Modern Practical Farriery by W.J. Miles - 1890

William Mackenzie. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Good. Clean and bright text. Some wear to this copy.

Not dated (circa 1880). Mackenzie - London.. A complete guide to all that relates to the horse. Includes practical treatises on cattle management in dairy, field & stall, pasture grasses, silos & ensilage and the practice of sheepfarming. Sections on diseases and treatment of cattle, sheep & pigs. Ten coloured illustrations & 19 black & white. 3 parts only! (there should be five). Parts one, two & four are present. Large format red pictorial boards. Boards of vol one are a little water stained, some plates loose & edges a touch worn. Rear of vol one damaged. No dustwrapper (as issued?). Priced for three volumes. Postage at cost. .

London : William MacKenzie. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some foxing to spine cover. Scattered foxing internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description [48] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. Notes; With frontispiece (black and white print): Prize cattle. Title-page printed in red and black. Plates by Benjamin Herring as in earlier editions; some of the black and white plates, signed T. Cowan, sc. The coloured plates are chromolithographs. Printed in two columns; text enclosed in double ruled border. List of ""Winners of the great races"" (pages 393-400). ""The diseases of cattle, sheep, and pigs"", by J.I. Lupton, separately paged. Includes index. Subjects; Horses Diseases. Horses Anatomy. Horse racing Great Britain ; Directories. Swine Diseases. Sheep Diseases. Cattle Diseases. Grasses. Veterinary medicine.

London: William MacKenzie (no date - c.1880s). Good copy in half green calf covers with rubbing to corners and small spilt at lower end of spine. Well illustrated and internally a very clean copy.

London, William Mackenzie, ca1892. Large hardback, 12.5 x 10 inches. Halfbound black morocco leather to spine and corners with decorative gilt edging and pebbled black cloth to boards. Marbled endpapers with cloth reinforced hinges. In good condition. Some shelfwear to cover, Edges and ends of spine rubbed, corners a little bumped and rubbed. Some minor handling marks to cloth. Endpapers clean, no inscriptions. Endpapers clean, no penned inscriptions. A few handling marks and some occasional foxing spots. Small tear to middle of bound edge of frontis and title pages. Small tear to bottom edge on main title page. A couple of areas of soiling, plate opposite p16, margin of plate at p56. Minor tear to margin p509. to some inner plates and pages. Binding tight and sound. Else a clean and tight copy. vii + 536 + 96pp. 4pp Index at front. Illustrated with 15 colour plates including frontis and decorative coloured title page, and 26 B&W full-page plates. A comprehensive book on the horse. Covers all… Read More

London: MacKenzie, [c1890] 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 practice of sheep farming, by Charles Scott. And The diseases of cattle, sheep, and pigs, by J. I. Lupton. Bookplate. 1/2 leather, some scuffing. Gutters cracked, boards a little scratched, edges bumped.. Half - Leather. Good Plus. 4to.

London, Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Mackenzie. Original Wraps. Near Good. Herring, Benjamin. Title Continues "It's History, Varieties, and Uses - Breaking, Training, Feeding, Stabling, and Grooming - How to Buy, Keep, and Treat a Horse in Health and Disease &c, Forming a Complete System of the Veterinary Art. NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND A SERIES OF ANATOMICAL PLATES, Engraved from Original Drawings from Nature by Benjamin Herring. To which is added an Essay on The Diseases and Management of Cattle, Sheep and Pigs, by J. I. Lupton. 7 Parts are in their Original Light Green Wraps, with Red & Black Decorative borders and Lettering. Undated, look late 19th or very early 20th C. 12 1/2" Tall. 170g per issue. All 8 weigh 1.4 Kilos, so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Subjects covered include "Varieties of the Horse, History of Horse Racing, The Race Horse, Turf Celebrities, Horse Breaking, Pacing, Buying a Horse, Ladies Horsemanship, Riding, and much Veterinary information.… Read More

LONDON, WILLIAM MACKENZIE, 1880. QUARTO, HALF LEATHER, RAISED BANDS, REAR HINGE WEAK, CORNERS RUBBED BUT A VERY GOOD COPY. NO DATE BUT (1880). A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL THAT RELATES TO THE HORSE. COMPLETE SYSTEM OF THE VETERINARY ART. NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND A SERIES OF ANOTAMICAL PLATES, BY BENJAMIN HERRING.