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THE CARE OF HORSES A Book for all who have Practical Charge of Horses
by A F. CARTER & CHARLES CARTER M.R.C.V.S.L
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, 1904 Beige Buckram cloth boards with monochrome printed photographic illustration to front panel and black titles to spine and front. 185 x 125 mm approx. First Edition 1904. Commercial subject related adverts to front end papers. viii + 112pp. 54 figs in text being mainly monochrome photos. Chapters include stable work, Bits, Hands, Side-Saddle Work, Draught Work, The Bearing-rein and Hame-rein, Food and Feeding, Shoeing, The Teeth, the Stable etc. VG Light shelf wear to cloth - mainly colour loss to extremities and light general shelf soiling. Original book seller discreet label to front paste down. A few light foxing spots to end papers. Illustration to p51 has been water colour washed by the hand of a child (not too deleterious- but worthy of mention-see our image) no other notable defects and no previous owner name or insc. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122458
- Title
- THE CARE OF HORSES A Book for all who have Practical Charge of Horses
- Author
- A F. CARTER & CHARLES CARTER M.R.C.V.S.L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- GEORGE BELL AND SONS
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- The Care of Horses, Equine Books, Stable Management, Riding, Draught Horses, Harnesses, Reins,
Terms of Sale
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelf Wear
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- VG
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