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Premier Auction - Session II - February 4, 2023

Sat, Feb 4, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 1088

Six Books on Horses, Veterinary

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Observations on the Mechanism of the Horse's Foot, Its Natural Spring Explained by Strickland Freeman, Esq., London: W. Bulmer and Co., 1796, marbled boards with leather and gilt at spine, five raised bands, first edition with 16 hand colored copper plates; Book of the Horse by S. Sidney, London, Paris, and New York: Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, leather half calf with five raised bands at spine; The Veterinarian, four bound copies, 1866, 1867

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

Condition

good overall, general wear throughout commensurate with age and usage, foxing, fading, some discrete inscriptions