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THE ALPACA Its Naturalization in the Briish Isles Considered as a Natural Benefit and as an Object of Immediate Utility to the Farmer and Manufacturer. by WALTON, William.: - 1844
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THE COMPLETE COURT-KEEPER or, Land-Steward's Assistant: containing, First, the Nature of Courts Leet and Courts Baron; ... Fifthly, the Power and Authority of the Lord, ... By Giles Jacob, Gent. Author of The New Law-Dictionary. The Fifth Edition, with large Additions and Amendments.
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The Complete Grazier: or, Gentleman and Farmer's Directory. Containing the best instructions for buying, breeding and feeding cattle, sheep and hogs, and for suckling lambs. A description of the particular symptoms, commonly attending the various distempe
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Opposite Burlington House, in Picadilly, London: J. Almon, 1767. Second edition. 12mo, two-page publisher's list, half-title, title page, xii, 252, slight age-toning but exceptionally clean and tight internally, endpapers unevenly browned, full contemporary calf, spine with raised bands and morocco label, joints cracking but firm, upper cover with a long scuff-mark, but still a good copy with a pleasant patina. SCARCE. [With the "bear" bookplate of Joseph Berens]. . Second edition. Full-Leather. Good.
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How to Choose a Good Milk Cow; or a Description of All the Marks by Which the Milking Qualities of Cows May be Ascertained. With a Supplement, on the Dairy Cattle of Britain; Their Qualities, Management, and Productive Results; with Hints for Selecting
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Glasgow, Edinburgh and London: Blackie & Son, 1857. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. Orig. brown cloth decorated in blind, spine lettered in gilt, iv, 184pp. With seven lithographic plates, including folding frontispiece of a cow. Owners rubber and blind stamp on title page. Cloth somewhat worn o/w very good. The first part of the book is a translation from the French work of Magne, which contains information on external marks on cows pertaining to milking properties. Magne developed the "eschutheon" theory.
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The Wind Wagon: Little Journeys to Happylandl
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Animal Machine
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London: Vincent Stuart Publishers LTD, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Ruth Harrison's Animal Machines now a unique historical classic, had a profound impact on public opinion and the quality of life of farmed animals when it was published in 1964. Harrison's work greatly increased public awareness of animal welfare and led to legal reforms, shaping our closer understanding of farm conditions today. Includes foreword by Rachel Carson.
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Ed. 1955. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG/ No DJ. Rose red boards. Spine lightly sunned. A nice copy of a scarce item.
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THE COMPLETE COURT-KEEPER or, Land-Steward's Assistant: containing, First, the Nature of Courts Leet and Courts Baron; ... Fifthly, the Power and Authority of the Lord, ... By Giles Jacob, Gent. Author of The New Law-Dictionary. The Fifth Edition, with large Additions and Amendments.
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London: Printed by Henry Lintot for Browne, Shuckburgh & others, 1752. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo contemporary blind-tooled calf with later calf re-back on 5 raised bands, red gilt and black gilt labels, viii +518pp +[26]pp copious Index. Signature Chas. Bate at head of titlepage, first few pages a little foxed, else clean and crisp throughout in a very fine binding (referenced by N5074).
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The Complete Grazier: or, Gentleman and Farmer's Directory. Containing the best instructions for buying, breeding and feeding cattle, sheep and hogs, and for suckling lambs. A description of the particular symptoms, commonly attending the various distempe
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Opposite Burlington House, in Picadilly, London: J. Almon, 1767. Second edition. 12mo, two-page publisher's list, half-title, title page, xii, 252, slight age-toning but exceptionally clean and tight internally, endpapers unevenly browned, full contemporary calf, spine with raised bands and morocco label, joints cracking but firm, upper cover with a long scuff-mark, but still a good copy with a pleasant patina. SCARCE. [With the "bear" bookplate of Joseph Berens]. . Second edition. Full-Leather. Good.
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The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. UKRAINIA
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UKRAINIA Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.: The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. First English Edition, 1888 Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. Summary: A novel of the Caucasian War 1817-1864. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ. Blue Boards gold titling and ornamentation. Imperial Russian crest stamped in gilt at center front. A solid copy. Light foxing to endpapers. Toning. Fabric at top of spine missing. RARE/SCARCE.
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London: Vincent Stuart Publishers LTD, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Ruth Harrison's Animal Machines now a unique historical classic, had a profound impact on public opinion and the quality of life of farmed animals when it was published in 1964. Harrison's work greatly increased public awareness of animal welfare and led to legal reforms, shaping our closer understanding of farm conditions today. Includes foreword by Rachel Carson.
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The Alpaca its Naturalization in the Briish Isles Considered as a Natural Benefit and as an Object of Immediate Utility to the Farmer and Manufacturer.
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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons 1844. Small 8vo. Frontispiece and engraved title, iv, 199 pp. Bound in a recent quarter brown speckled calf with gilt lettering and marbled boards. There is some restoration to the inner edge of the frontispiece, and there is the odd smudge, but this is otherwise a tight and solid little volume on a very uncommon subject . Very Good. 1/4 Calf. First Edition. 1844.
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The Wind Wagon: Little Journeys to Happylandl
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The Ten Master Minds of Dairying
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Des Moines: Successful Farming, 1930. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". 78pp. Wear to black paper wraps with rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Tear to bottom corner at rear cover. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Toning to endpapers. Faint musty smell to pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this work on masters of dairying, including chapters on Stephen Moulton Babcock, Wiliam Dempster Hoard, Clarence Henry Eckles, Carl Gustaf Patrik De Laval, Elmer Verner McCollum, Louis Pasteur, Theophilus Levi Haecker, Gail Borden, William Arnon Henry, and Otto Frederick Hunziker.
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Farmer Grover: Golden Shape Book
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Random House/Children's television Workshop, 1977. 1981 reprint. Paperback. Condition: Fine. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting. All pages clean and unmarked
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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THE MAN WHO LOST HIS HEAD. By Clair Huchet Bishop. RARE/SCARCE. ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT MC CLOSKEY, author, Illustrator of the beloved "Make Way For Ducklings".EXLIB. GOOD+/ NO DJ INCLUDED. LIBRARY BOUND. Red Geometric pattern boards. Copyright October, 1942. STATED SEPTEMBER, 1955 5TH PRINTING THUS. SUMMARY: "It's bad news when you wake up in the morning and find you've lost your head, especially if it's an especially agreeable and handsome head, but there you go, such things happen." Claire Huchet Bishop's charming parable is illustrated by the great Robert McCloskey, whose books for children include One Morning in Maine, Blueberries for Sal, and the Caldecott Medal-winning Make Way for Ducklings."
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Ed. 1955. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG/ No DJ. Rose red boards. Spine lightly sunned. A nice copy of a scarce item.
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Freddy And The Ignormus
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Freddy and the Ignormus. First Edition, Jan 1951 5th Printing thus. Brooks, Walter R. EXLIB. GOOD/ NO DJ INCLUDED. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, Copyright 1941, ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE.
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Freddy And The Men From Mars
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Freddy And The Men From Mars. Brooks, Walter: Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf , 1956 First Edition 2nd Printing Thus. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice copy.
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Freddy and the Perilous Adventure
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Freddy and the Perilous Adventure. By Walter R. Brooks. ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE. Alfred A. Knopf, 1942 Stated First Edition. Rare. Used. VG/ No DJ included. A nice solid copy. 245 pages.
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Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom (Salesman's Dummy)
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O'Brien, P.J. Will Rogers Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom. With an appreciation by Lowell Thomas. Copyright 1935, P.J. O'Brien. Published by George A. Parker Company, Philadelphia. Illustrated. RARE SALESMAN'S DUMMY WITH SUBSCRIPTION BLANKS. Includes excerpts from 296 page complete book. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8. BIOGRAPHY OF WILL ROGERS. USED. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ AS ISSUED.
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Freddy And The Bean Home News
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Freddy and the Bean Home News. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, copyright 1943, Fourth printing Thus, Jan., 1952. Exlib. No exterior marking. Good/ no DJ included. A clean, solid copy. Please also see our Freddy The Pig Catalogue.
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