William C. Miller; E. D. S. Robertson — Practical Animal Husbandry

Edinburgh; London, Oliver and Boyd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A well-used and extensively annotated first edition of this richly illustrated veterinary manual, bearing the marks of genuine professional use. In the publisher's original cloth, sympathetically rebacked original cloth spine laid down. First edition. Illustrated with 122 illustrations and a monochrome frontispiece. Collated, complete. A comprehensive professional manual of livestock and stable management, covering horses, cattle, sheep, goats, poultry and dogs, including feeding, breeding, housing, shoeing, harnessing, restraint, and disease. Designed as a working reference for veterinary surgeons, estate managers, and stock-keepers.William C. Miller was a lecturer in zootechny at the Royal Veterinary College and examiner for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and E. D. S. Robertson was a retired Indian Army major and lecturer in veterinary hygiene. In the publisher's original cloth, rebacked with the original spine laid down. Externally, smart. Slight fading to spine and extremities. Slight rubbing to boards, more so to rear board. One or two minor handling marks to boards. Slight shelf wear to extremities. Previous owner's ink notes to rear free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages annotated by previous owner in pencil and pen throughout. Ephemera laid down to blank pages 102 and 305, with coloured diagrams of horses hooves tipped onto upper fore edge of page 239. One or two spots and handling marks to fore edge. Good . Ill.: None Stated. Good .