- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 15.63
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
250 pages - with index - covering such topics as : Purebreds, Importance of Animal Improvement, Selection, Sex Determination, Fertility, Miss Helen King, spireme thread, hybrids, feed costs, cannon bone,and Dairy Cattle. Plenty of tabular data. B/W photographs - some at the microscopic level, assist text. Cond : Boards are buff coloured with brown lettering. Dust jacket - (if issued) is missing. Name of p/o 1953 on ffep. No other marks, tears, nor flaws. Tight, clean, and bright. Quote (p. 87) : " A single pair of genes may be responsible for the presence or absence of horns in cattle, but there are several types of horns which may be characterized as Shorthorn, Jersy, etc. Other factors, besides those responsoble for the presence of horns, are responsible for the shape, size, texture, and color ,_._._. ."by Size: Octavo.
Seller Inventory # 009903
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Introduction to Breeding Farm Animals
- Author
- Winters, Laurence M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, N.Y.
- Publication year
- 1951
- Condition
- Very Good ++
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Illustrator
- B/W Drawings and Photographs
- Edition
- Later Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Agriculture
Wagon Tongue Books
Linden, AB, Canada
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 18 to 35 business days | 24 to 32 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 31.00 | US$ 45.65 |
Payment methods
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Store description
I am a small home-based business so I may be difficult to reach by phone. I'm in the Mountain time zone. I've been passionate about books for approximately 30 years. Thank you for thinking Wagon Tongue.
Specialty
western canadiana, ephemera & rarities, horse and horse-related, cowboy stuff, indians and North American first peoples, things that catch my eye - including (non)books, mere bagatellesSeller's business information
Wagon Tongue Books
AB, Canada
Terms of sale
We may accept International money orders or personal cheques; please allow 6 days for cheques to clear. Please make cheques payable to Wagon Tongue Books. I can handle your credit card transactions ONLY through the ABE.commerce program. PAYPAL is also a workable option. We under rate the condition of our books, build cardboard shipping sleeves for protected shipping and respond promptly to requests and queries. Shipping and handling on all books is at the expense of the purchaser, and is often in the $12.95 per item range. Book weight and volume purchases will alter these conditions. We will be happy to re-quote books in Canadian dollars for local buyers and to arrange local `hand-offs'of purchases, if you prefer.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing less than 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.