Cover Image

The gentlemans jocky, and approved farrier: : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for comon and ordinary use; as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities /

Niall Kenny description: The plate for the first edition has the imprint, and the date 1671, in the lower left hand corner. While the same plate block was used for subsequent editions this text was scratched off and around the same time two small circular blemishes appeared on the plate behind the h...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halfpenny, John, active 1671
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for Hen. Twyford in Vine Court Middle-Temple and Nath. Brook at the Angel near the Royal Exchange in Corn-Hill, 1671.
Subjects:
Horses > Early works to 1800.
Horses > Diseases > Treatment > Early works to 1800.
Horses > Training > England > Early works to 1800.
Horses > Breeding > England > Early works to 1800.
Horse racing > England > Early works to 1800.
Horse Diseases.
Horses.
Veterinary Medicine.
Horse racing.
Horses > Breeding.
Horses > Diseases > Treatment.
Horses > Training.
England.
Early works.
Description
Summary:Niall Kenny description: The plate for the first edition has the imprint, and the date 1671, in the lower left hand corner. While the same plate block was used for subsequent editions this text was scratched off and around the same time two small circular blemishes appeared on the plate behind the hoof of the left hind leg. As such it is possible to distinguish the true 1st edition plate. As a result it is clear the plate in the Dingley copy is adventitious and clearly comes from a later printing (see picture on page 86 of Dingley and compare to picture page 40 of Mellon). Signature error: E3 given as 'E5'.
Item Description:Signatures: A-V⁸ (versos of A1,3 and possibly leaves V7 and 8 are blank).
Pagination errors: page 280 misnumbered as 288.
Signature errors: E3 missigned as E5.
J.H. = John Halfpenny--cf. Wing (2nd edition).
Frontispiece plate is a labeled diagram of a horse.
Title page within a double-ruled frame.
Head-pieces, woodcut initials.
Includes index.
Publisher's advertisements final [4] pages.
Physical Description:16 unnumbered pages, 300 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates (folded) : illustrations (engravings) ; 18 cm
Place of Publication:England -- London.