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The compleat horseman; or, Perfect farrier. In two parts. Part I. Discovering the surest marks of the beauty, goodness, faults and imperfections of horses. The art of shoeing. The art of riding. Part II. Contains the signs and causes of their diseases, with the true method of curing them. Written in French. Abridged from the folio done into English by Sir William Hope. With the addition of several excellent receipts, by our best farriers and directions to the buyers and sellers of horses.

Accession number
PML 150751
Creator
Solleysel, Jacques de, 1617-1680.
Published
London, H. Bonwicke, 1702.
Credit line
Bequest; Miss Julia P. Wightman.
Notes
"An appendix, containg a description of some diseases and the receipts of some noted medicines, omitted by Monsieur Solleysel. Extracted from the best authors on that subject":p. 353-376.
"A compendious treatise of the art of riding. Collected from the best modern writers on that subject. London, 1701" (p. [183]-224) has special t.p.
Description
2 v. in 1. (376 p.) fold. plates. 21 cm.
Provenance
From the library of Miss Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Contemporary calf rebacked.
Classification
Book
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Department
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