] leaves of text, [24] leaves of plates (6 folding); original boards, rebound, rebacked with modern spine label; 6 of the original folding plates were split and bound in as singles; plate 8 has 1 inch of lower right hand corner missing; descriptive text for plate 12 (teeth) missing. Copy 2: xxiv, 224 pages, [15] leaves of text, [17] leaves of plates (12 folding); final [2] plates represent the same views as plates III and IV but different technique; in original boards, loose, original spine title worn but in place. Plates 5, 13-15 dated Oct. 1803. Both TAMU copies untrimmed. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiv, 224 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves : plates ; 24 cm. |