People with Long Ears: A Practical Guide to Donkey-Keeping

**People with Long Ears: A Practical Guide to Donkey-Keeping – Robin Borwick – 1965 Second Edition** Cassell & Company Ltd, London, June 1965. Second edition. First published April 1965. Hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket. A vintage practical guide to keeping and caring for donkeys, written by Robin Borwick. Covers donkey management, training, feeding, riding, health and behaviour, alongside information about mules and the history of donkey-keeping. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, including a donkey portrait opposite the title page. The original brown and black dust jacket features an illustration of two donkeys and retains the publisher's contemporary design. **Condition: Book Good to Very Good (provisional); dust jacket Good.** Original jacket shows age-related discolouration, rubbing, surface marks and edge wear, with small chips and paper loss along the upper edge. The rear panel is noticeably toned and marked, with some creasing near the edges. Photographed interior pages appear generally clean, with light age-related toning. Boards, binding firmness and completeness have not been fully inspected. Please see photographs. An appealing early edition for collectors of vintage animal husbandry books, donkey enthusiasts and readers interested in rural life. …