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OUT OF THE MIST: THE CONNEMARA PONY
Written by Pat Lyne.
Stock no. 1831401
Published by Pat Lyne.
1st
1990.
Very good condition.
A further study of the Connemara Pony throughout the world wherever he is bred and used. Limited edition. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. x and 299 pages including index. ISBN: 0950967424. SIGNED and dated by the author to title page. Also has the author's address label to colophon page. Boards are just a little grubby. Small knock to lower edge of rear board. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- HORSES
- LIMITED EDITION
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FARM ANIMALS
Written by Lawrence Alderson.
Stock no. 1831391
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1978.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
No. 66 in the Observer Series. With 8 colour plates and 109 b/w photographs. Small format. Brown boards. ISBN: 0723215553. Reprint. Boards clean. Name in ink and a pale pink mark to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has publisher's price-label to front flap, is browned and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- OBSERVERS
- FARMING
- FARMYARD ANIMALS
LIFE ON THE LAND
Written by Fred Kitchen.
Illustrated by Frank Ormrod.
Stock no. 1831097
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1941.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Fred Kitchen's autobiography paints a vivid description of work on the land during the first half of the twentieth century in Northern England For a while he worked on the railroad and at collieries but decided that was not the life for him and after 13 years working in industry, he became a farm labourer again. Terracotta cloth boards with gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w woodcuts. 276 pages. A few minor scuffs to boards, light reading wear to spine. Foxing to endpapers and text block. A few scattered foxspots to contents else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a couple of small closed tears (no loss), a little grubby, and browned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- WOODCUTS
- BIOGRAPHY
- ILLUSTRATED
THE ADVERTISING OF MASSEY-HARRIS, FERGUSON AND MASSEY FERGUSON
Written by John Farnworth.
Stock no. 1330641
Published by Farming Press.
1st
1999.
Very good condition.
Charting 150 years of tractor and agricultural machinery progress, in terms of both the machines offered and the social field situations in which they were used. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 320 pages (including index). Wonderful b/w and colour adverts throughout. ISBN: 0852365284. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fingering to front free-endpapers.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- TRACTORS
- TRANSPORT
- ADVERTISING
TALES OF A SUSSEX FAMILY FARM: LIFE AT FRITHWOOD 1949-1997
Written by Angela M. Lerwill.
Stock no. 1830825
Published by The Choir Press.
1st
2023.
Nearly fine condition.
Farming and family life are at the heart of this delightful memoir set in the Sussex countryside. From 1949-1997, Frithwood Farm was the cherished home of the Lerwill family. Although an idyllic location for the youngsters to grow up in, it was hard work for their parents as they tended the land and cared for the animals - as well as their own brood. Matt green boards. xiii and 230 pages. ISBN: 9781789633399. One corner crease else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- SUSSEX
- FARMING
THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHICKENS
Written by Esther Verhoef; Aad Rijs.
Stock no. 1830816
Published by Rebo Publishers.
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
8th edition. Written specifically for people who do not yet know much about chickens, but who are already keeping some. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 336 pages including index. ISBN: 9789036615921. Foxing to top edge of text block else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- COUNTRYSIDE
- FARMYARD ANIMALS
THE DIARY FARMER'S VETERINARY BOOK
Written by Norman Barron.
Stock no. 1830801
Published by Farming Press.
10th
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Tenth Edition, revised. A concise and practical volume on how to prevent disease amongst dairy cattle. Originally published in 1950. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Fold-out Anatomy of a Cow. B/w photos and charts. 256 pages. ISBN: 0852360991. Minor knock to top of spine. Foxing and browning to text block. Large name stamped in ink to lower edge of front endpaper.A few marks to contents but generally clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, lightly faded to spine, rear panel is faded at spine and top edge.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- CATTLE (FARMING)
- VETERINARY
FARM BUILDINGS VOLUME ONE: TECHNIQUES - DESIGN - PROFIT
Written by John B. Weller.
Stock no. 1830532
Published by Crosby Lockwood And Son Ltd.
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
"Every farm building forms part of an investment. Any part of a building which does not contribute a profit from the enterprise concerned hinders the success of the farm." This is the basis of the author's approach to his subject, as it must be, logically, that of the farmer, the architect, builder and agricultural adviser. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xv and 269 pages including index plus advertisement to rear. White marks to boards. Rust spots to front endpapers. Previous bookseller's address label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn, faded to spine and grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- BUILDINGS
- ARCHITECTURE
THE DISCOURS OECONOMIQUE OF PRUDENT CHOYSELAT
Written by Prudent Choyselat.
Stock no. 1830277
Published by University Of Reading.
1st thus
1951.
Very good condition.
The first book in English on Poultry Husbandry translated out of the French by R.E. Originally published in 1580. This is a limited edition of 200. Brown cloth boards with brown title to front board. ix and 31 pages. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. This copy of the limited edition is not numbered.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- POULTRY KEEPING
- LIMITED EDITION
AGRICULTURAL TRADE UNIONISM IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1872-1950
Written by Nigel Scotland.
Stock no. 1329737
Published by The Centre For The Study Of Religion Cheltenham & Gloucester College Of Higher Education.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Tracing the emergence and growth of agricultural trade unionism in Gloucestershire during the period 1872-1950. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 238 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0951736906. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly creased to spine.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- FARMING
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
LAND OF PLENTY
Written by Charlie Pye-Smith.
Stock no. 1329705
Published by Elliott And Thompson Limited.
1st
2017.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Journey Through the Fields & Foods of Modern Britain. Exploring the little-understood world of British agriculture. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 237 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 9781783963058. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is lightly stained.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- FARMING
LAND HEALER: HOW FARMING CAN SAVE BRITAIN'S COUNTRYSIDE
Written by Jake Fiennes; Tim Ecott.
Stock no. 1829406
Published by Witness Books.
1st
2022.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Our relationship with the land is broken: we must heal it. Jack Fiennes in on a mission to restore the health of the English countryside. Practical solutions to how we work with the land to produce food without destroying nature. Blue boards, blind title to spine. Colour photos. 261 pages. ISBN: 9781785947308. Vertical crease to spine created through reading use. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- COUNTRYSIDE
- CONSERVATION