Horses – Equine Veterinary manuscript 1834

Manuscript, signed ‘W. Cade 1834’, containing detailed information of a veterinary nature, relating to equine health and diet; some 70 or more pages, all handwritten, showing for example margin titles such as ‘Vine Leaves’ and with related paragraph ‘the leaves of the vine are collected and laid by for winter food for horses in various parts of France’; Mr. Cade has clearly done significant research, and lays out the results in this notable manuscript; recently rebacked with new leather spine, retaining the original marbled boards; scattered foxing, o.w. Good throughout; boards edgeworn and rubbed, corners scuffed.