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| Genre/Form: | Early works to 1800 |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jacques de Solleysel; William Hope, Sir. |
| OCLC Number: | 34953140 |
| Notes: | Title inside double-line border. Signatures: [A]² B-P⁸ Aa-Kk⁸ Ll⁴. Separate t.p. for: A compendious treatise of the art of riding : collected from the best modern writers on this subject (London, 1717); paged continuously. Includes index. Plate facing p. 272 damaged. Handwritten inscriptions: t.p. "James Withers 17??" ; back endsheet "Colonel Blake 1751/??". |
| Description: | [4], 376, [16] p., [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : front., ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Other Titles: | Parfait mareschal. Perfect farrier Compleat horseman : or, perfect farrier |
| Responsibility: | written in French by the Sieur de Solleysel, Querry to the late King of France, and one of the Royal Academy of Paris ; 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 ; illustrated with several copper plates. |
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