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Modern Practical Farriery, a Complete System of the Veterinary Art As at Present Practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London by Miles, W.J - nd c1870

by Miles, W.J

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Modern Practical Farriery, a Complete System of the Veterinary Art As at Present Practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London by Miles, W.J - nd c1870

Modern Practical Farriery, a Complete System of the Veterinary Art As at Present Practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London

by Miles, W.J

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Glasgow: William MacKenzie, nd c1870. Undetermined. very good. vii, vi, 538, 96pp. Folio. 3/4 green leather over green pebbled cloth boards. Gilt titles and decorations to spine. Raised bands ruled in gilt. Leather rubbed. Marbled endpapers and marbled edges. Internally tight and clean with only very occasional and light foxing. One plate with discrete expert archival repair. very good An attractive copy of this veterinary work, finely bound and heavily illustrated with numerous colour and black and white lithographs. The majority of the work is dedicated to horses but also includes information on cattle, sheep and pigs. The fine lithographs depict many different varieties of horses and cattle as well as anatomical features of the animals. A handsome book. 1870
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  • Publisher William MacKenzie
  • Place of Publication Glasgow
  • Date Published nd c1870
  • Keywords Cattle|Farming|Horses|Husbandry|Pigs|Sheep

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Modern practical farriery, A complete system of the veterinary art as at present practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London

by Miles, W. J

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William Mackenzie. Good with no dust jacket. 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in maroon cloth with gilt titles, cloth marked, rubbed and worn, no inscriptions. Possibly has had new endpapers at some point in the past. 538 + 96 + vi pages, 13 colour and 12 black and white illustrations on plates, index. Includes Practical treatises on cattle, their management in dairy, field and stall by John Walker; Pasture grasses and forage plants by Samuel Preston; The practice of sheep farming by Charles Scott and The diseases of cattle, sheep and pigs by J. I. Lupton. Undated but results of races finish at 1892. Heavy book so additional postage may be requested .
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Modern Practical Farriery, A Complete System of the Veterinary Art As at Present Practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London. . .

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48 plates, many in colour, other wood-engraved illus. in text, index viii+vi+538+96pp. folio rebound in half blue morocco, spine gilt, Most of the text concerns horses but there are sections of cattle, sheep and pigs.
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Modern Practical Farriery, a Complete System of the Veterinary Art as at Present Practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London. (Five volumes)

by Miles, W. J

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London: William Mackenzie Including practical treatises on cattle, their management in dairy, field and stall, by John Walker.Pasture grasses and forage plants, by Samuel P. Preston. the practise of sheep farming, by Charles Scott. and the diseases of cattle, sheep and pigs, by JL Lupton. In five parts. Boards lightly rubbed and corners lightly bumped. Spines rather worn with some tears to cloth, and spine cloths coming away from text blocks due to heavily cracked front gutters. The odd detached leaf. Some ink inscriptions to front pastedowns. The odd fingerprint type mark, else pp good, plates clean and bright.. Quarter Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. 4to.
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