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fower chiefyst offices belongyng to horsemanshippe
that is to saye. The office of the breeder, of the rider, of the keper, and of the ferrer. In the firste parte wherof is declared the order of breding of horses. In the seconde howe to breake them, and to make theym horses of seruyce, conteyninge the whole arte of ridynge lately set forth, and nowe newly corrected and amended of manye faultes escaped in the fyrste printynge, as well touchyng the bittes as otherwyse. Thirdely howe to dyet them, as well when they reste as when they trauell by the way. Fourthly to what diseases they be subiecte, together with the causes of such diseases, the sygnes howe to knowe them, and finally howe to cure the same. Whyche bookes are not onely paynfully collected out of a nomber of authours, but also orderly dysposed and applyed to the use of thys oure coutrey
Four chiefest offices belonging to horsemanship
3 unnumbered leaves, 33 leaves; 9 unnumbered leaves, 79 leaves, 26 unnumbered leaves; 4 unnumbered leaves, 32 leaves; 4 unnumbered leaves, 120, 120-123, 14 leaves : illustration (woodcuts) ; 20 cm. (quarto)
Niall Kenny description: Excellent copy of the very rare, and important, first edition. In repaired contemporary full calf, with a few page edges expertly repaired. Overall a lovely copy of what Frederick Smith describes as "the first printed veterinary work in the English language ... to have a scientific basis...".
By Tho. Blundeuill of Newton Flotman in Norff.
Signatures: A-I⁴ ; A-Y⁴ A-F⁴ G² ; A-I⁴ ; A-2M⁴ 2N²
Includes index ("The Table") to first two parts as front matter to the third part (the 4 unnumbered leaves priot to the 32 leaves).
Foliation errors: (2nd seq.) leaves 9, 11, 32, 34, 36 and 38 are misnumbered as 8, 10, 25, 27, 29 and 31 respectively; (3rd. seq.) leaves 14 and 15 are misnumbered as 13 and 14 respectively; (4th seq.) leaves 121, 122, 123 and 124 are misnumbered as 105, 121, 107 and 123 respectively.
In four parts, each with its own title page.
Part 2 is an abridgement and adaptation of Federico Grisone's "Ordini de cavalcare", previously published as STC 3158.
"The arte of rydynge", "The order of dietynge of horses", and "The order of cvring horses diseases" each have separate title pages, foliation and register; the latter two title pages have imprints dated 1565 and 1566 respectively. Within the last register, "The true arte of paring, and shooying all maner of houes" (caption title) has separate foliation.
Colophon: Imprinted at London, by Wylliam Seres, dwelling at the Weast ende of Poules, at the sygne of the Hedgehogge, and are to be solde at his shoppe.
Title within woodcut, illustrated border.
Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 3152
Huth, F.H. Works on horses and equitation, 8
Niall Kenny (sold to TMV); Henry Birkbeck (armorial bookplate on front paste-down). TMV
Ordini di cavalcare. Selections. English