Animal Husbandry
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The art of hatching and bringing up domestick fowls of all kinds, at any time of the year. Either by means of the heat of hot-beds, or that of common fire. By M. de Reaumur ...
by REAUMUR, Rene Antoine Ferchault de
1750 1st ed Reaumur Art of Hatching Fowl BIRDS Chicken Farming Poultry Eggs
Rene-Antoine Reaumur's 'The Art of Hatching and Bringing up Domestic Fowl' is a one of the best treatises on raising and keeping large birds. Reaumur, more known for his work as an entomologist, had a large collection of domesticated birds. It was from his experiences with these birds that he published his book that, according to Wood,
"is an important early work on artificial incubation, mostly experiments with manure heaps and... Read more about this item
Rene-Antoine Reaumur's 'The Art of Hatching and Bringing up Domestic Fowl' is a one of the best treatises on raising and keeping large birds. Reaumur, more known for his work as an entomologist, had a large collection of domesticated birds. It was from his experiences with these birds that he published his book that, according to Wood,
"is an important early work on artificial incubation, mostly experiments with manure heaps and... Read more about this item
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$750.00
Horse Behavior Problems: Questions and Answers
by Brumbaugh, Owen
Bradford, OH, USA: Owen Brumbaugh, 1989. Booklet. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [48pp]. Card wrapper w decorative equine motif, crisp black lettering. No wear to wrapper. Stapled binding is sound. Reduced shipping may apply.
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CA$30.00
Engelsche rundveerassen. Naar het werk van Dr. Youat. Met 32 figuren.Zwolle, W.E.J. Tjeenk Willink, 1852. With 32 charming handcoloured illustrations of British cattle breeds on 9 folding lithographed plates by L.J. Tordoir in Zwolle. Contemporary half calf with gold-tooled spine.
by ENKLAAR, Evert Cornelis
[8], 342, [2] pp.First and only Dutch translation of Cattle, their breeds, management, and diseases (London, 1834) by the English veterinary surgeon William Youatt (1776-1847). The lithographic illustrations in the present Dutch translation are after the original uncoloured English engravings, but in the present copy they are carefully hand-coloured.The translator, Evert Cornelis Enklaar (1799-1880), was an authority on Dutch agriculture in his time. He was the author of the influential Dutch...
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€1500.00
American Farmer's Encyclopedia (1860, 1179 pages)
by by Gouverneur Emerson, of Pennsylvania
New York: A. O. Moore, 1860. hardcover. The American Farmer's Encyclopedia embracing all the recent discoveries in agricultural chemistry, and the use of mineral, vegetable and animal manures, with descriptions and figures of American insects, injurious to vegetation. Being a complete guide for the cultivation of every variety of garden and field crops. Illustrated by numerous engravings of grasses, grains, animals, implements, insects, etc." -- Very rare. A.. Moore, 1860, 1179 pages, 11: x 7" x 3",in...
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$215.00
44 Range Country Books & 44 More Range Country Books
by Jeff Dykes
Austin: The Encino Press, 1972. vii, 32pp. First edition. One of 1000 signed copies. Original publisher's brown cloth, with illustrated label to front board, and acetate wrapper, as issued. A bibliography of eighty-eight books on cattle, the selection split down the middle between Frank Dobie and Jeff Dykes.
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$45.00
The House Of Morrell
by Lawrence Oakley Cheever
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. Elmer Jacobs. 1948, First edition. Hardcover, original cloth. 303 pp. Beautiful color illustrations that look like they were lithographically produced. Very Good, no dust jacket. Light rubbing and handling to the covers; clean text.
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$39.95
Everything but the Squeal A Year of Pigging Out in Northern Spain
by Barlow, John
Kent Town SA: Wakefield Press. 2009. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good+ condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 314 pages. An adventure in extreme eating ! . 1st Edition (Australia). Softcover.
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A$15.00
Unwelcome Partner : The Blowfly's Pursuit of the Merino Sheep Parts I & II
by A.W. Cameron
Self Published, 1999. Usual libreary marks and wear. 110 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.
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A$45.00
Annotated, Subject-Heading Bibliography of Termites 1350 BC to AD 1954 (Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Volume 130)
by Thomas E. Snyder
Washington: Smithsonian Inst, 1956. First edition. Softcover. Good. 1956, Softcover, original wraps. 305 pp. Nearly 2000 entries. Good. Light edgewear to the wraps; former owner's ink stamp to 2 pages. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Volume 130.
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$17.95
THE ENGLISH HUSBANDMAN contayning the knowledge of the true nature of euery soyle within this kingdome: how to plow it; and the manner of the plough, and other instruments belonging thereto.
by MARKHAM, Gervase.:
London, printed by T[homas]. S[nodham]. for John Browne, and are to be sould at his shop in Saint Dunstanes Church-yard, 1613.. TITLE CONTINUED: Together with the art of planting, grafting, and gardening after our latest and rarest fashion. A worke never written before by any author: and now newly compiled for the benefit of this kingdome. By G.M. 1613. Two volumes. FIRST VOLUME: Title page, Dedication leaf and Epistle leaf, A Former Art of the English Husbandman followed by the First and Second parts of...
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£5950.00
La nouvelle maison rustique : ou Économie générale de tous les biens de campagne ; l̀a maniere de les entretenir & de les multiplier ; donnée ci-devant au public
by LIGER, Louis
1775 Liger Rustic House Bees Beekeeping Hunting Wine Cuisine Rustique Falconry
Louis Liger was a prominent 17th-century French writer known for his works on flora and fauna. He is chiefly remembered for his major work 'Nouvelle Maison Rustique,' or 'The New Rustic House.' Originally titled 'General Economics of Country Goods,' this work went through dozens of editions and reissues following its initial release in 1700. This work covers all aspects of rural life in an encyclopedic form including hunting,... Read more about this item
Louis Liger was a prominent 17th-century French writer known for his works on flora and fauna. He is chiefly remembered for his major work 'Nouvelle Maison Rustique,' or 'The New Rustic House.' Originally titled 'General Economics of Country Goods,' this work went through dozens of editions and reissues following its initial release in 1700. This work covers all aspects of rural life in an encyclopedic form including hunting,... Read more about this item
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$1095.00
Cattle ranches are about people: social science dimensions of a commercial feasibility study
by Walter, Michael A H B
Boroko, Papua New Guinea: Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research, 1980. vii, 202 pages, paperback, light shelfwear. Monograph 14. Problems introducing this livelihood include "basic cattle handling skills. The Rigo people have no tradition of raising cattle so they have to develop a whole range of skills, understanding and confidence in handling cattle. Unfortunately...
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$12.00
Milk, a Myth of Civilization
by Aihara, Herman
Magalia, CA: Grain and Salt Society, 1983. Staplebound. [4], 44p., illustrated wraps. 8.5 x 5.5 in. Ownership inscription on first page. "The idea that cow's milk is a necessary food for humans is a form of slavery, because it is a belief that makes humans dependent on cows." Aihara moved to California from Japan and was a major advocate of macrobiotic diets and health.
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$15.00
PREHISTORY : History of Mankind Cultural and Scientific Development : Volume One, Part I
by Hawkes, Jacquetta
New York, NY: Mentor/New American Library, 1965. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Vintage Aug 1965, First Edition, 1st Printing (Mentor MQ632). Softcover/VG; sound w/trace edge rubs & showing faint soiling/discoloration. Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text block. Universal history of man from Palaeolithic & Mesolithic ages to Neolithic beginnings of plant cultivation & domestication of animals some 10,000 years ago....
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$18.50
Aldrovandi on Chickens: The Ornithology of Ulisse Aldrovandi (1600) Volume II, Book XIV
by L. R. Lind
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 1963 First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. No DJ. Ex-Library with standard markings. 447p.
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$24.95
Phosphorous Nutrition of Beef Cattle in Northern Australia
by McCosker, Terry; Winks, Lyle
Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Department of Primary Industries, 1994. 86 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Provides a total supplementation and management program for treating phosphorus-deficient cattle in northern Australia. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$35.00
Northern Wisconsin: A Hand-book for the Homeseeker
by Henry, W. A
Madison: Democrat Printing Co., 1896. Scarce guide for potential immigrants to northern Wisconsin, then only 48 years a state; replete with photos of hardy if dour rural folk and their prodigious cabbages (p. 99), heaps of potatoes (p. 93), neck-high peas (p. 83), houses, barns, and other glories of limitless possibility - if you could clear the stumps. There is a section on land & soil types, success stories, also a little on charcoal, logging, boats, railroads, sheep, cattle, other industries. The...
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$150.00
THE PIG PLANTAGENET
by Andrews, Allen, Illustrated by Michael Foreman
NY: Viking, 1981 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FINE in a NEAR Fine, clipped dustjacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 199 pgs, boards. Tale of the swiftest, skinniest & most charming pig in all of 13th c. France..
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$30.00
The Trampling Herd: The Story of the Cattle Range in America
by Paul I. Wellman
Cooper Square Publishers, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Miller, F. 433 pages. Light shelf wear to the red covers, pages toned; a tight binding; very good shape. No jacket. Illustrator: Miller, F.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: American History; ISBN: 0815404905. Inventory No: 188772. .
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$6.00
Pig Diseases
by Belschner, H.G.; Love, Robert J. (fully Revised by)
Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1984. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good+ Dustjacket. DJ spine is sunned and minor damage to base of DJ spine - now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 152 pages. . Revised Edition. Hardback.
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A$30.00
MARLOWS WIN A PRIZE
by Boden, Hilda
NY: David McKay, (1957) Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Illus by Lilian Buchanan. (FIRST AMERICAN EDITION). FINE in NEAR FINE, clipped dustjacket. 120 pgs, cloth. Country tale of the Marlow family & Sam the pig who turned out to be a lady..
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$35.00
Started Small and Just Got Lucky
by Kenneth S Eng
8 pics-stated first edition; pictorial cover clean & sharp with minimal shelf wear; looks unread with tight binding & pristine pages; nice copy
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$175.99
Quarter Horse Reference: 1975 Supplement
by Wagoner, Don M. (ed)
Grapevine, TX, USA: Equine Research Publications, 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 61pp, 142pp, [4pp]. Textured red boards w gold star motif and gold lettering on cover, gold lettering on spine. Mild bumping to bottom corners, no edgewear. Binding square and sound. Quarto. Includes Errata to Quarter Horse Reference 1975 Supplement.
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CA$30.00
Observations on Live Stock; containing hints for choosing and improving the Best Breeds of the most useful kinds on Domestic Animals
by George Culley
London.: Printed for G. Wilkie and J. Robinson; J. Walker &c., 1807. Hard. Good. 8vo. 8 1/2".. Illustrated with 2 engraved plates, one of a bull and one of a ram.. Good. Bound in full calf, contemporaneous with date of publication. Binding somewhat abraded and with the calf to the joints splitting a touch at the head of the lower board and almost halfway down the upper board. Boards remain secure. Slightly foxed and toned.
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£156.00
