The Gentleman's New Pocket Farrier, Comprising A General Description Of The Noble And Useful Animal The Horse... To Which is Added, a Prize Essay on Mules.... Also, an Addenda, Containing Containing Annals of the Turf, American Stud Book, Rules for Training, Racing, &c.
Richmond: Peter Cottom, 1830. Hardcover. Fifth edition, with additions, the first to contain Pomeroy's Essay on Mules, and also the first to have an alphabetically arranged stud book. 8vo, original calf, red gilt stamped spine label, very good, light rubbing and wear to binding, light loss to bottom of spine, some neat strengthening to inner hinges, rear pastedown with some waterstaining and bubbling, contents very good with some foxing throughout; all five plates present, a little faintly printed, last few pages with light tide-marks from old damp-stain. 388 pp, with in-text illustrations as well. The Stud Book is from p, 314 to p. 365. Very Good. Item #H12662
Price: $300.00