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Description
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GARSAULT (Fr. A de GARSAULT, formerly Captain in charge of the King’s Stud Farms):
GARSAULT, François Alexandre Pierre de.
The New Perfect Farriers’ Manual, or a General and Universal Guide to the Horse, divided into seven treatises. With a Dictionary of Equestrian Terms. The whole enriched with engravings.
4th edition, dedicated to His Lordship the Count of Maurepas.
In-4°. Contemporary full binding in fawn sheepskin. Ribbed spine, decorated with gilt metalwork and gilt bands. Minor imperfections, as is usual, at the top and bottom edges. A worn copy.
18 unnumbered folios. 634 pages.
Complete with all 29 plates engraved from the author’s drawings on equine science, horse care, farriery, etc. (Plate number 29, located on page 146, is not listed in the table of plates; it is, however, required), and 20 plates on herbalism. Some plates are torn at the folds. Scattered foxing.
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10/15/2026 at 1:00 PM
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