The parfait mareschal, or compleat farrier. : Which teacheth, I. To know the shapes and goodness, as well as faults and imperfections of horses. II. The signs and causes of their diseases, the means to prevent them, their cure, and the good and bad use of purging and bleeding. III. The way to order and preserve them, when upon travel, to feed, and to dress them. IV. The art of shoeing, according to a new design of shoes, which will recover bad feet, and preserve the good. Together with a treatise, how to raise and bring up a true and beautiful race of horses; as also instructions, whereby to fit all kinds of horses with proper bits, whereof the chief draughts are represented in copper-plates. /

Niall Kenny description: The exceptionally scarce 1st edition, 1st issue. This first part was issued before the London edition, and never had a separate 2nd part; that was only ever added for the London printing. I have never seen a complete copy of this for sale before.