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Printed Wrappers. Zustand: Near Fine. Frontispiece (illustrator). First Edition. 40 pp. A bright clean copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG-. 1st Edition. See photos or condition details. Hardcover, thin hardcover flex boards found in red leather with gilt stamped text on front. The leather is original and untreated with scuffing and soiling present edges and corners show bumps/wear with the edges of the spine starting to fray (with the bottom being the worst) internal binding is good except for some pulling in spots. No signatures or bookplates present, no library markings. The only handwriting found is in the corner of the front end page where you can just make out where a price was once penciled and then later erased. This book contains nine different Farmers Bulletins, printed between 1904 and 1909. The first title page has a color frontispiece and this is often considered the title of the book, though there are eight additional title pages with one for each chapter. These are as follows: Farmers' Bulletin 287 - Poultry Management by G. Arthur Bell (c. 1907, 48 pages) ***** Farmers' Bulletin 357 - Methods of Poultry Management at the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station by Richard H. Wood (c. 1909, 39 pages) ***** Farmers Bulletin 236 - Incubation and incubators by Richard H. Wood (c. 1905, 31 pages) ***** Farmers' Bulletin 51 - Standard Varieties of Chickens by George E. Howard (c.1907, 46 pages) ***** Farmers' Bulletin 64 - Ducks and Geese by George E. Howard (c. 1906, 55 pages) ***** Farmers' Bulletin 177 - Squab Raising by William E. Rice (c. 1904, 31 pages) ***** Farmers' Bulletin 200 - Turkeys: Standard Varieties and Management by T. F. McGrew (c. 1904, 40 pages) ***** Farmers' Bulletin 234 - The Guinea Foul and its Use as Food by C. F. Langworthy (c. 1905, 24 pages) ***** Farmers' Bulletin 376 - Game Laws For 1909 by T. S. Palmer, henry Oldys, C. E. Brewster (c. 1909, 56 pages) *****. Pages are toned due to age but are clean with only minor scattered foxing, nothing torn or loose.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Jousset, Albert (cover); Lowthian; Singer, Malvin; Carroll, Mary O.; Jochimsen, Marian; Ashe, D.D.; Hallam (illustrator). First Edition. 60 pages. Features: Cover illustration of girl with dog; Colour ad inside front cover for the Parker "51" pen features handwriting and photo of violinist and composer Albert Spalding; Danger Spots for World Peace; Editorial on the Menace of Communism; One-page ad for Knechtels Limited Furniture of Hanover, Ontario; Memo to My Countrymen - Let's get back to the business of being Canadians; Almost Indecent (short story); The Gobbler of Little Moccasin (short story); Art in the Streets - colour-photo-illustrated article on outdoor art show in Greenwich Village; Paco Thinks Fast (short story); Person Unknown (short story); The (Luther) Burbank Zinnia - Nice article on how David Burpee, Burbank's cousin, discovered seed in Luther's old trunk which Burpee used to create this marvelous new flower - article with colour photos; The National Home Monthly's 1948 All-Star Hockey Team - article with photos of Harry Lumley, Jack Stewart, Ken Reardon, Max Bentley, Ted Lindsay and Maurice Richard; Charming colour half-page V-8 veggie drink ad featuring smiling little girls; Wonderful two-page colour 1948 Chevrolet ad with huge header "More people drive - more people want CHEVROLETS than any other make of car!:Uncommon half-page colour ad for Crosse & Blackwell tinned Date & Nut Bread; Nice colour fashion illustrations; One-page colour-photo ad for Singer Sewing Centers; Baking recipes; Funky one-page colour Marboleum ad highlights 1940s interior design ideas; Father Holds the Baby (humour); Canadian General Electric (CGE) ad presents their Model C502 'Musaphonic' radio-phonograph plus the model C118 and C117 record players; Nice colour Frigidaire ad inside back cover shows attractive young housewives in dresses and heels with their range and fridge; Back cover colour Massey-Harris ad shows combine harvesters on train being exported to Kansas.; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue.