Farriery improv'd: or, a compleat treatise upon the art of farriery : Wherein is fully explain'd, the nature, structure and mechanism of that noble and useful creature, a horse, the diseases, and accidents he is liable to, and methods of cure. Set down in as clear and intelligible a manner as the subject will admit of. The use and abuse of science discover'd ; whereby any gentleman may be able to judge for himself, whether or no he is imposed upon by ignorant grooms, and other pretenders to this art. Together with many necessary and useful observations and remarks concerning the choice and management of horses. Likewise an account of drugs and mix'd medicines used in farriery; with some remarks upon their genuineness and adulteration; and their several prices, set down alphabetically at the end of the work /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bracken, Henry, 1697-1764
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : printed for J. Clarke, at the Golden Ball in St. Paul's Church-Yard and J. Shuckburgh, at the Sun, near the Inner Temple-Gate, Fleet-Street, 1745.
Edition:The fifth edition.
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Description
Item Description:Includes index.
Signatures: A⁶ B-R¹² S⁶
Physical Description:x, 363 pages, 34 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm