The Horse and His Diseases; Embracing His History and Varieties, Breeding and Management and Vices; With the Diseases to Which He is Subject, and the Remedies Best Adapted to Their Cure.
by Jennings, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John E. Potter, 1864. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 384pp. Brown stamped cloth, spine lettering and decorations in gilt. Chipping to spine ends and corners, light insecting to joints, contents are age-toned and occasionally foxed, binding is tight, newspaper clippings pinned to rear endpaper, owner's name in pencil on front endpaper, title page corner chipped. Numerous engraved illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002911
- Title
- The Horse and His Diseases; Embracing His History and Varieties, Breeding and Management and Vices; With the Diseases to Which He is Subject, and the Remedies Best Adapted to Their Cure.
- Author
- Jennings, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John E. Potter
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Veterinary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pets and Wildlife; Medicine;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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