Dadd's Chart of Veterinary Reformed Practice Being a Synopsis of the Diseases of Horses, Cattle, and Sheep ....

Boston: G H Dadd, 1848. First Edition. Original gilt stamped cloth.. Near fine; some minor separation at the intersection of folds; bright copy.. Broadside, meas. 28 x 18.5 inches. Issued folded and mounted in a publisher's cloth binding.

Dadd was a manufacturer of veterinary medicines located in Boston. He also published several well received books on domestic animals. The broadside offered here was an early effort of his at self promotion since all the "cures" cited in the text could be purchased from him. The catalog of the Univ. of Washington veterinary collection by Smithcors refers to the broadside offered here as a: "Large folding barn sheet ...." (#402). Used in this fashion it is no wonder that few survive, and fewer still in "unused" condition as the one offered here. A visually appealing and interesting ante-bellum American broadside.