White's Farriery Veterinary Art 1851 Illustrated Leather Antique Spooner Book

Overview

• Title: A Compendium of The Veterinary Art

• Author: James White (with major additions by W. C. Spooner)

• Edition: Eighteenth Edition

• Year Published: 1851

• Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans (London)

• Page Count: 560 pages

• Illustrations: 56 intricate text engravings + frontispiece anatomy plate

• Dimensions: Approximately 6" x 9"

• Binding: Luxury three-quarter leather with marbled paper boards and gilt-stamped spine

Mid-19th-century, well-preserved and highly detailed veterinary manual. This 1851 eighteenth edition of James White’s classic work was completely reconstructed by renowned veterinary surgeon W.C. Spooner. It stands as an incredible historical record of Victorian-era equine medicine, horse anatomy, and farriery science.

Condition Report

• Overall Grading: Very Good to Fine antiquarian condition.

• Binding & Structure: Outer joints are completely solid; binding remains exceptionally tight, firm, and secure.

• Exterior Wear: Light, expected shelf rubbing to marbled paper boards and corner tips consistent with its 175-year age. Minor surface scuffing to leather spine as shown in photos.

• Interior Pages: Clean, crisp, and firmly attached.

• Foxing Note: Minor foxing restricted exclusively to the first two and last two blank flyleaves; all text and illustration pages remain free of foxing.

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