1863 American Poulty Companion Bement Domestic Chicken
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1863 American Poulty Companion Bement Domestic Chicken Turkey Illustrated
Bement’s book ‘The American Poulterer's Companion’ is a practical treatise on the breeding, rearing, and general management of various species of domestic poultry. Bement was the first American to write a book on poultry. Andrew Smith notes in his article ‘The Well-Bred Turkey’ that Bement
“supplied detailed coverage of American poultry breeds, thirty pages of information about wild and domesticated turkeys, and historical facts about the birds as well as direction for raising them.”
This 1863 edition includes a total of 120 illustrations of portraits of fowls in poultry-houses, coops, nests, feeding-hoppers, and more!
Item number: #12485
Price: $499
BEMENT, Caleb N.
The American poulterer's companion: a practical treatise on the breeding, rearing, and general management of various species of domestic poultry
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1863.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xvi, 304
120 illustrations
22 full-page plates
Provenance: Stamp – Dr. Olney Brown Kent
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 6in (20cm x 15cm)
Quite scarce
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12485
Bement’s book ‘The American Poulterer's Companion’ is a practical treatise on the breeding, rearing, and general management of various species of domestic poultry. Bement was the first American to write a book on poultry. Andrew Smith notes in his article ‘The Well-Bred Turkey’ that Bement
“supplied detailed coverage of American poultry breeds, thirty pages of information about wild and domesticated turkeys, and historical facts about the birds as well as direction for raising them.”
This 1863 edition includes a total of 120 illustrations of portraits of fowls in poultry-houses, coops, nests, feeding-hoppers, and more!
Item number: #12485
Price: $499
BEMENT, Caleb N.
The American poulterer's companion: a practical treatise on the breeding, rearing, and general management of various species of domestic poultry
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1863.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xvi, 304
120 illustrations
22 full-page plates
Provenance: Stamp – Dr. Olney Brown Kent
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 6in (20cm x 15cm)
Quite scarce
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
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1863 American Poulty Companion Bement Domestic Chicken
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