Fine 1st edition paperback. Not ex-lib. Negligible wear at periphery from storage, 147 pp text crisp and unmarked. A story based on the everyday adventures of the author's two otters, Petey and Penny. An uncommon gift quality book. View More...
First edition 1861 in black cloth covered boards with rubbed tips and spine ends. Library sticker on both pastedowns. 164pp text is crisp with an occasional soil mark. Includes: Intro/ Law of Similarity, Law of Variation, Atavism or Ancestral Influence, Relative Influence of the Parents, Law of Sex, In-and-In Breeding, Crossing, Breeding in the Line, Characteristics of Breeds. View More...
First edition, first printing paperback in glossy illustrated card covers showing a Lady Godiva style girl, totally naked riding side saddle on the back of a porker. This is a crisp copy with faint surface wear, touch of curl at tips. 272 pp text is unmarked. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. No names, tears or soil. White background cover is slightly age-toned around periphery but displays very well. A book of pig lore, love, history, habits, quirks and more. Here is the truth about hogs, their life-styles and their longings, their mad and wondrous ways - complete with illustr... View More...
Tight bright 1st edition paperback with light surface soil on ecru card covers, one tiny closed, taped tear at foot of frt cover, few check marks on upper corners of some pages. 70 pp informative manual published around 1970-75. Includes: Selecting Stock/ Incubation/ Brooding Hints/ Housing and Equip/ Space for Poultry/ General Housing Requirements/ Systems of Ventilation/ Insulation and Heat Loss - Figuring R Values/ Resistance of Building Materials/ Vapor Barriers/ Basic Lighting Principals/ Poultry Manure/ Managing Layers/ Stress/ Feeding of Poultry/ Feed and Water Handling/ Bulk Handling o... View More...
3rd edition hardcover in blue cloth with gilt titles, Tips barely brushed showing color loss not major rubs and a faint cup ring on cover, internally as new. 311 pp. 3rd Edition, Nov. 1953. This is a comprehensive book published for all those who were genuinely interested in chinchillas and in developing the chinchilla industry. The book was divided into 3 sections: early chapters deal with factual information on chinchilla fur and on chinchilla history; the following chapters pertain to the actual care of the animals and ranch operation; the final chapters deal with the related problems of b... View More...
Near fine condition 1st edition paperback with negligible wear at tips of glossy cover from storage. 64 pp text crisp and unmarked. Loaded with b/w and color photos, drawings and art reproductions. Exceedingly rare, this is the veritable Bible of showing fancy poultry. ISBN listed as 871664011 but does not appear to be appreciated by ABE's Homebase system. View More...
4th printing paperback with small Book Fair stamp on fep, bit of cello tape at head & foot of spine and in hinge between pages 2 & 3. Small stray crayon mark on last page does not obscure any text. Tight bright book in story form about gerbils as pets and their care. View More...
Lovely 1st edition hardcover with barely brushed tips, spine ends sharp. No names, tears or soil. A gift book featuring Victorian drawings of pets along with thoughtful verses. View More...
1st edition spiral bound 108 pp, crisp unmarked paperback with black plastic comb spine. 15 chapters on pet care, choosing a pet, Grief with loss, etc View More...
