Recommended Books
Eggs From Your Garden. A Complete Guide to Garden Poultry Keeping. (1941)
£25.00BRETT, Walter. Eggs From Your Garden. A Complete Guide to Garden Poultry Keeping. 8vo. London, C. Arthur Pearson LTD., 1941. Please note that this book is of its time and therefore its advice may not be up to date! WARTIME, VINTAGE GUIDE. SCARCE.
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Poultry Breeding and Production. (1929) 2 Volumes. SCARCE.
£100.00BROWN, Edward. Poultry Breeding and Production. (1929) 2 Volumes. 8vo. London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1929. Chapters include: Origin, History ETC., of Domestic Poultry, Asiatic Races of Fowls, Spanish Races of Fowls, Other European Races of Fowls, British Races of Fowls, Evolution and Classification of Breeds, The Lines of Development, Poultry Husbandry on Farms, Formation of the Egg and Chicken, Hatching Natural and Artificial, Egg-Production and Preservation. PROVENANCE: Previous owner’s signature to front endpaper of volume one. A scarce two volume set.
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Broilers Journal of the British Broiler Growers’ Association. March 1959 Volume 1 No 8. Vintage 50s Publication.
£22.00Broilers Journal of the British Broiler Growers’ Association. March 1959 Volume 1 No 8. Vintage 50s Publication.
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Hadlington’s Australian Poultry Book. (1946)
£40.00HADLINGTON, James. Hadlington’s Australian Poultry Book. 8vo. London, Angus and Robertson Ltd., 1946. Chapters Include: Breeds and Standards, Natural and Artificial Incubation, Feeding, How to Start a Poultry Farm, Ducks, Geese and Turkeys. Please note that the information contained within this book is of its time and may not be accurate anymore! SCARCE.
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The Poultry Yard Comprising The Management of Fowls, For Use and Exhibition. [c.1870s/80s] SCARCE
£40.00WATTS, Miss E. The Poultry Yard Comprising The Management of Fowls, For Use and Exhibition. 8vo. London: George Routledge & Sons, [no date, c. 1870s/80s?]. Chapters Include: Game, Hamburghs, and Polands, The Turkey, Ducks, Swans, and Geese, Diseases, The Brahma-Pootra. Please note that the advice given within this book is of its time and might not be accurate by today’s standards! SCARCE.
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Salute To The Hen… (1948) Very Scarce.
£50.00HUNTER, H.R. Salute To The Hen. Being Reminiscences Over 30 Years of Poultry Farming. 8vo. Ipswich, Norman Adlard, & Co. Ltd., 1948. Chapters Include: Egg Farming, The First Ten Years, Incubators, Hazeley Down Farm, Chick Rearing, Price of Eggs, Feeding Stuffs. PROVENANCE: Previous owners signature inside on front-pastedown. Please note that the advice given within this book is of its time and might not be accurate today! VERY SCARCE. A copy of this book does not appear to be in the British Library.
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Poultry Management On A Farm… (1902) SCARCE.
£40.00PALMER, Walter. Poultry Management On A Farm An Account of Three Years’ Work With Practical Results And Balance Sheets. 8vo. [London]: Archibald Constable & Co LTD, 1902. Chapters Include: General Description of the Farm, Breeds of Poultry, Houses and Appliances, Diseases, Feeding, Financial Results. Please note the advice given within this book is of its time and might not be accurate today! PROVENANCE: Previous owner’s inscription inside on front endpaper. Scarce.
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MACSELF, A.J. Fowls For Profit. [c.1920s]. Very Scarce
£30.00MACSELF, A.J. (1878-1952). Fowls For Profit. [no date. c. 1920s]. Very Scarce.
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