The Amateur's Manual; Or, Specific Mating Of Thorough-bred Fowls.
by Felch, I. K. [Isaac Kimball]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Boston Photo-Elect.. Good+. 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards a bit soiled, front inner hinge cracked, as usual, else a tight attractive copy. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Cloth with printed boards, 110p., illustrated, 15 pages of related ads. **Norris#60: "the first book by...the first man in the U. S. to make a living from breeding and exhibiting poultry". .
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- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1941
- Title
- The Amateur's Manual; Or, Specific Mating Of Thorough-bred Fowls.
- Author
- Felch, I. K. [Isaac Kimball]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Boston Photo-Elect.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- Farm, Poultry, fancy poultry, Heritage Livestock
Terms of Sale
Janet & Henry Hurley
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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