The countrey farrier : Teaching divers and sundry approved medicines, to cure all sorts of cattell : as horse, kine, sheepe, hogs, and dogs. With directions how to find, or know, what the disease or infirmity is. Contrived into a little volume, for avoiding the charge of high-prised bookes. Very usefull and necessary for all country-farmers, and housholders; and generally, for all sorts of people / Exactly approved and collected, by the long travels, study, and experience of William Poole.

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Creator:: Poole, William, farrier
Title(s):: The countrey farrier : Teaching divers and sundry approved medicines, to cure all sorts of cattell : as horse, kine, sheepe, hogs, and dogs. With directions how to find, or know, what the disease or infirmity is. Contrived into a little volume, for avoiding the charge of high-prised bookes. Very usefull and necessary for all country-farmers, and housholders; and generally, for all sorts of people / Exactly approved and collected, by the long travels, study, and experience of William Poole.
Additional Title(s):: Countrey farrier. Curing severall diseases
Published/Created:: London : Printed by Tho: Forcet, dwelling in Old-Fishstreet, 1648.
Physical Description:: [8], 24, p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
SF743 .P66 1648
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/7799059
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Signatures A-D⁴ (A1 blank).
Chiefly concerning diseases of horses.
Running title: The countrey farrier. Curing severall diseases.
Woodcut head-pieces and initials.
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), P2855
English short title catalogue, R204660
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 24
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.436[13]
BAC: British Art Center copy lacks leaf A1 (preliminary blank leaf). Bound in half calf and marbled boards.
Subject Terms:: Animals -- Diseases -- Early works to 1800.
Horses -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Early works to 1800.
Veterinary medicine -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Veterinary therapeutics -- Early works to 1800.
Form/Genre:: Woodcuts.
Contributors:: Fawcett, Thomas, active 1621-1643, publisher.
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