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SURTEES, Robert Smith (1803-1864). The Horseman's Manual: being a Treatise on Soundness, the Law of Warranty, and generally on the Laws relating to Horses. London: Henry Butterworth, 1831. 12° (180 x 108mm). (Light spotting.) Modern red calf by Riviere, gilt spine, gilt edges. Provenance: John Loveday (ownership inscription).
SURTEES, Robert Smith (1803-1864). The Horseman's Manual: being a Treatise on Soundness, the Law of Warranty, and generally on the Laws relating to Horses. London: Henry Butterworth, 1831. 12° (180 x 108mm). (Light spotting.) Modern red calf by Riviere, gilt spine, gilt edges. Provenance: John Loveday (ownership inscription).

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SURTEES, Robert Smith (1803-1864). The Horseman's Manual: being a Treatise on Soundness, the Law of Warranty, and generally on the Laws relating to Horses. London: Henry Butterworth, 1831. 12° (180 x 108mm). (Light spotting.) Modern red calf by Riviere, gilt spine, gilt edges. Provenance: John Loveday (ownership inscription).

FIRST EDITION of Surtees' first book a 'treatise on soundness, the laws of warranty, and generally on the laws relating to horses'. It remained the only book to bear his name on the title-page. Huth p. 117; Mellon/Podelschi 141.

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