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A. S. The gentleman’s compleat Jockey; with the perfect Horseman, and experience’d Farrier. Containing: I. The nature of horses … II. The true method … to bring him to any match, or race, with success. III The methods to buy horses … IV. How to make blazes, stars and snips… V. The whole art of a farrier … VI. The methods of shooing, blooding, roweling, purging, and prevention of diseases… London: for Henry Nelme, 1696. 12° (153 x 90mm). Folding engraved plate. (Browned and spotted throughout.) Contemporary sheep, stamped in blind on sides (rubbed and scuffed, small part of leather torn away from lower cover, lacks front endpaper), morocco case.
Second issue of this rare pocket book, first published in 1682. ESTC records only 3 copies of this issue, 2 copies in the British Isles (British Library, Cambridge University Library) and one in North America (Huntington Library). Sometimes wrongly attributed to Adolphus Speed. Wing S5A.
Second issue of this rare pocket book, first published in 1682. ESTC records only 3 copies of this issue, 2 copies in the British Isles (British Library, Cambridge University Library) and one in North America (Huntington Library). Sometimes wrongly attributed to Adolphus Speed. Wing S5A.
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