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
Cumming, Primrose & Langley, N.S. (ill): RACHEL OF ROMNEY
(Country Life1939 1st edn) Small sq 4to 180pp bw ills. Boards very clean and bright, if a little rubbed. Contents clean and tight - just a hint of foxingn here and there. Owner's inscription. Dustwrapper has small tears with some loss. VG in G dw. (Book ref. 9975) £12.50
Begbie, Harold: OTHER SHEEP
(Hodder & Stoughton - Date unknown) Hbk crown 8vo 344pp slightly browned, Ffep foxed, Book plate on paste-down. front hinge damaged,bumped. Good. (Book ref. 5002) £5.00
Lemmon, R M (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 1952, Fifth Series Vol LXIV
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1952 First edition. Blue cloth, gilt, 52 illustrations, index Pagination: v, 395, 82, 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: Potatoes: some seed production problems; Insect pests of 1951; Machinery for land improvement; Agricultural research in Scotland in 1951, being a brief summary of the work at the Scottish Agricultural Research Stations and Agricultural and Veterinary Colleges during the year (Institute of Animal Genetics; Animal Breeding Research Organisation; Poultry Research Centre; Animal Diseases Research Association; The Rowett Research Institute; Scottish Plant Breeding Station; The Hannah Dairy Research Institute; the Macaulay Institute for Soil Research; The Edinburgh and East of Scotland College of Agriculture; The North of Scotland College of Agriculture; The West of Scotland Agricultural College; Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies); Milk records; The cereal and other crops of Scotland for 1951; The weather of Scotland in 1951; Agricultural statistics; Prices of grain in Edinburgh Corn Market for 1951; Prices of sheep since 1818; Prices of wool since 1818; General show at Aberdeen 1951; Premiums awarded by the Society in 1951; General show at Kelso 1952; Premiums awarded by the society in 1952; Accounts for the year 1950-51; Proceedings at board and general meetings; Premiums offered by the society in 1952. Book: extremities a little bumped, boards a little dusty, VG, Jacket: n/a (Book ref. 2986) £14.00
Cockcroft Barry: The Dale That Died
1st Edition, Dent, London, 1975 83 illustrations; Scarce study of Grisedale in Yorkshire; Hardback: blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine; Binding a little slanted, foxing spots to edges and scattered through text, vg in worn dustwrapper. (Book ref. 6215) £42.00
REEVES Marjorie: SHEEP BELL AND PLOUGHSHARE - The story of two village families.
Bradford-on-Avon. Moonraker Press. 1978. lst edn. Hardback. 180 pages. B.w. illustrations. Family trees to endpapers. Fine, with top edge of textblock coloured purple, in a fine price-clipped d.w. SBN: 239-00174-5. (Book ref. 7626) £9.95
McDonald, Georgina Grand Hills for Sheep
Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. /Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. 1949. 8vo. Colour dj. The Ortego Centennial Prize Novel. 303 pp. Inscr. to ffep. otherwise clean. Jacket quite tatty with severqal tears, though still bright. GOOD+ / FAIR (Book ref. 08539) £6.00
Simmons, Paula Raising Sheep the Modern Way
US: Garden Way Publishing, 1976. Softcover. 234 pp. B/w plates. Light sunning to spine. GOOD+ (Book ref. 03058) £10.00
Williams, Ann Backyard Sheep Farming
Dorchester: Prism Press, 1978. 1st Edition. Softcover. First Softcover Edition. 8vo. 126 pp. B/w illustrations. Clean and bright. Only light creasing to covers. GOOD+ (Book ref. 03057) £6.00
Fraser, Allan; foreword by Sir John Orr Sheep Farming
London: Crosby, Lockwood & Son, 1945. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo. No dj. Green cloth. Agricultural and Horticultural Handbooks series. 175 pp. B/w plates. VG (Book ref. 02618) £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
Cardell, Kim Practical Sheep Keeping
Crowood Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardback. Very Good. 1998 Crowood Press first edition hardback, with laminated pictorial boards, no dj; Very Good ex-library copy, usual stamps and lending plate; UK dealer, immediate dispatch (Book ref. J802) £7.99
Bach, Johann Sebastian; Mcleith, James and Macbeth, Bain Sheep May Safely Graze and Brother James' Air
UK: Kevin Mayhew, 1996. Soft Cover. Fine. 0862097789 Unused Softcover. Not ex. library. Contents clean, tight and bright. A donation from the sale of this book, has been made to an Orphanage in Uganda. (Book ref. 16332) £7.00
: NEW ZEALAND - Brighter Britain of the South: The country, its people and resouces.
Wellington: New Zealand Government, 1926 First edition, paperback, good tight condition, colour illustrated card covers, 104 pages, b/w photo illustrations, b/w fold-out maps to rear------------- 'Industrial conditions, Agricultural, Pastoral and general information for the would-be immigrant.' (Book ref. 1717) £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
Arnold, Caroline Sheep over London Bridge: The Freedom of the City of London
London: Corporation of London, 1995. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 1995 Corporation of London first edition softback, in slipcase; 72-pages, card covers, with maroon ribbon ties and gilt seal; very good, clean condition, appears unread; all near as new condition; UK dealer, immediate dispatch (Book ref. J400) £29.99
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
Buchan, John: The Island of Sheep;
London, Nelson, 1943; Hardback. 6" x 4". Very good/ Dust jacket Good. 343pp. Brown covers with gilt title on spine. Protected dust jacket showing period cars, has small loss at top of spine, edge wear, price 2/- on spine. (Book ref. 16570) £18.00
Billingham, Viv: One Woman and Her Dog;
Cambridge, Patrick Stephens, 1984; 1st edition. Hardback. Nr fine/ Dust jacket Nr fine. 184pp with delightful illustratons & photographs plus decorated endpapers.Cream covers with bright gilt title on spine. Protected dust jacket has price intact. " Become familiar with the excitement of the sheepdog trial and the life of a modern shepheress." (Book ref. 18782) £8.00
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.XXXIII;
Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1921; 1st edition. Hardback. Good- condition. Pp iv, 439, 100, iii. includes index. Royal blue stained covers with gilt motif on the front, gilt title on spine. Fascinating insight into Victorian Scotland. Contents include: Farm Forestry, Aberdeen Angus Cattle, Plant Breeding, Prices for Grain for 1920, Sheep & Wool since 1818. and much more. (Book ref. 18371) £28.00