editor walter brett (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 152 pages. 6.75x4.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Poor. 2nd edition, revised. Cloth, P+. 272pp+10pp adverts, colour frontis, 7 colour plates, 38pp b/w plates, b/w text illustrations index, cloth rather worn & marked, fore edges foxed, a working copy. A revised edition of Henlow's original 1922 standard work on the cultivation of roses for the keen amateur. 600 grams.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Reprint. 54 pages + adverts. Covers very good with a little general wear and some rubbing, spine showing more wear. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A good copy. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 96 pages. 10.50x11.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). A smart copy of this very scarce guide to keeping table rabbits, or rearing rabbits for eating. Third printing, originally published 1940. Very scarce work. Written for a wartime audience, this work provides a guide to keeping and rearing rabbits for the purpose of eating. The war had resulted in butcher's meat being closely rationed, and there is no doubt that there would have been homes in which additional supplies would be warmly welcomed. Being a complete guide for rabbit-keeping, from the necessary space and hutch design, to feeding for plump carcasses, and even obtaining the wool from certain rabbit breeds. Edited by Walter Brett, an English pioneer in natural history and agriculturalist. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original paper binding. Externally, smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the board edges. Light loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. book.