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Facts For Farmers...about Domestic Animals And Domestic Economy, Farm Buildings, Gardens, Orchards, And Vineyards...
by Robinson, Solon, [Ed. ]
NY: Johnson. Good. 1870. Hardcover. Lacks top 1/3 of spine, binding shabby, internally clean and tight. ; Large 8vo; Volume 2 only, pictorial leather gilt, [3], 515-1050p, illus. , plates, index. **With "Valuable law forms" on pps.1051-1098. .
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$40.00
The New American Pocket Farrier And Farmer's Guide In The Choice And Management of Horses
Philadelphia: John B. Perry. Good+; Spine extremeties broken.. [c1845]. Hardcover. 24mo 5" - 6" tall; Publisher's cloth, gilt pictorial spine, 284p., illustrated, index. **American Imprint 45-4601. .
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$65.00
The New American Pocket Farrier And Farmer's Guide In The Choice And Management Of Horses, Neat Cattle, Sheep And Swine...
Philadelphia: Leary & Getz. Fair. [c1845]. Hardcover. Front hinge broken, cover present, scattered foxing. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Pictorial spine, 284p., illustrated, index. .
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$40.00
![Rural Life Described and Illustrated, in the Management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Etc., Etc: Their Treatment in Health and Disease; with Authentic information on All That Relates to Modern Farming, Gardening, Shooting, Angling, Etc. And a Complete System of Modern Veterinary Practice [Complete in 12 Divisions]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/696/928/1035928696.0.b.jpg)
Rural Life Described and Illustrated, in the Management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Etc., Etc: Their Treatment in Health and Disease; with Authentic information on All That Relates to Modern Farming, Gardening, Shooting, Angling, Etc. And a Complete System of Modern Veterinary Practice [Complete in 12 Divisions]
by Sherer, John
London and New York.: The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited.. c.1890. . Hard. Fair. 4to. 11".. Illustrated with upwards of 100 steel engravings.. Fair. Half morocco and waxed cloth. Covers worn and marked but solid. Marbled endpapers. Hinges cracked. Some leaves are loose. 0
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£42.00
Tick Fever and the Cattle Tick in Australia
by Angus, Beverley M
Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Department of Primary Industries, 1998. 540 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$110.00
Thomas Green Clemson: His Life & Work
by Holmes & Sherill
No jacket. Blue cloth covers show some wear and have a bumped bottom corner. Interior pages have some underlining and several were paperclipped together, which have left some rust stains in the margins. Previous owner's names written inside front cover "Dan R. Clemson Mechnaicsburg, PA" and "Frank G. Clemson Bellefonte, PA". Solid binding, pages in good overall condition with some faint tanning to edges. 212 indexed pages with bibliography. Biography. American History. South Carolina. Agriculture....
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$125.95
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
by Magne, J.H. And John Haxton
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...
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CA$245.00
The whole art of husbandry: or. The way of managing and improving of land. : being a full collection of what hath been writ, either by ancient or modern authors
by MORTIMER, John
1721 Art of Husbandry by Mortimer FARMING Agriculture Fishing Fruit Animals 2v
John Mortimer's "Whole Art of Husbandry" is a rare 18th-century treatise on English agriculture. This book is known to have been one of the most influential works of its kind, offering direction and instruction to farmers and husbandmen throughout the English-speaking world. Mortimer used this work to describe farming vegetables, tree pruning, fruit harvesting, developing fish ponds, cider making, using plows and other farm... Read more about this item
John Mortimer's "Whole Art of Husbandry" is a rare 18th-century treatise on English agriculture. This book is known to have been one of the most influential works of its kind, offering direction and instruction to farmers and husbandmen throughout the English-speaking world. Mortimer used this work to describe farming vegetables, tree pruning, fruit harvesting, developing fish ponds, cider making, using plows and other farm... Read more about this item
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$599.00
Special Report On The History And Present Condition Of The Sheep Industry of the United States
by Carman, Ezra A. , Et Al
Washington, DC: G. P. O.. Good; front hinge partiallly glued,. 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo; 1000 pages; Leather bound, 96 plates, index. .
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$95.00
Wool and Woolclassing
by A.E. Henderson
Wellington, New Zealand: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1968. General wear to jacket. Mark to edge of front free endpaper. 136 pages with b/w illustrations. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A$30.00
Country Gentlemen Magazine
Waiting for the Bus. 196 pages. Features: Prescription for sick lands; Oat growing goes modern; How to choose a cow; Speed king of the west - the famed quarter horse; The orange-grove dream - the farm and family of Harley Lester of Orange County, FL; Breeding for more eggs; Cattle feeders cut costs; Spray machines for weed control; A house built of blocks; Proved sires mean money-making cows; Better prove the dairyman, too; Spreading the carpet for wings - farmers continue to use aviation; Looking ahead...
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$149.50
Animal Machine
by Ruth Harris
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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$280.00
Kangaroo-Land" Glimpses of Australia. With Map and 71 Illustrations
by Harris, Captain Kilroy
Cleveland OH: Kilroy Harris Traveltalks, 1926. Hardcover. 88p., presswork on glazed alkaline paperstock throughout featuring a doublespread map (where to graze sheep, where cattle, where to plant wheat) centerfold, and many b&w site and portrait photos. Hardbound in 9x6 inch dark blue cloth boards gilt, a very good copy: sturdy and flat, top and tail rims show a little color-loss, otherwise absolutely sound, clean, and free of any markings besides an authorial inscription signed and dated 1932. Capt....
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$20.00
Rare Breeds : Endangered Farm Animals in Photographs
by Text By Lawrence Alderson
U.S.A: Bullfinch Press, 1995. 144 pages with 114 colour illustrations. A photographic celebration of the traditional farm animals of Great Britain and Europe. A large format album of exceedingly appealing livestock "portraits", with a fascinating text about efforts to preserve these extraordinary animals. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Photographs By Robert Dowling. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A$17.00
Sure-Hatch Incubator Co. Fifth Annual Catalogue
Clay Center, NE: The Sure Hatch Incubator Col. First Edition, Thus . Soft cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. No date, though copyright for this fifth annual catalogue is 1901. 159+ pages. Side stapled. General fairly light wear, though overall a tight and fairly clean copy.
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$75.00
The Dairyman's Manual: Being A Complete Guide For The American Dairyman, With Numerous Illustrations.
by Evans, Gurdon
Utica: John W. Fuller & Company. Good+. 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. Ink stain on corner front board and along fore-edge on rear board, tight and internally clean. ; 8vo ; Publisher's pictorial gilt cloth, vi, 235p., 7 plates. .
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$67.50
The Western Farm Life, 1953 Annual Livestock Review (Vol. 55, No. 1)
Denver, CO: The Western Farm Life, 1953. First Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 4to. 192 pages, soft bound. Covers are chipped and worn, mostly along edges. Some paper loss to top cover at lower outside corner and over spine ends. Contents show a few small tears, some corner folds, and a few leaves that are darkened. Complete and generally clean.
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$20.00
Essays On The Soiling Of Cattle, Illustrated From Experience; And an Address, Containing Suggestions Which May be Useful to Farmers.
by Quincy, Josiah
Boston: A. K. Loring. Very Good-. 1862. Third Edition. Hardcover. With a 19th century library label on the inside of front cover. ; 64 pages; A sound and attractive copy. **Not a modern reprint. .
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$25.00
Deconstructing Elsie.
by [Amberwood Press, Inc.] Nava Atlas
New Paltz, New York:: Amberwood Press,, 2014.. Edition of 200. 11 x 14"; 18 pages Digital offset. Spiral bound with pictorial laminated covers. Nava Atlas: "When I began working on Deconstructing Elsie, my purpose was to create a visual exploration of the dark side of the dairy industry in a nutshell, from the heartbreaking abuse of cows (as well as the discarded calves that become veal) to pollution of soil and water, dissemination of false information, and much more in between. What I...
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$125.00
Youatt On The Structure And The Diseases Of The Horse... Brought Down to 1849 by W. C. Spooner... to Which is Prefixed, an Account of the Breeds in the United States.
by Youatt, [William]
NY: C. M. Saxton, Barker. Good+. 1860. Hardcover. Extremeties worn, board showing, else tight and clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 483 pages; Illustrated, index . .
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$40.00
Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet
by Friend, Catherine (Author)
Cambridge, MA: De Capo Press. Softcover. New/No Jacket. New Book: Trade Paperback
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$19.00
Horse Portraiture: Embracing Breeding, Rearing, And Training Trotters...
by Simpson, Joseph Cairn
NY: Geo. E. Woodward. Good. [1867]. First Edition. Hardcover. Library marks. ; 8vo ; Pictorial gilt spine, 462p., index. .
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$35.00
Solomon D Butcher
by John E Carter
University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1985. Hard Back. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition:as new 139 Pages. As new book with flawless interior text and photograph pages. Dust jacket price 28.95 is NOT clipped. For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His late-nineteenth-century images from western Nebraska constitute the most extensive photographic record in existence of the generation that settled the Great Plains. The faces are...
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$75.00
Lawrence Bixby: Preserver of the Old Spade Ranch
by Ruth VanAckeren & Robert M Howard
8 pics-beautiful copy; DJ has minimal shelf wear & a small closed tear on back edge; book is clean & sharp; signed by both authors; binding super tight; pages pristine
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$199.99
