Category: Pets

The Atlas of Quails

By: Alderton, David

Price: £12.50

Publisher: T.F.H. Publications : 1992

Seller ID: 018016

ISBN-13: 9780866221450

Binding: Boards

Condition: Good

Well illustrated with colour plates by Anne Hopkinson, and colour photographs of mainyenance and care, very large quarto, pp 144, very clean internally, pictorial boards, a little worn and marked, with some wear to the top left corner of the upper cover near the spine and the bottom left corner very slightly bruised. [A large and heavy book - extra postage will apply.]
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Rabbits for Pleasure and Profit. A practical treatise on the rearing and management of rabbits, with a description of the best breeds and their ailments, suitable foods, methods of marketing etc.

By: Bird, J.T. (edited by T.W. Sanders)

Price: £35.00

Publisher: London, W.H. & L. Collingridge

Seller ID: 019114

Binding: Cloth-backed boards

Condition: Good

Illustrated, 12mo, pp 110 + six page publisher's catalogue, slightly used internally, endpapers age-toned, pictorial cloth-backed boards a little worn, the spine cracking. VERY SCARCE.
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The Interpet Encyclopedia of Koi: A Comprehensive Introduction to Keeping and Displaying These Magnificent Ornamental Fish

By: Brewster, Bernice; Chapple, Nicky; Davies, Mark (et al) [Anne Mcdowall - editor]

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Dorking, Interpet Publishing : 1999

Seller ID: 013865

ISBN-13: 9781902389738

Binding: Pictorial laminated boards

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, quarto, pp 208, pictorial boards, a very good copy. [A comprehensive introduction to keeping and displaying these magnificent ornamental fish, from choosing healthy stock to installing a fully equipped koi pond. Plus a full-colour survey of all the major varieties.]
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Domesticated Animals From Early Times

By: Clutton-Brock, Juliet

Price: £9.00

Publisher: London, Heinemann & British Museum (Natural History) : 1981

Seller ID: 018098

ISBN-13: 9780434139507

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, large octavo, pp 208, very clean internally, brown cloth, several dimples impressed on the rear cover, otherwise in excellent condition, a very good copy in a dustwrapper with only very slight signs of use and with similar dimples. [Examines archaeological, historical, and zoological discoveries to trace the history of animal domestication, and describes the effect of that process on animal breeds and behavior.]
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Budgerigar Matings and Colour Expectations (containing Dr H. Duncker's Original Tables)

By: Elliott, F.S. & Brooks, E.W.

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Chaddesden, The Budgerigar Society

Seller ID: 018359

Binding: Cloth-backed boards

Condition: Fair

Seventh edition, not dated. Octavo, not illustrated, pp 189, slightly used internally, the first few pages have a light stain to the upper margin, pictorial boards, cloth-backed, a little worn and marked.
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Guppy Handbook

By: Emmens, Cliff W.

Price: £3.90

Publisher: New Jersey, T.F.H. Publications : 1970

Seller ID: 014647

ISBN-13: 9780876660843

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, 12mo, pp 128, paperback, very slight signs of wear to the covers, but a very good copy. [Postage will be reduced.]
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The Art of the Horse - Reflections of the Past

By: Evans, Justin B.

Price: £6.50

Publisher: Tiburon, California, Wood River Publishing : 1991

Seller ID: 018042

ISBN-13: 9780962300097

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Very well illustrated, quarto, pp 175, (pages very slightly waved), paperback, the covers with only very slight signs of use. [The horse as depicted on magazine covers, picture postcards and advertising.]
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Image for Of Englishe dogges the diuersities the names the natures and the properties. A short treatise written in Latine by Iohannes Caius and newly drawne into Englishe by Abraham Fleming.

Of Englishe dogges the diuersities the names the natures and the properties. A short treatise written in Latine by Iohannes Caius and newly drawne into Englishe by Abraham Fleming.

By: Fleming, Abraham

Price: £50.00

Publisher: London, The Bazaar Office : 1880

Seller ID: 018065

Binding: Boards

Condition: Fair

[An 1880 reprint, not a facsimile, of a work first published in 1576.]. Small slender octavo, pp [8], 44,[8], + publishers' catalogue 18 pages, clean internally, quarter paper and boards, the upper cover with heavy abrasions, the lower cover slightly spotted, the spine very age-toned, lacking a tiny portion of the spine head..
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Ponies Past and Present

By: Gilbey, Sir Walter

Price: £20.00

Publisher: London, Vinton & Co., Ltd : 1900

Seller ID: 017871

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

illustrated with eight plates, slim octavo, pp (4), 112, all edges gilt, the first few and the last few pages a bit foxed, otherwise clean internally, brown cloth a little rubbed and marked, the spine head slightly worn, gilt decoration.
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Estreldid Finches of the World

By: Goodwin, Derek

Price: £45.00

Publisher: London & Oxford, British Museum (Natural History) & Oxford University Press : 1982

Seller ID: 018244

ISBN-13: 9780565008321

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Well illustrated with line drawings and distribution maps. eight colour plates, quarto, pp 328, fore-edge very slightly marked, two corners with very slight turns, otherwise extremely clean internally, blue cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper has only the very slightest signs of use. A presentation copy from the library of the ornithologist Colin Harrison with inscription "To Colin, with best wishes Derek". [A survey of firetails, grassfinches, waxbills, munias, avadavats and parrot finches. In this, the third in his series on the bird groups, David Goodwin describes the estrildids,...
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Pheasants - Their Breeding and Management

By: Howman, K.C.R.

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Edlington, Hornchurch, K & R Books Ltd : 1979

Seller ID: 011367

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Illustrated, small slim 8vo, pp (6), 117, lower corner of pages slightly bumped throughout, the cloth binding is similar but otherwise very good, in a slightly worn dustwrapper.
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Parrots - A Guide to the Parrots of the World+

By: Juniper, Tony & Parr, Mike

Price: £18.50

Publisher: Mountfield, near Robertsbridge, Pica Press : 1998

Seller ID: 018619

ISBN-13: 9781873403402

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Illustrated with 88 colour plates and many small distribution maps, large thick octavo, pp 584, edges very slightly marked, otherwise very clean internally, red cloth in good condition but binding leaning slightly, the dustwrapper is price-clipped, slightly marked and worn. [A heavy book - extra postage may be needed]
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The Manx Cat

By: Kerruish, D.W.

Price: £7.50

Publisher: Douglas, Published by the author : 1965

Seller ID: 016593

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Illustrated, pp 20, small slender octavo, very slightly creased internally, paperback, covers very slightly worn. [Postage will be reduced].
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Beverley Nichols' Cats' ABC

By: Nichoils, Beverley

Price: £4.00

Publisher: London, The Reprint Society : 1962

Seller ID: 016943

Binding: Cloth-backed boards

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated by Derrick Sayer, large octavo, pp 127, front endpaper creased, otherwise a good copy internally, attractive green and pink cloth-backed boards in very good condition, the dustwrapper is slightly worn, creased and age-toned.
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Breeding Society Finches

By: Roberts, Mervin F.

Price: £4.50

Publisher: Neptune, New Jersey, T.F.H. Publications : 1979

Seller ID: 013996

ISBN-13: 9780876669914

Binding: Pictorial boards

Condition: Fair

Illustrated, slim octavo, pp 93, rather used internally, becoming weak, pictorial boards a bit worn.
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Snake Lovers' Lifelist & Journal

By: Scott, Chris

Price: £6.50

Publisher: Austin, University of Texas : 1996

Seller ID: 004999

ISBN-13: 9780292776982

Illustrated, large 8vo, pp x, 246, pictorial boards, a good bright copy.
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The Aquarium: its inhabitants, structure and management

By: Taylor, J.E.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: London, W.H. Allen & Co. : 1884

Seller ID: 011843

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Good

New edition. Illustrated, small octavo, pp xvi, 316, all edges gilt, names removed from half title, slight age-toning, otherwise clean and sound internally, decorated cloth gilt, a little worn and rubbed, the spine slightly pulled at the head and foot. [John Ellor Taylor was born at Levenshulme, near Manchester, in 1837. He received no education except some desultory instruction at a school held in the Wesleyan chapel, which he supplemented by private study. About 1850 he obtained a situation as store-boy at the locomotive works of the London and North-Western railway at Longsight. Two years ...
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The Aquarium: its inhabitants, structure and management

By: Taylor, J.E.

Price: £7.50

Publisher: Edinburgh, John Grant : 1910

Seller ID: 011845

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Good

New edition. Illustrated, small octavo, pp xvi, 316, slight age-toning, otherwise clean internally, cloth-backed boards, a bit worn rubbed and marked, the spine pulled very slightly the head, spine lettering very faint. [John Ellor Taylor was born at Levenshulme, near Manchester, in 1837. He received no education except some desultory instruction at a school held in the Wesleyan chapel, which he supplemented by private study. About 1850 he obtained a situation as store-boy at the locomotive works of the London and North-Western railway at Longsight. Two years later he was bound apprentice as...
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