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Henry Bracken (1697-1764)
Farriery improved : or a compleat treatise upon the art of farriery, wherein is fully explained the nature, structure and mechanism of... a horse, the diseases and accidents he is liable to, and methods of cure ; v.2 / by Henry Bracken. 1789
RCIN 1055303
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The Lancashire farrier, Henry Bracken is best known for this book Farriery Improved, or, a compleat treatise upon the art of farriery, first published in 1737 and reissued in two volumes the following year. This copy is of a new edition, printed in 1789. The work was a popular treatise on the care of horses based on Bracken’s first-hand experiences.
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From the personal library of George III at Windsor
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