The farrier's new guide. : Containing, first, the anatomy of a horse; being an exact and compendious description of all his parts; with their actions and uses: illustrated with figures curiously engrav'd on copper-plates. Secondly, an account of all the diseases incident to horses, with their signs, causes, and method of cure; wherin many defects in the farrier's practice are now carefully supply'd, their errors expos'd and amended, and the art greatly improv'd and advanced, according to the latest discoveries. The whole interspers'd with many curious and useful observations concerning feeding and exercise, &c. /

John Clewlow description: The engraved plates in the farrier's new guide consist of a folded frontispiece. A table of diseases, usually bound in to face the general title: and seven anatomical plates evidently redrawn from Snape, throughout the first part: there are no plates in the second part...

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Main Author: Gibson, W. (William), 1680?-1750
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:The ninth edition corrected.
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Summary:John Clewlow description: The engraved plates in the farrier's new guide consist of a folded frontispiece. A table of diseases, usually bound in to face the general title: and seven anatomical plates evidently redrawn from Snape, throughout the first part: there are no plates in the second part (Dingley).
Item Description:Edition statement precedes author's name on title page.
Title in red and black.
Head- and tail-pieces and initials.
The second part has separate title page: "The farrier's new guide, containing an exact and perfect account of all the diseases incident to horses, with the method of cure. London: printed fr T. Longman, at the Ship and Black-Swan in Pater-noster-row. MDCCXXXVIII."
Publisher's advertisements final 2 pages.
Signatures: A-2A⁸ 2B²
Physical Description:16 unnumbered pages, 109 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 260 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : frontispiece, illustrations ; 21 cm