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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | A new edition. |
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| Summary: | 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; or, a compendium of farriery.." is actually an identical book, simply with a slightly different title page. The first Taplin printing of 1790 also includes the same pagination error but it is corrected by the 1792 printing. ESTC listing is really confused as they don't note the pagination error on p iv. |
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| Item Description: | Edition statement from head of titlepage. Signatures: A-M⁶ Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 3 unnumbered pages, v, 1 unnumbered page, 6-144 pages, 8 unnumbered folding leaves of plates ; 15.5 cm |