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The gentleman's jockey, and approved farrier. Instructing in the natures, causes, and cures, of all diseases incident to horses. With An Exact and Easie Method of Breeding, Buying, Dieting, and otherwise Ordering, all Sorts of Horses, as well for Common and Ordinary Use, as the Heats and Course. With divers other curiosities, collected by the long Practice, Experience, and Pains, of J.H. Esq; Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nath. Shaw.
Date: 1704- Books
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The farmer's tour through the East of England. Being the register of a journey through various counties of this Kingdom, to enquire into the state of agriculture, &c. Containing, I. The particular Methods of cultivating the Soil. II. The Conduct of live Stock, and the modern System of Breeding. III. The State of Population, the Poor, Labour, Provisions, &c. IV. The Rental and Value of the Soil, and its Division into Farms, with various Circumstances attending their Size and State. V. The Minutes of above five hundred original Experiments, communicated by several of the Nobility, Gentry, &c. With Other Subjects that tend to explain the present State of English Husbandry. By the author of the Farmer's letters, and the Tours through the North and South of England. In Four Volumes. ...
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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The compleat horseman: or, perfect farrier. In two parts. Part I. Discovering the surest Marks of the Beauty, Goodness, Faults, and Imperfections of Horses; the best Method of Breeding and Backing of Colts, making their Mouths, Buying, Dieting, and otherwise ordering of Horses. The Art of Shoeing, with the several Sorts of Shoes, adapted to the various Defects of Bad Feet, and the Preservation of Good. The Art of Riding and managing the Great Horse, &c. Part II. Contains the Signs and Causes of their Diseases, with the true Method of Curing them. Written in French by the Sieur de Solleysel, Querry to the late King of France, and one of the Royal Academy of Paris. Abridged from the folio done into English by Sir William Hope. With the addition of several excellent receipts, by our best farriers; and Directions to the Buyers and Sellers of Horses.
Solleysel, Jacques de, 1617-1680.Date: 1717- Books
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The gentleman's complete jockey: with the perfect horseman, and experienced farrier. Containing, I. The nature of horses; their Breeding, Feeding and Management in all Paces, to sit them for War, Racing, Travel, Hunting, or other Recreations and Advantages. II. The true Method, with proper Rules and Directions to Order, Diet and Physic the Running Horse, to bring him to any Match or Race, with success. III. The Methods to buy Horses, and prevent being cheated; noting the particular Marks of the good and bad horses, in all their circumstances. IV. How to make Blazes, Stars, and Snips: To fatten a horse with little charge, and to make him lively and lovely. V. The whole Art of a Farrier in curing all Diseases, Griefs and Sorances incident to Horses; with their Symptoms and Causes. VI. The methods of shooing, Blooding, Rowling, Purging, and prevention of Diseases, &c. from long Experience and approved Practice. To which is added, The art of vermine-killing. By A. S. Gent.
A. S.Date: Printed in the Year, M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]- Books
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The compleat horseman: or, perfect farrier. In two parts. Part I. Discovering the surest Marks of the Beauty, Goodness, Faults; and Imperfections of Horses; the best Method of Breeding and Backing of Colts, making their Mouths; Buying, Dieting, and otherwise ordering of Horses. The Art of Shoeing, with the several sorts of Shoes, adapted to the various defects of Bad Feet, and the preservation of Good. The Art of Riding and managing the great Horse, &c. Part II. Contains the Signs and Causes of their Diseases, with the true Method of Curing them. Written in French by the Sieur de Solleysell, Querry to the late King of France, and one of the Royal Academy of Paris. Abridged from the folio done into English by Sir William Hope. With the addition of several excellent receipts, by our best farriers: And Directions to the Buyers and Sellers of Horses. The fourth editio corrected. Illustrated with several copper plates.
Solleysel, Jacques de, 1617-1680.Date: 1729- Books
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The compleat horseman: or, perfect farrier. In two parts. Part I. Discovering the surest Marks of the Beauty, Goodness, Faults, and Imperfections of Horses; the best Method of Breeding and Backing of Colt's, making their Mouths; Buying, Dieting, and otherwise ordering of Horses. The Art of Shoeing, with the several sorts of Shoes, adapted to the various defects of Bad Feet, and the preservation of Good. The Art of Riding and managing the Great Horse, &c. Part II. Contains the Signs and Causes of their Diseases, with the true Method of Curing them. Written in French by the Sieur de Solleysell, Querry to the present King of France, and one of the Royal Accademy of Paris. Abridged from the folio done into English by Sir William Hope. With the addition of several excellent receipts, by our best farriers: And Directions to the Buyers and Sellers of Horses. Illustrated with several Copper-Plates.
Solleysel, Jacques de, 1617-1680.Date: 1702- Books
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The compleat horseman: or, perfect farrier. In two parts. Part I. Discovering the surest Marks of the Beauty' Goodness, Faults, and Imperfections of Horses; the best Method of Breeding and Backing of Colt's, making their Mouths; Buying, Dieting, and otherwise ordering of Horses. The Art of Shoeing, with the several sorts of Shoes, adapted to the various defects of Bad Feet, and the preservation of Good. The Art of Riding and managing the Great Horse, &c. Part II. Contains the Signs and Causes of their Diseases, with the true Method of Curing them. Written in French by the Sieur de Solleysell, Querry to the present King of France, and one of the Royal Accademy of Paris. Abridged from the folio done into English by Sir William Hope. With the addition of several excellent receipts, by our best farriers: With the Addition of several excellent Receipts, by our best Farriers: And Directions to the Buyers and Sellers of Horses.
Solleysel, Jacques de, 1617-1680.Date: 1706- Books
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The compleat horseman: or, perfect farrier. In two parts. Part I. Discovering the surest Marks of the Beauty, Goodness, Faults, and Imperfections of Horses, the best Method of Breeding and Backing of Colt's, making their Mouths; Buying, Dieting, and otherwise ordering of Horses. The Art of Shoeing, with the several sorts of Shoes, adapted to the various defects of Bad Feet, and the preservation of Good. The Art of Riding and managing the Great Horse, &c. Part II. Contains the Signs and Causes of their Diseases, with the true Method of Curing them. Written in French by the Sieur de Solleysel, Querry to the present King of France, and one of the Royal Accademy of Paris. Abridged from the folio done into English by Sir William Hope. With the addition of several excellent receipts, by our best farriers: And Directions to the Buyers and Sellers of Horses The second edition corrected. Illustrated with several copper-plates.
Solleysel, Jacques de, 1617-1680.Date: 1711- Books
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The gentleman's new jockey: or, farrier's approved guide: Containing the Exactest Rules and Methods for Breeding and Managing Horses, in order to bring them up in the best manner for Profit, Pleasure, Service, or Recreation; especially in what relates to Racing or Running, Coursing, Travel, and War: With Directions for Heats, Dieting, Dressing, and the several Paces requisite on any of the like Occasions. Also approved Receipts and Remedies for all manner of Diseases, Sorrances, Hurts, or Grievances incident to Horses, according to the Opinions of the best Farriers of all Ages, with Directions for preventing Sicknesses and Griefs, and the Symptoms whereby they are known. To which is added, A Second Part; Containing many rare and new Secrets, relating as well to Management as Cure, and what else may contribute to the Advantage of Buying or Selling; and many other Things and Matters, highly necessary to be known by all Lovers of good Horses. With a Treatise for curing Diseases in Cattel, added in this Impression, and divers other rare Experiments. Illustrated with sundry curious and necessary Cuts The seventh edition, with large additions. Licens'd and Enter'd according to Order.
G. L.Date: 1721- Books
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The new handmaid to arts, sciences, agriculture, &c. Containing 1. Monthly observations in the orchard, Kitchen and Flower Garden. 2. Observations in Husbandry. 3. The Art of Breeding and Managing Canary Birds, &c. 4. Complete Farriery, or Rules for the Management of Horses. 5. The Vermin Killer, containing Methods to prevent and destroy Bugs, Fleas, Lice, Pismires, Files, and all other Kinds of Vermin: also, the most rare, Secret how to catch Fish; and the method to make Bird-Lime. 6. The whole Art of Painting in Oil and Water Colours: also, the whole Art of Gilding with Gold and Silver, and mixing water colours, &c. 7. Directions for making of, Colours for divers purposes, in the Art of painting Prints with Water Colours. 8. The mystery of dying silks, Stuffs, Cloth, Thread, Nankeen, Turkey Red on Cotton and other Things. - To stain Wood, Horn, Bone, Leather, &c. of various Colours. To extract Lake, and other curious Colours from Flowers, Herbs, Seeds, &c. together with many curious Receipts to take Spots or Stains, Pitch, Tar, Rosin, Wax and Ironmoulds out of Silks, Stuffs, Linen or Woollen, and to recover faded Silks; with many other Things worthy of Note. To which are added, a curious collection of miscellaneous articles.
Date: 1790- Archives and manuscripts
Wharton, William G L to Francis Galton
Date: 19 Jan 1889Reference: GALTON/2/5/1/7Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Elliot Brothers to Francis Galton
Date: 03 Jul 1890Reference: GALTON/2/5/1/2Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Reynolds, K Marian to Francis Galton
Date: Aug 1890-Feb 1891Reference: GALTON/2/5/1/5Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Pridham, M R to Francis Galton
Date: 25 Jun 1889Reference: GALTON/2/5/1/4Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Merrifield, Frederic to Francis Galton
Date: 09 Apr 1887Reference: GALTON/2/5/1/3Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Weldon, Walter Frank Raphael to Francis Galton
Date: Jun-Nov 1889Reference: GALTON/2/5/1/6Part of: Galton Papers- Journals
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A natural history of English song-birds, and such of the foreign as are usually brought over and esteemed for their singing. To which are added, Figures of the Cock, Hen and Egg, of each Species, exactly copied from Nature; by Mr. Eleazar Albin: and curiously engraven on copper. Also a particular Account how to order the Canary Birds in Breeding.
Albin, Eleazar, active 1713-1759.Date: 1738- Books
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The illustrious French lovers; being the true histories of the amours of several French persons of quality. In which are contained A great Number of excellent Examples, and rare and uncommon Accidents; Shewing The Polite Breeding and Gallantry of the Gentlemen and Ladies of the French Nation. Written originally in French, and translated into English by Mrs. P. Aubin. In two volumes.
Challes, Robert, 1659-approximately 1720.Date: M.DCC.XXVII. [1727]- Books
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A concise treatise on the art of angling, confirmed by actual experience, and minute observations; with the proper methods For Breeding and Feeding Fish, and of making Fish-Ponds, Stews, &c. with several Arcana, never before made Public. To which is added the complete fly-fisher; the Game-Laws, relative to Angling; and Prognostics of the Weather, independent of the Barometer. By Thomas Best.
Best, Thomas.Date: 1794- Books
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A concise treatise on the art of angling, confirmed by actual experience, and minute observations, With the proper Method: For Breeding and Feeding Fish, and of making Fish-Ponds, Stews, &c. with several Arcana, never before made Public. To which is added the complete fly-fisher; the game-laws relative to angling: and prognostics of the weather, independent of the Barometer. By Thomas Best.
Best, Thomas.Date: 1798- Books
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A concise treatise on the art of angling. Confirmed by actual experience, and minute observations, Exempt from Redundancies, and superfluities, which tend more to perplex, than instruct. With The proper Methods for Breeding and Feeding Fish, and of making Fish ponds, Stews, &c. with several Arcana never before made Public. To which is added the compleat fly-fisher. By Thomas Best, Gent. Late of his Majesty's Drawing Room in the Tower.
Best, Thomas.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A concise treatise on the art of angling. Confirmed by actual experience, and minute observations, Exempt from Redundancies, and Superfluities, which tend more to perplex, than instruct, with The proper Methods for Breeding and Feeding Fish, and of making Fish-Ponds, Stews, &c. With Several Arcana never before made Public. To which is added the compleat fly-fisher, The Game-Laws relative to Angling, and Frognostics of the Weather, independent of the Barometer. The second edition, corrected and enlarged, by Thomas Best, Gent.
Best, Thomas.Date: [1789?]- Books
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A complete guide to the mystery and management of bees. Containing Instructions how to manage them with respect to their Breeding, Gathering, Swarming, Hiving, Feeding, &c. to considerable Advantage: also, Directions whereby the Governor or Queen-Bee may be distinctly known; Together with Several curious Matters concerning them, deduced chiefly from Experience. Being the most valuable Discovery hitherto found out. By W. White, Sen. of Shutford, near Banbury, Oxon. Who, in the Year 1766, was honoured with a Premium, by the Society of Arts and Sciences, for his singular Abilities therein.
White, William, of Shutford.Date: [1771?]- Books
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The gentleman's recreation: in four parts. Viz. Hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing. Wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the Terms of Art for Hunting and Hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore. Also the Method of Breeding and Managing a Hunting-Horse: Unto which is now annex'd an Appendix of choice Receipts for the Cure of several Maladies. Whereto is added, a perfect abstract of all the forest-laws, and of every particular Act of Parliament since Magna Charta to this time, as do any way relate to the several kinds of Game above-mention'd. To which is prefix'd, a large sculpture, giving easy directions for blowing the horn. And other Sculptures proper to each Recreation.
Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731.Date: 1706