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How to Choose a Good Milk Cow; or a Description of All the Marks by Which the Milking Qualities of Cows May be Ascertained. With a Supplement, on the Dairy Cattle of Britain; Their Qualities, Management, and Productive Results; with Hints for Selecting
by Magne, J.H. And John Haxton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Glasgow, Edinburgh and London: Blackie & Son, 1857. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. Orig. brown cloth decorated in blind, spine lettered in gilt, iv, 184pp. With seven lithographic plates, including folding frontispiece of a cow. Owners rubber and blind stamp on title page. Cloth somewhat worn o/w very good. The first part of the book is a translation from the French work of Magne, which contains information on external marks on cows pertaining to milking properties. Magne developed the "eschutheon" theory.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004778
- Title
- How to Choose a Good Milk Cow; or a Description of All the Marks by Which the Milking Qualities of Cows May be Ascertained. With a Supplement, on the Dairy Cattle of Britain; Their Qualities, Management, and Productive Results; with Hints for Selecting
- Author
- Magne, J.H. And John Haxton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow, Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- Milking, Dairy, Cows, Cattle, Farming, Dairy Farming, Milk
- Bookseller catalogs
- Farming and Agriculture;
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Minotavros Books
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