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Breeds of Chickens for Meat and Egg Production
ISBN: 9781445512792 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This early guide to poultry breeds is a fascinating read for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed and contains much information and anecdote that is still useful today. Contents Include: Introduction; American class; Asiatic class; English class; Mediterranean class. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
This early guide to poultry breeds is a fascinating read for any poultry keeper or historian of the breed and contains much information and anecdote t...
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Ray P. Holland Scattergunning
ISBN: 9781446523407 / Angielski / Miękka / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is published for the beginner and also for the gunner who has arrived by an author with broad experience. Contents Include: Bobwhite Quail; Woodcock; Ruffed Grouse; Mourning Dove; Ring-necked Pheasant; Grey Partridge; Western Quail; Prairie Chickens; Wild Turkey; The Dog for Upland Game; Ducks Are Hard to Hit; Blinds; Decoys; Duck-calling; Trick Duck-shooting; Waterfowl Speeds; Geese; Jacksnipe; Railbirds; The Retriever; The Crow; Hanging Game; Why We Miss Them; How to Hit Them; Guns and Loads; Have Ducks the Power of Scent?; Waterfowl Weights; Manners in the Field; Game Birds and...
This book is published for the beginner and also for the gunner who has arrived by an author with broad experience. Contents Include: Bobwhite Quail; ...
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138,06 |
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Pheasant Hunting
ISBN: 9781446526071 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains a detailed account of the author's exciting experiences pheasant hunting, written in the style of an engaging first-person narrative. Complete with a number of beautiful paintings and illustrations, this antique text will greatly appeal to those with an interest in hunting and is well deserving of a place atop any bookshelf. This text has been chosen for modern republication because of its significant literary value and in the hope that it shall continue to be read and enjoyed by future generations. Originally published in 1946, we are proud to republish 'Pheasant Hunting'...
This book contains a detailed account of the author's exciting experiences pheasant hunting, written in the style of an engaging first-person narrativ...
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Bird Dogs
ISBN: 9781446526248 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contained within this book is a detailed treatise on bird dogs. A bird dog is a type of gun or hunting dog used to hunt or retrieve birds or other small game animals by tracking their scent in the air. Common bird dogs include: Brittany Pointers, Retrievers, German Wirehaired Pointers, and Golden Retrievers. This fascinating text contains everything one might need to know about gun dogs, from their diet and training, to their breeding and maintenance. The perfect book for those with an interest in gun dogs, this interesting and detailed book constitutes a great addition to any collection of...
Contained within this book is a detailed treatise on bird dogs. A bird dog is a type of gun or hunting dog used to hunt or retrieve birds or other sma...
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The European Anatidae - An Easy Method of Identifying Swans, Geese and Ducks
ISBN: 9781446540046 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text contains a brilliant guide to the correct identification of swans, ducks, and geese. Complete with a plethora of highly detailed and helpful illustrations, tables, and diagrams, this handbook is perfect for those with an interest in this area of ornithology and makes for a great addition to any collection of such texts. The sections of this book are: 'Measurements', 'Special Characteristics of Anatidae', 'Key to the Plates', 'Swans', 'Geese', 'Surface-Feeding Ducks', and 'Diving-Ducks'. This antique book has been elected for modern republication due to its timeless educational...
This text contains a brilliant guide to the correct identification of swans, ducks, and geese. Complete with a plethora of highly detailed and helpful...
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Snowden Slights, Wildfowler
ISBN: 9781446542774 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1912. Snowden Slights was better known as "The Last of the Yorkshire Wildfowlers." This well illustrated book contains many fascinating reminiscences of his life: The Derwent Valley - Punts and Punt Shooting - Guns, Dress and Dogs - Wildfowl and Wildfowling - Punt Gun Shots - Flight Shooting - Flight Netting - Decoys - Salmon and Eel Netting - Lamprey Netting - Eel Trapping - Birds of the Derwent Valley, etc. Many of the earliest field sports books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm...
Originally published in 1912. Snowden Slights was better known as "The Last of the Yorkshire Wildfowlers." This well illustrated book contains many fa...
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Birds of California
ISBN: 9780762774173 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This informativeguide makesit easy to identify birds in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas."
This informativeguide makesit easy to identify birds in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas."
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Parakeets are Fun - All About Parakeets, Budgerigars, and Love Birds
ISBN: 9781447410447 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This lovely little book contains a comprehensive and easy-to-digest handbook for canary owners. Complete with helpful diagrams and all the information needed for successful canary management from diet to training, this text is perfect for both the prospective and existing canary owners. The chapters contained herein are: 'Friendly Feathered Pets', 'Personality is the Key', 'Age and Sex', 'Cage and Accessories', 'Placement and Care of the Cage', 'First days at Home', 'French's Natural Feeding Diet', 'Treat and Conditioning Food', 'Bathing', 'Molting', 'How to Clip', 'Finger Taming', 'Free...
This lovely little book contains a comprehensive and easy-to-digest handbook for canary owners. Complete with helpful diagrams and all the information...
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Birds' Eggs and Nests - A Simple Guide to Identify the Nests of Common British Birds
ISBN: 9781447412601 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book comprises a simple guide to the identification of the nests of common British birds. This antique text was published separately from the book to which it belongs ('The Young People's Nature-Study Book') in the hope that it would prove of some value on its own. It is aimed at young readers upon their rambles in spring, enabling them to identify the birds to which nests belong - without tedious taxonomical analysis. The perfect text for amateur ornithologists, this lovely little book makes a great addition to any collection of bird watching literature. The chapters of this book...
This book comprises a simple guide to the identification of the nests of common British birds. This antique text was published separately from the boo...
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The Albatross and the Fish: Linked Lives in the Open Seas
ISBN: 9780292726826 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Breeding on remote ocean islands and spending much of its life foraging for food across vast stretches of seemingly empty seas, the albatross remains a legend for most people. And yet, humans are threatening the albatross family to such an extent that it is currently the most threatened bird group in the world. In this extensively researched, highly readable book, Robin W. Doughty and Virginia Carmichael tell the story of a potentially catastrophic extinction that has been interrupted by an unlikely alliance of governments, conservation groups, and fishermen. Doughty and Carmichael... Breeding on remote ocean islands and spending much of its life foraging for food across vast stretches of seemingly empty seas, the albatross remai... |
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Estuary Birds of Britain and Ireland
ISBN: 9781408138496 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Estuaries are rightly of great interest and concern to the birdwatcher. Most teem with thousands of waders, geese, ducks, gulls and other species that use them at times throughout the year; they are also among the last of the wild places left in Britain and Europe. The 'Birds of Estuaries Enquiry' (sponsored by the Nature Conservancy Council and organised by the BTO, RSPB and the Wildfowl Trust) spanned six years, and Tony Prater's report now provides a detailed insight into the birds which use and, in many cases, depend on this special habitat. Of great interest to birdwatchers, the book...
Estuaries are rightly of great interest and concern to the birdwatcher. Most teem with thousands of waders, geese, ducks, gulls and other species that...
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315,63 |
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The Language of Wings: Essays on Waterfowl
ISBN: 9780981658490 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the past decade, Thomas's "Closing Time" columns in "Ducks Unlimited" magazine have received wide critical praise. This collection of those columns also includes eight chapters and five introductory essays that have not been published previously as well as photography by the author and his wife.
For the past decade, Thomas's "Closing Time" columns in "Ducks Unlimited" magazine have received wide critical praise. This collection of those column...
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A Bird Black As the Sun: California Poets on Crows & Ravens
ISBN: 9780615536323 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this diverse anthology, more than 80 of the Golden State's finest poets hold forth on the theme of crows and ravens offering passionate, vivid, sometimes humorous, and ever-surprising views of these common yet mysterious birds, called black as the sun by Gary Snyder.
In this diverse anthology, more than 80 of the Golden State's finest poets hold forth on the theme of crows and ravens offering passionate, vivid, som...
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Birds of Texas
ISBN: 9780762774203 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each Falcon Field Guide to birds introduces the 180 most common and sought-after species in a state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, these informative guides make it easy to identify birds in a backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. Each bird is accompanied by a detailed listing of its prominent attributes and a color illustration showing its important features. Birds are organized in taxonomic order, keeping families of birds together for easy identification. This is the essential source for the field, both informative and...
Each Falcon Field Guide to birds introduces the 180 most common and sought-after species in a state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and feat...
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Sweeter Than Candy - A Hunter's Journal
ISBN: 9780983544241 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paul presents an unabashedly sentimental look back at many seasons of hunting pheasants, grouse, and waterfowl, along with the occasional elk or white-tailed deer. Above all, his work is an intimate examination of a hunter's partnership with his labrador retrievers and other dogs that have been hunting buddies and best friends in their many outings with shotgun and flyrod.
Paul presents an unabashedly sentimental look back at many seasons of hunting pheasants, grouse, and waterfowl, along with the occasional elk or white...
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Art and Science in Breeding: Creating Better Chickens
ISBN: 9781442643956 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chickens are now the most scientifically engineered of livestock. How have the methods used by geneticists differed from those employed by domestic breeders over time? Art and Science in Breeding details the relationship between farm practices and agricultural genetics in poultry breeding from 1850 to 1960. Margaret E. Derry traces the history and organization of chicken breeding in North America, from craft approaches and breeding as an 'art, ' to the conflicts that had emerged between traditional and scientific methods by the 1940s. Derry assesses links between the... Chickens are now the most scientifically engineered of livestock. How have the methods used by geneticists differed from those employed by domestic... |
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Wildfowl of the World
ISBN: 9781447421726 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text contains a detailed treatise on the wildfowl, with information on their habits, habitats, and identification. This book is perfect for those with a keen interest in wildfowl hunting, containing much in the way of interesting information and helpful photographs. A book ideal for both amateur and seasoned hunters alike, this text constitutes a worthy addition to any collection of hunting literature. The chapters contained herein include: 'Swans and other Distinctive Wildfowl'; 'Geese, Whistlers and Sheldrakes'; 'Ordinary Surface-Feeding Ducks'; and 'Diving Ducks'. Many antique books...
This text contains a detailed treatise on the wildfowl, with information on their habits, habitats, and identification. This book is perfect for those...
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Retriever Gun Dogs - History, Breed Standards and Training - Upland Game and Waterfowl Specialists
ISBN: 9781447421733 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This antique text contains a comprehensive treatise on the use of retrievers as gun dogs, including detailed information on their breeding, training, health, and history. A retriever is a variety of gun dog that is often employed by a hunter to retrieve game. Commonly gun-dogs are split into three major groups: retrievers, flushing spaniels, and pointing breeds. Bred primarily to retrieve birds or other game and return them to the hunter undamaged, retrievers make excellent gun dogs as well as loyal companions. This book is perfect for game enthusiasts with a particular interest in...
This antique text contains a comprehensive treatise on the use of retrievers as gun dogs, including detailed information on their breeding, training, ...
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125,12 |
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How to Shoot Ducks
ISBN: 9781447427285 / Angielski / Miękka / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This little text comprises an amusing and farcical ''guide'' to duck shooting, containing either a few lines of text or a cartoon on each page, delineating the often unsuccessful and comical endeavour of duck hunters. A wonderful little book sure to amuse wildfowl hunters, 'How to Shoot Ducks' makes for a lighthearted addition to collections of hunting literature and constitutes a humorous present for those keen on the subject. We are proud to republish this antique text here complete with a new introduction to shooting wildfowl.
This little text comprises an amusing and farcical ''guide'' to duck shooting, containing either a few lines of text or a cartoon on each page, deline...
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Fur, Feather, and Fin Series - The Partridge
ISBN: 9781447427384 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text is part of a series devoted to English birds and beasts generally included under the term, 'game'. It gives information on their birth and breeding, and includes every known method of circumventing and killing them even those employed by poachers. This part covers: The Partridge, The Grouse, The Pheasant, The Hare, The Rabbit, and Wildfowl, as well as including details on natural history, shooting, and cookery. This text is perfect for those with an interest in the game of England, and makes for a great addition to collections of antique sporting literature. Alfred Edward Thomas...
This text is part of a series devoted to English birds and beasts generally included under the term, 'game'. It gives information on their birth and b...
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