Ekarius, Carol

Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds: Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Emus, Guinea Fowl, Ostriches, Partridges, Peafowl, Pheasants, Quails, Swans

North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing, 2007. First edition. Pp. ix, 272, (1, ad); 350+ fine color photographs of fancy poultry breeds. Original color pictorial stiff wrappers, 4to (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches). This definitive guide to North American barnyard and wild fowl includes a brief history of each breed, detailed descriptions of identifying characteristics, and colorful photography that celebrates the birds' quirky personalities and charming good looks. The volume covers 128 different breeds of poultry. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 7295

Catalogue: Pigeons, Chickens, and other Domesticates

Entwisle, William F.

Bantams

Hindhead, Surrey, UK: Saiga Publishing Co., 1982. Reprint. Pp. 116; frontispiece portrait of author, 12 black-and-white plates of bantams (line-drawings by J. W. Ludlow), 12 text-figures. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 4to (12 x 8 1/2 inches). The author, William Entwisle, was probably the most important figure ever involved in the Poultry Fancy. He was responsible for introducing many new bantams taking the large fowl which existed and then, by ""scientific breeding"" he bantamised them. He also established a standard for each breed therefore laying the foundation for the modern day Poultry Club Standards (from the dust jacket flap). This is the ""Poultry Classic Reprint"" of the original work that was published in 1894. The illustrations are by J. W. Ludlow, one of the outstanding poultry artists of the Victorian era. No ownership marks. Small bump to one outer corner; a bright and clean copy in fine condition is a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 7249

Catalogue: Pigeons, Chickens, and other Domesticates

Penionzhkevich, E. E. (editor)

Poultry - Science and Practice, Volume 1: Biology, Breeds and Breeding + Volume 2: Farming and Production, in 2 volumes, complete

Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1968-1969. First edition in English. Pp. viii, 392; vii, 568; 227 text-figures (black-and-white photographs and line-drawings). Original printed gray wrappers, lettered in black on the spine and on the front cover, lg 8vo. A detailed study of poultry breeds and their production in the former Soviet Union. Translated from the original 1962 Russian edition into English by M. Fleishman et al. as part of the Israel Program for Scientific Translations. Ink stamp on the front wrapper of each volume reads ""Surplus Duplicate"" with the stamped dates of Feb. 13, 1969 and April 15, 1969. There are no other ownership marks. Light sunning to the spines of both volumes, some edge wear to the gray wrappers, the top front wrapper of volume 2 has an old crease along the top margin, some old cello tape along the top of the spine of volume 1, the text block of both volumes is bright, clean and unused; overall a very good copy..

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Book number: 7302

Catalogue: Pigeons, Chickens, and other Domesticates

Riddle O.

ENDOCRINES AND CONSTITUTION IN DOVES AND PIGEONS.

Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution, 1947. Pp. xi, 306, frontis plate, 6 full page black/white plates, 187 text-figures. Early red cloth, gilt-lettered, patterned endpapers, lg 8vo. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 572. Ex-library from the Reading Public Museum, Pennsylvania, with gilt call number on spine and museum bookplate on front endpaper, no other library marks and no signs of use, a bright, clean, near fine copy..

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Book number: 1545

Catalogue: Pigeons, Chickens, Parrots and other Domesticates

Keywords: Ornithology Birds Doves Endocrine Pigeons Physiology Natural Sciences Natural Science

Skinner, John L.

Those Intriguing Miniatures, Bantams.

Augusta, NJ: American Bantam Association, 1990. Pp. 52; some un-numbered photo-plates. Original printed wrappers, 8vo. This is the sixth printed published in 1990. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 4858

Catalogue: Pigeons, Chickens, Parrots and other Domesticates

Keywords: Ornithology birds chickens bantams Skinner