SHERER, JOHN
Rural Life: Described and Illustrated, in the Management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry Etc, Etc. [Complete 12 Divisions, Bound in 2 Volumes]; Their Treatment in Health and Disease; With Authentic Information on All That Relates to Modern Farming, Gardening, Shooting, Angling, Etc., Etc. And a Complete System of Modern Veterinary Practice. Illustrated with Upwards of 100 Steel Engravings
London, U.K. The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited. 1868-1870. (hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 16pp. 4to. Hardcover, half-bound in dark green calf with raised bands, decorative gilt title labels to spine. Cross-textured dark green buckram-bound boards. All edges marbled, though dulled. 1016 pp. plus Index over the 2 volumes. Each illustrated with B / W steel engraved plates, some folding. Marbled endpapers. Boards lightly soiled and rubbed, corners and edges rubbed. This copy is better than it sounds. Joints are strong. Surface cracks to inner hinges, but binding is firm. Heavy, so extra postage may apply. Volume I: Rural Life; Described and Illustrated in the Management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, etc. Volume II: Rural Life; Described and Illustrated, in the Management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Etc. Etc.: Their Treatment in Health and Disease; with Authentic Information on All that Relates to Modern Farming, Gardening, Shooting, Angling, Etc. Etc. And a Complete System of Modern Veterinary Practice Illustrated with Upwards of One Hundred Steel Engravings.
Spafford Books
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CAD 200.00 [Appr.: EURO 136 US$ 145.6 | £UK 114.75 | JP¥ 22918]
Keywords: Natural History, Collectables, Natural History, Natural Science, Veterinary Science