Axe, J, Wortley [Ed.]: The Horse, It's Treatment in Health and Disease, with a Complete Guide to Breeding Training and Management: Vols. I & II (of IX); , London, Gresham Publishing Company, 1905.HARDBACKS, original green cloth with black embossed art nouveau design and gilt lettering on front covers and spines, coloured frontispieces with tissue guards, (includes a 12 page brochure loosely inserted about the publication in printed coloured card wrappers with coloured and b/w illustrations, text in red and black, details of previous owner on title-page, minor splits at edges of cover), title-pages with red and black lettering, pages Vol. I, xviii, 164, adverts. 8; Vol. II, x, 165-344, adverts. 8, Vol. I plates 19, text-figs. 71, tables 9; Vol. II, plates 15, text-figs. 69, tables 4, 4to., (7.25" x 10.5"), ink inscription on front free end-paper of each Vol., covers, heads and tails slightly rubbed, cover of Vol. II has minor scratch through design, small mark on bottom page edge of both Vols., otherwise a very fine set. (Book ref. 6216 ) £ 40.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Baldwin's Scientific Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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