An exhaustive 1st edition compendium, much pertaining to horse health and ailments. A rare volume in green pictorial cloth boards bumped and rubbed at tips. Book is approx 6" x 8.5" x 3" thick. Titles worn on cover, appears as if something has spilled at one time taking some of the layers of white letting with it but it is still legible (see pic). Inner hinges fine, page block sound and tight but occasionally wavy from past moisture but there is no musty smell. Contents include: The Shire and the Cart Horse, The Clydesdale Horse, The Suffolk, Remarks on Van and Cross-Bred Horses, The Clevel... View More...
Fine, unread condition. Colic is a horse owner's worst nightmare. In this book, veterinarian Bentz discusses the many types of colic, the warning signs owners should look for, a typical colic examination, plus treatment options. View More...
First edition hardcover in grey cloth covered boards with bumped tips, in VG blue/white dust jacket with a few archival tape repairs over a couple of closed tears on reverse. DJ spine ends tatty but still display ok in new mylar. Bookplate and former owners name/date on frt pastedown, remainder of 113 pp text crisp, clean and unmarked. Includes = Foreword, Preface, Out of the Ancient Past, Animal Plagues and Agricultural Progress, Disease Control through Scientific Progress, Medical Schools and Scientific Progress, Bibliography. View More...
VG copy with light color loss at extremities, corners still sharp. One name on inside cover. Conversion tables on end papers as published. No tears or soil within. 927 pgs. An excellent and exhaustive compendium on the diseases of large animals. View More...
Light surface wear & soil from storage, internally as new. 128 pp well illustrated with b/w photos, graphs and charts. Contents include: Physical Diagnosis of the Cardiovascular System/ Echocardiography: Some Practical Considerations/ Congestive Heart Failure: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Implicatoins/ Congestive Heart Failure Treatment Modalities: Recent Studies Utilizing Enalapril Maleate/ Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs: Diagnosis and Long-Term Management/ The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Mirtal Regurgitation in the Dog/ Systemic Hypertension in the Dog - Fact of Fiction?/ Radiographc... View More...
1st edition hardcover with watermark on lower board tips and rear dj panel. No musty smell or wavy pages. 159 pp. text tight and bright, The author explains basic anatomy linked to common sites of injury and then describes the machines available to adequately rehabilitate the horse, much of it through her own experience as a physiotherapist. Chapters include: The musculoskeletal system explained/ Injury-effects and repair/ Examine to help your vet/ Common sites of injury in the horse/ The machines and their uses/ Rehabilitation/ The back-horse and human/ Common rider injuries/ Append... View More...
5 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in green paper covers with elaborate titles and horse head in horse shoe on cover. Stapled spine ends and tips rubbed, tiny chip in outer edge of frt cover. Cover holding securely but a fragile item. 48 pages browned. Copyright 1891 on cover, inside cover has preface to the second edition. Only other dates found are in rear recommendations of the product from various users including the Dallas Fire Dept, Darlingtons & Co. Brewing Co and various other outfits that delivered their products by horse and carriage. Inside rear cover is a black illustration of a harnessed horse ... View More...
Fine condition glossy paperback with light wear at tips from storage. 262 unmarked pages. Contents 1. Viral diseases. 2. Bacterial diseases. 3. Fungal diseases. 4. Parasitic diseases. 5. Nutritional diseases. 6. Miscellanous diseases. Appendices. Glossary. Index. Within each category the diseases are listed alphabetically. The appendix contains tables each of which lists the common diseases of a single body system. The tables are presented for systems teaching and permit a rapid overview of most diseases of each system. Comprehensive, exhaustive work, much sought and hard to find. View More...
1st edition soft cover showing light wear to tips from storage, internally crisp and unmarked. Rare book includes: Feline Respiratory Disease: Principles of Drug Selection for Respiratory Infections in Cats/ Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Infection/ Pathogenesis and Sequelae of Feline Viral Respiratory Infection/ Common Therapeutic Mistakes in the Management of Feline Upper Respiratory Infections. Urinary Tract Disease: Diagnostic Pitfalls: Misdiagnosing Causes of Urinary Tract Signs/ Imaging the Urinary Tract/ Management of Recurrent Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections/ Management of Nonobstr... View More...
Fine card cover paperback with negligible rub at head of spine. 55 pp. Profusely illustrated with two illustrations on nearly every other pg. Gift quality volume, suitable for any collectors library. No names, tears or soil. Includes step-by-step instructions for assessing the hoof, choosing and shaping a shoe and fitting it properly. View More...
Fine card cover paperback with small crease at upper corner of cover tip. Very light surface soil on white background covers. 55 pp. Profusely illustrated with two illustrations on nearly every other pg. Gift quality volume, suitable for any collectors library. No names, tears or soil. Includes step-by-step instructions for assessing the hoof, choosing and shaping a shoe and fitting it properly. View More...
1st edition paperback with light soil and surface wear, former price stamp on fep w/sticker rems and small glue mark opposite on inside cover. 250 pp text fine. Index, photos and drawings of the muscular and skeletal structure of the horse, detailed introduction to veterinary care, including common ailments and injuries, care and treatment, etc. A useful guide. View More...
1907 hardcover in brown cloth boards show serious spotting, bumped and rubbed tips. Small 1/2" chip at head of front hinge 1/2 from top of boards. 608 well illustrated pages with two loose leaves, remainder tight and lightly age-toned at periphery. Shows a few creases and small closed tears on first two pages. Not pretty but all there and includes some fabulous engravings like the example of 1 healthy hock and three variants of diseased horse hocks shown here. Contents: The Examination of a Sick Horse, Methods of Administrating Medicines, Diseases of the Digestive Organs, Diseases of the Res... View More...
Revised edition hardcover in dust wrapper. Wonderful red cloth exlib w/gilt title spine. No date of publication given. 184 pp. DJ in new mylar shows rubs at spine ends and tips. Large print edition. Another hilarious book by the author of "It's a Vet's Life". Michael Morton, now a partner in his uncle's veterinary practice, does a locum in Craftly for a sick friend. There he looks after a pub-crawling Airedale and other oddities. View More...
Lovely little 10 pp volume filled with 7 b/w drawings by John Sturgess plus the cover = 8. A promotional book dated 1898. Light blue covers rusted at two staples but innards VG. Center staples rusted through cover but no damage to plates. Includes evocations by all sorts of sportsmen, farmers, keepers of dogs, horses and animals all praising this vintage tub that cures lameness, sore udders, rheumatism in dogs, cramp in young ducks etc. Text consists of Sturgess's comments under each of his wonderful works of art. Endpps filled with various testimonials and fab vintage drawings. A very rar... View More...
1st edition hardcover in black pebbled leather boards with bright gilt titles. 312 pp crisp and unmarked. Beautiful copy with former owners inkless, embossed name circle on upper fore-edge of first two pages and touch of age-toning on edge of page block. Nice overview of conditioning based on various breeds and uses, along with comments by 16 different trainers as to how they 'leg up' their horses. View More...
1st edition hardcover in black pebbled leather boards with bright gilt titles. 612 pp crisp and unmarked. Beautiful and more than gift quality. View More...
Uncommon 11 pp of notes, illustrations and charts, presented at a talk given by John Felt. Includes: What is Natural Hoof Trimming, Going Barefoot, Is Natural Hoof Trimming Right for my Horse?, What you Should Know about Former Racehorses, Finding a Natural Hoof Trimmer. View More...
Burgundy cloth with black embossed titles and 'jiggy' horse on frt board, title, horseshoe intertwined with a driving whip on backstrip. Boards show color loss and soil, some splotchyness but head of spine and upper tips are still sharp, lower tips and foot of backstrip bumped showing color loss only, no rub through. Marbled edge of page block all round, 520 page block browned and brittle. Inner hinge papers reinforced with clear cello tape, still displays well on the shelf. Black and white photo frontis of George Wilkes: The king of Trotting Sires is chipped around the periphery, and cre... View More...
Very nice 1943 first edition, un-creased black and white illustrated guide to caring for the hooves of horses & mules. Tiny name/date at head of cover and text. Light color loss at tips of booklet. includes a step by step horse livestock management volume teaches all about shoeing your animal. Book is in fine shape save for light surface soil on rear cover, all others are tight, bright, crisp & unmarked. Covers all aspects of regular and corrective shoeing. 18 pp stapled in text is View More...
