A complete treatise on farriery; : comprising the transactions, or, modern practice of the veterinary art: exhibiting the true characters, causes, symptoms, prognostics, and improved methods of treating, the diseases of animals, including those of horses, cows, sheep, pigs, dogs, &c. &c. Intended as a compendium to the young veterinary surgeon, farrier, groom, faarmer, grazier, &c. Forming a new and practical nosology of all the diseases of domestic animals /
Niall Kenny description: Very scarce. The pagination skips at p 224, but the gatherings are correct. Oddly the copy in Michigan seems to have a different frontispiece from Clewlow's copy so possibly different issues exist. The plate in the RVC copy is clearly correct as it has the name of drop-...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
printed for J.J. Stockdale, 41, Pall-Mall,
1810.
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| Summary: | Niall Kenny description: Very scarce. The pagination skips at p 224, but the gatherings are correct. Oddly the copy in Michigan seems to have a different frontispiece from Clewlow's copy so possibly different issues exist. The plate in the RVC copy is clearly correct as it has the name of drop-head title for the first text page ("Veterinary Transactions") below the plate and the same printer as the book. The image is of two gentlemen talking whilst surrounded by animals. Preface signed "J. Feron, Veterinary Surgeon. 12th Light Dragoons. Sandwich, Aug. 13, 1809." Printer's imprint: "Printed by John Arliss, Bartholomew Close, London." |
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| Item Description: | Signatures: A-2I⁸ 2K⁴ Misnumbering: 217-496 for 225-504. Copy 2: "This is a paltry, superficial, unsatisfactory book." pencil notation at base of title page. |
| Physical Description: | 2 unnumbered pages, 16, 496 pages : frontispiece ; 25 cm |