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The Modern Pocket Farrier

Annoymous · 1844

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, Richardson & Son, 1844. Leather. A very scarce copy of this guide for farriers. In an attractive half calf binding. 'A treatise on the veterinary art; containing the materia medica and pharmacopoeia. By a Practical Farrier&apos. With a frontispiece. An interesting...

Producing, Preparing, Exhibiting and Judging Bee Produce

W. Herod-Hempsall · 1948

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The British Bee Journal, 1948. Cloth. Scarce signed copy of this detailled illustrated guide to bee produce. Second edition. Scarce.In publisher's original green cloth binding.Signed by the author with a dedication to the front free endpaper, dated September 30th ...

Notitia Venatica

Robert T. Vyner; William C. A. Blew · 1892

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, John C. Nimmo, 1892. Cloth. Extensive guide to fox hunting and the proper care of hounds, delightfully illustrated with 12 colour plates. Seventh edition.In publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt detail.With 12 hand-coloured plates by, among others, prom...

Dog Breaking the Most Expeditious, Certain, and Easy Method

General W. N. Hutchinson · 1920

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, John Murray, 1920. Cloth. A smart reprint of this illustrated guide to training dogs for sports, uncommon to see in the original dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A comprehensive guide to training dogs for sports, an interesting work written during a...

A Thoroughbred Mongrel

Stephen Townesend · 1900

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , T. Fisher Unwin, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this humorous dog tail with illustrations. A first edition copy. This is a humorous tale of the adventures of a dog by Stephen Townesend, being the tale of a dog, told by a dog, to lovers of dogs. S...

The Dog, Its Varieties and Management in Health

John Henry Walsh (Stonehenge); George Armitage · 0

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. c1896. Cloth. A revised edition of a handbook on dogs health and maintenance with illustrations. Revised edition in original publisher's binding of The Dog, a guidebook on pet maintenance and welfare. Originally by 'Stonehenge' (...

At the Sign of the Dog & Gun

Patrick R. Chalmers · 1930

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Philip Allan & Co. Ltd. 1930. Cloth. An autobiographical work on hunting and field sports, illustrated by V. R. Balfour Browne. Written by Patrick R. Chalmers, an Irish writer known for his works on hunting, deerstalking and field sports. He wrote for Punch and The F...

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

Thomas Brown · 1846

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, George Virtue, 1846. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition copy of Thomas Brown's conclusive and fascinating manual detailing modern farriery in the Victorian era, complete with illustrations. An uncommon first edition of this work.Thomas Brown's ...

About Our Dogs: Their Breeds and Their Management

A. Croxton Smith, O. B. E. · 1931

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London and Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1931. Cloth. A delightful examination of dog breeding and raising by Arthur Croxton Smith, illustrated with colour plates and numerous black and white photos throughout. Covering the dog's daily routine, kennel, breeding, re...

The Dogs of the British Islands, Being a Series of Articles on the Points of Their Various Breeds

J. H. Walsh · 1882

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Horace Cox, 1882. Cloth. An incredibly scarce copy of this illustrated work, in handsome red cloth binding. A very scarce copy of this work, in its 1882 edition. In original red cloth, decorated with an intricate gilt motif to front board.Written by J. H. Walsh, whose...

Hounds of the World

Sir John Buchanan-Jardine; The Duke of Beaufort · 1979

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Penrith, Grayling Books, 1979. Cloth. A signed limited edition study of all breeds of hunting hounds, complete with colour plates. A limited edition of six hundred copies, of which this is numbered forty.Signed by the author to the limitation leaf.In the original unclipped dus...

Beagling

W. Lovell Hewitt · 1960

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London , Faber and Faber, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this work on Beagling, with illustrations. A first edition volume. Beagling is a fieldcraft, practical book which gives an insight into the experience of a beagler and the charming breed. W. ...

A Compendium of the Veterinary Art

James White · 1818

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818-23. Leather. All four volumes of James White's conclusive dictionary on the veterinary art, with many plates and colour plates throughout. Complete in four volumes.Scarce to find all four volumes together as a set.An ext...

The Horse Its Treatment in Health and Disease with a Complete Guide to Breeding Training and Management Divisional Volume 1

Professor J. Wortley (Ed) · 1905

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Greshman Publishing Company, 1905. Cloth. A copy of The Horse, Its Treatment in Health and Disease in a Talwin Morris binding. A copy of The Horse, Its Treatment in Health and Disease in a Talwin Morris binding. Talwin Morris was a prolific book designer and decorative...

A Complete System of Improved Live Stock and Cattle Management

R. W. Dickson · 1824

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Thomas Kelly, 1824 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated with vibrant hand coloured plates, this is the very scarce first edition of the second volume of R. W. Dickson's guide to maintaining livestock and cattle. Volume II only of this very scarce two volume first...

Pheasants Their Natural History and Practical Management

W. B. Tegetmeier · 1897

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Horace Cox, 1897 . Cloth. Resourceful illustrated guide to the proper care of pheasants with a section on their natural history. Third edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen further monochrome plates. Collated, co...

Pheasants Including Their Care in the Aviary

H. A. Gerrits · 1961

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Blandford Press, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. First English edition of this highly detailled and profusely illustrated guide to the proper care of pheasants. First English edition.In publisher's original red cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper.Featuring the...

Extracts on Bloodhounds from &Apos;the New Book of the Dog&Apos; and &Apos;the Kennel Encyclopedia&Apos;

E. B. Joachim; Howard Handley Spicer; Edwin Brough · 0

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

[London], [Cassell & Company Limited]; [Virtue & Co], c1907-28. Cloth. A volume focuses on bloodhounds, containing three pieces on the breed in one volume, by Edwin Brough and Handley Spicer. A volume of three extracts on bloodhounds, from 'The New Book of the Dog', ...

Dog Training My Way and Barbara Woodhouse&Apos;S Book of Dogs

Barbara Woodhouse · 1955

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Faber and Faber Limited; Hulton Press, 1955-1957. First edition. Cloth. Two signed first edition volumes concerning training and caring for dogs, by the well-loved television personality Barbara Woodhouse. The first edition, second impression of 'Dog Training My W...

A Manual of Toy Dogs: How to Breed, Rear, and Feed Them

Mrs. Leslie Williams · 1910

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Edward Arnold, 1910. Cloth. A charming book on the treatment of toy dogs, with notes on different breeds. Third edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with photographs. A guide to breeding, rearing, and feeding toy dogs, with chapters on: rearing pups, exhibiting...