Collinge, G.H et al: THE RETAIL MEAT TRADE 2 volumes
(Gresham 1929) Royal 8vo green cloth, gilt, 2 volumes. xii, 284 + ix, 304pp. bw ills.Boards a little rubbed and marked, otherwise a very clean tight book. (Book ref. 10215) £28.00
: BREED HANDBOOK
(Hereford Herd Book Society 1957) Tall 8vo green cloth.44pp. bw ills. VG. (Book ref. 9291) £5.00
The TV Vet: RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF COMMON CATTLE AILMENTS - THE TV VET BOOK FOR STOCK FARMERS No 1
(Farmin Press 1974) Hbk. crown 4to. 176pp inc. b/w ills. Clean tight copy, boards laminated and rubbed. No dw. Good. (Book ref. 7740) £6.50
Stirton, John (ed) Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland With An Abstract of the Proceedings at Board and General Meetings, and the Premiums offered by the Society in 1924, Fifth Series Vol XXXVI
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1924 First edition. Blue cloth, gilt, 71 illustrations, index Pagination: vi, 404, 120, iii. As well as technical articles on various aspects of farming, this annual volume also contains lists of prize winners at shows around Scotland. Contents: Louping-ill; Some grass land problems; The chemical and physiological properties of milk, and their bearing on problems of the dairy industry; Grass sickness in horses; Navel ill or joint evil in foals; Insect and other pests of 1923; Artificial drying of crops in the stack; Pig-feeding and cattle-feeding experiments; Milk records; Analyses for members during 1923; The cereal and other crops of Scotland for 1923 and the weather of Scotland in 1923; Agricultural statistics; Prices of grain in Edinburgh market for 1923; Prices of sheep since 1818; Prices of wool since 1818; General show at Inverness 1923; Premiums awarded by the Society in 1923; Dumfries show 1922, alterations in prize list; Accounts of the Society for 1922-23; Proceedings at the Society’s board and general meetings; Premiums offered by the society in 1924. Book: extremities bumped, head sl worn, boards a little dusty, blank prelim browned, VG, Jacket: n/a (Book ref. 2985) £14.00
WHARTON Herb: CATTLE CAMP - Murrie Drovers and Their Stories.
Australia. University of Queensland Press. 1994. Paperback. 196 pages. B.w. photographs. Maps. V.g. with page edges browning, previous owners name and perhaps telephone number on last page, in a v.g. papercover. Tales of the Murrie stockmen and women, growing up on the stockroute and living the free life of the drover, travelling from the Top End and Queensland down into New South Wales and South Australia in a time of unfenced plains and colossal cattle drives. ISBN: 0702226386. (Book ref. 2617) £9.95
Harvey, Anne (editor); illustrated by William Geldart Of Caterpillars, Cats and Cattle: Poems about Animals
Harmondsworth: Viking Kestrel, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. /Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. 8vo. Colour dj. 233 pp. B/w illustrations. No inscriptions. VG+ / VG+ (Book ref. 04831) £6.00
Newton, Jon Organic Grassland
Lincoln: Chalcombe, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Reprint. Ex-lib, in hard laminated library binding, good, clean and sound. A practical guide to the management of organic grassland for raising sheep and cattle. (Book ref. BYB9477) £6.30
Roberts, Barney A Kind of Cattle
Collins, 1985. Hardback. Very Good. 1985 Collins hardback; Very Good ex-library copy, usual plate and stamps, clean copy, with VG unclipped dj protected in plastic sleeve; UK dealer, immediate dispatch (Book ref. J741) £7.99
Richard Bennett & John Elton: History of Corn Milling, volume 1, Handstones, Slave & Cattle Mills.
London: Simpkin, Marshall and Company, 1898. First edition (hardback), volume 1. 8vo, xix, 246pp. Text illustrations. Original green cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine. Some staining of the binding, pencil scribbling to the endpapers, contents very good. Overall, this copy is in good minus condition. (Book ref. 27152) £15.00
RIFKIN, JEREMY Beyond Beef: rise & fall of the cattle culture
Hardback Dutton 1st Ed 1992 353 0525934200 All items in stock -posted First Class on day of order (if received before 4.00pm) - expect next day delivery in UK, or within 3-6 working days for all non-UK destinations Author's dedication on front free Very Good (Book ref. 533978) £24.00
Booth, Reginald S: Brown, T N L: Colson, Miss E: Singleton, William A: The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society, Vol. LVI, 1950 - 1952
Manchester: MGS, 1953 Published in soft cover, very good clean tight condition but sunning to edges of cover. 104 pp, index. Contents: (1) Southern Italy and the Problems of the Mezzogiorno by T N L Brown MA, b/w maps and photo illusts., (2) Geographical influence in German History by Reginald S Booth with small b/w map (3) Cattle Keeping Among the Plateau Tonga of Mazabuka district, by Miss E Colson, MA PhD, (4) Traditional dwellings in the South Manchester Area (Part II) by William Singleton MA PhD ARIBA AMTPI., with b/w photo illusts. and charts. (Book ref. 389) £25.00
BROWN, Thomas. A Manual of Modern Farriery; Embracing the Cure of Diseases incidental to horses, cattle, sheep, swine, and dogs; with Instructions in Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Fishing and Field-Sports generally: together with a summary of the Game-Laws.
London: George Virtue, [1846]. First edition, 8vo, viii, 920 pp. Engraved second title, frontispiece and 18 plates, small repair to the outer edge of the frontispiece, not affecting the image. Contemporary half calf, marbled sides and edges, gilt spine with a red label, rubbing to edges otherwise a good copy. (Book ref. 19664) £130.00
Macdonald, James; Sinclair, James History of Aberdeen-Angus Cattle. Signed copy
London: Vinton & Company Ltd, 1910. Subscriber's Edition. Half-leather black cloth cover. G : in Good condition. Cover with some fading to cloth. Spine lightly rubbed. Inscription on prelim page. 682pp :: B/w photographs :: 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6") :: Signed by James Sinclair on subscriber's edition title page. Copy No. 61 (Book ref. e1693) £200.00
Gamgee, John The Cattle Plague with Official Reports
London: Robert Hardwicke, 1866. Cloth Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo Thick Spine sunned, boards have moderate wear and bumping. Light scuffing and mild rubbing. Some light deckling to head of PP, text block is slightly loose in bind due to size, PP are clean and tidy. Good clean copy (Book ref. 47980) £350.00
ELLIMAN: Elliman E.F.A.Book,animal treatment first aid :Horses.Dogs.Birds.Cattle
Elliman,Sons & Co. n.d 204 pps.,nearly 60 ills.,bound in red cloth,gilt and black titling,horse to upper board,VG+ just lightly rubbed (Book ref. 3623) £8.00
Richard Bennett and John Elton.: History of Corn Milling: Handstones, Slave & Cattle Mills. Volume 1.
London Simpkin, marshall & Co.1898. 1st. Blue Cloth hardcover. xix & 246 pr. pages. Monochrome illustrations & drawings throughout. Some spotting to prelims and 2 minor spots to front board. Gilt title to sp. Without inscription. Volume 1 of 4 volumes complete in itself. v/g. (Book ref. 4623) £55.00
Scott, J. R.: Kinana Cattle;
London, McCorquodale, nd Pamphlet of 4pp text & 1pp photographs Reprinted from Sudan Notes and Records. Vol. XXVIII, 1947. (Book ref. 12592) £8.00
Fraser, Andrew F.: Farm Animal Behaviour. An Introductionary textbook on the study of behaviour as applied to horses, cattle, sheep and pigs;
London, Baillierre Tindall, 1974; 1st edition; Softcover; Inscribed & SIGNED by Author; 196pp including line drawings and index; Green pictorial covers. " This book serves as an introduction to the subject of applied behaviour studies in farm animals. " (Book ref. 10559) £12.00
Elliman: The Uses of Elliman's Embrocation for Horses, Dogs, Birds, Cattle. First Aid;
Slough, Elliman, Sons & Co, 1902; 3rd Edition; Poor/ No Dw; 188pp with numerous engraved plates & Illustrations; Finger marks throughout; Brown covers with gilt lettering; Covers stained, last two pages ( adverts) have closed tears. Bottom corner card exposed, inside hinge cracked. (Book ref. 3330) £7.00
: Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. With an Abstract of the Proceedings at Board and General Meetings,and the Premiums Offered by the Society in 1890. Fifth Series. Vol.II;
Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1890; 1st edition. Hardback. Good condition. Pp iv, 399, 62, 89, iv. includes index. Royal blue lightly marked covers with gilt motif on the front, gilt title on spine. Fascinating insight into Victorian Scotland. Contents include: Cattle Insurance in the Rhins of Galloway, Trawl-Net Fishing Fruit Farming and a lot more. (Book ref. 18370) £28.00