Prof. Williams' New System of Handling and Educating the Horse, Together with Diseases and Their Treatment

C.H.C. Williams

Published by Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1877

About this Item

Uncommon first edition copy of "Williams' New System of Handling and Educating the Horse, Together with Diseases and Their Treatment" by C.H.C. Williams. 1877 1st edition; Claremont Manufacturing Company; Claremont, New Hampshire. The book features a frontispiece portrait of the author, 12 full-page illustrations, and numerous antique newspaper clippings (mostly associated with the care of horses). Also included is a "Treatise of Shoeing; Educating Cattle and Dogs, with Hints on Stable Management; With the Rules and Regulations of Trotting, Racing and Betting." Here are some examples of the contents: To Teach a Horse to Kiss You; To Shoe a Horse that is Vicious; Driving One Reign; How to Handle a Kicking Horse in Double Harness; Wolf Teeth; Kicking in the Stall; Hitching the Colt to Wagon; Training the Shepherd to Drive; Management of the Seat and Reign; Mounting and Dismounting; Nailing of the Shoe; Jockey Tricks; How to Tell a Horse's Age; To Come at the Crack of the Whip or at the Word of Command; How to Catch a Horse in Pasture; Saddle Galls.and much more. Condition: There are a couple small, light stain spots on the covers. Tight binding. Both covers are firmly attached. There are numerous old newspaper clippings affixed to the end papers and pastedowns, as well as on the back of the title page and the facing page with a horse diagram. Four end papers at the back have old handwritten notes in ink. The pages are generally clean with the exception of some occasional random pages that have small stains and foxing spots. Overall the book is in Good condition.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1745614212307

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prof. Williams' New System of Handling and Educating the Horse, Together with Diseases and Their Treatment
• Publisher: Claremont Manufacturing Company
• Publication Date: 1877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
• Condition: Good