Shelfmark
Gc.5.12
Author
Uniform title
[Parfait mareschal. English. Abridgments]
Title
The compleat horseman: or, perfect farrier. In two parts. Part I. Discovering the surest Marks of the Beauty, Goodness, Faults, and Imperfections of Horses; the best Method of Breeding and Backing of Colt's, making their Mouths; Buying, Dieting, and otherwise ordering of Horses. The Art of Shoeing, with the several sorts of Shoes, adapted to the various defects of Bad Feet, and the preservation of Good. The Art of Riding and managing the Great Horse, &c. Part II. Contains the Signs and Causes of their Diseases, with the true Method of Curing them. Written in French by the Sieur de Solleysell, Querry to the present King of France, and one of the Royal Accademy 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..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for H. Bonwicke at the Red-Lyon in St. Paul's Church-Yard, T. Goodwin at the Queen's-Head, M. Wotton at the Three-Daggers, and B. Tooke at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleet street, and S. Manship at the Ship in Cornhill., 1702..
Physical description
[16], 376, [16] p., [5] leaves of plates (4 fold.) : ill. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Note
'A compendious treatise on the art of riding' (London, 1701), pp. [183]-224, has a separate title page.
Note
Part II (p. 225ff.) has a separate register.
Note
Pp. 353-376 contain an appendix.
Note
The final eight leaves contain a table of contents.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T102426
Provenance
Booklabel of Nicholas Mann recording bequest to Eton College in 1754.
Provenance
Signatures and pen trials of previous owners including Thomas Farley (p. 206), ?Evanson (verso of plate bound at p. 206-7), and Joseph ?Cock (final pastedown).
Binding
18th century Cambridge-style blind-panelled and sprinkled calf; rebacked in 20th century calf with new red leather spine label; binder's stamp of R. L. Day inside back cover.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dd.8.19.
Subject
Horsemanship Early works to 1800.
Subject
Horses Diseases Early works to 1800.
Subject
Horses Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Bonwicke, Henry, ? - d. 1706 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Goodwin, Timothy, 1670 - 1729 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Wotton, Matthew, ? - d. ca. 1729 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Tooke, Benjamin, ? - d. 1716 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Manship, S. (Samuel) bookseller.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--name
Day, R. L. bookbinder.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B49228