The modern farrier; : or, The art of preserving the health and curing the diseases of horses, dogs, oxen, cows, sheep, & swine. Comprehending a great variety of original and approved recipes, instructions in hunting, shooting, coursing, racing, and fishing, and a summary of the game laws; with an enlivening selection of the most interesting sporting anecdotes. The whole forming an invaluable and useful companion to all persons concerned in the breeding and managing of domestic animals. /
Niall Kenny description: Scarce; all editions appear to be identical; Smith had never seen this 1st edition; not in RVC or RCVS.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Niall Kenny description: Scarce; all editions appear to be identical; Smith had never seen this 1st edition; not in RVC or RCVS. |
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| Item Description: | With an additional titlepage, engraved; with variant sub-title: "The modern farrier; or The best mode of preserving the health and curing the disorders of domestic animals. With practical instructions to sportsmen" and engraved title vignette. With appendix on veterinary medications: pages 611-614. List of illustrations includes "Vignette to precede the printed title" and "The skeleton to front engraved Title." - the added engraved title page and the frontispiece. |
| Physical Description: | 4 unnumbered pages, viii, [5]-616 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : frontispiece, illustrations ; 21 cm |