Farriery improved ; or, a complete treatise on the art of farriery. Wherein is explained the nature and structure of that useful creature, a horse; with the diseases and accidents he is liable to; and the methods of cure. Exemplified by ten elegant cuts, each the full figure of a horse. Describing all the various parts of that noble animal. Likewise rules for breeding and training of colts: practical receipts for the cure of common distempers incident to oxen, calves, sheep, lambs, hogs, &c. To which is prefixed ten minutes advice to the purchasers of horses /

Niall Kenny description: Title claims there are 10 figures but these are always found on 8 leaves; page iv is marked as 'v'; these editions by Frobisher are pirated (see Dingley p.38) but much more scarce than the pirated "Taplin Improved" works. Indeed the "Taplin improved;...

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Main Author: Bracken, Henry, 1697-1764
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:A new edition.
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Call Number: SF 951 B797f 1790
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