Modern practical farriery
Subtitle: a complete guide to all that relates to the horse, its history, varieties, and uses -- breaking, training, feeding, stabling, and grooming -- how to buy, keep, and treat a horse in health and disease, &c., &c. : forming a complete system of the veterinary art, as at present practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London
By: by W. J. Miles ... ; with numerous illustrations and a series of anatomical plates, engraved from original drawings from nature by Benjamin Herring ... ; to which is added an essay on the diseases and management of cattle, sheep, and pigs by J. I. Lupton ...
Contributors: Lupton, James Irvine.; Herring, Benjamin, 1830-1871.; Cowan, T.; Warren, Albert Henry, 1830-1911.; Massey, Benjamin, fl. 1872-1880.; William Mackenzie (Firm)
Publisher: William Mackenzie
Published: 1885
Place of publication: London; Glasgow; Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
Subjects: Horses -- Anatomy.; Horses -- Diseases.; Horse racing -- Great Britain -- 19th century.; Veterinary medicine -- Great Britain -- 19th century.; Cattle -- Diseases.; Sheep -- Diseases.; Swine -- Diseases.
Notes: Added colour wood-engraved decorative t.p. and t.p. printed within double rule border in Division 1 only.

Date based on inclusion of champions for 1884 in the list  "Winners of the Great Races." (Division 5, p. 511-518).

Upper cover of each part is with imprint: "Division" and stamped with numbering from 1 - 5.

Text printed within double rule border.

Some lithographs are hand-coloured.

Most plates are with imprint: "William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Glasgow" or "William Mackenzie, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London".  All are with title captions.

Most plates are unsigned.  Several are with signature: "Ben Herring" and imprint: "T. Cowan".  A few are with imprint: "C. J. Mackenzie, del." and one of these is also with imprint: "T. Cowan, sc.".

Several plates are transfer lithographs from originally steel engraved images.

Includes "Anatomical, surgical, and veterinary plates, with letterpress references.": Div. 5, p. [1]-vii, [1] at end.

Includes "Index.": Div. 5, p. [i]-iv at end.

Each Division includes a portion at the end of the separately paginated title "The Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs" (p. [1]-96).

"Price 6s."--Cover, Division 1-4.

"Price 8s."--Cover, Division 5.

MASS copy: Each Division bound in half morocco-grain cloth and light blue paper-covered boards printed in yellow and blue.  Upper wrapper printed with replication of added colour wood-engraved t.p. from Division 1 with additional imprints: "Albert Warren, Del." and "B. Massey, Sc.".  Lower cover printed with publisher's advertisement.  Upper cover of Division 4 pasted with 7 x 12 cm. white paper printed with letterpress text entitled "Bookbinding", advertising: "Mr. Mackenzie respectfully begs to intimate to his numerous Subscribers that arrangements are now completed for the Binding of this Work in suitable styles specially designed for the Work ... ".  Advertisement is signed "R. Lyall (Agent), 27, Park Square, Leeds".  Division 5 with 16 x 12 cm. torn piece of paper laid in inscribed with "The Prize Remedy For Cholera".