Amphlett Floyd (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fenman Books; city not noted, 1993. Hardcover. First Publication. Near Fine, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, trace use/handling marks, mild shelf wear, mildly bumped bottom front board corner, some scattered foxing to text block edges, couple of small soiled spots bottom front free endpaper, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, spine edge wear with few small creases, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 192pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. THE DUST JACKET IS LIGHTLY RUBBED AND THERE ARE SOME MINOR INDENTATIONS TO BOTH SIDES. THE CORNERS ARE LIGHTLY BUMPED. THE SPINE IS BUMPED AT BOTH ENDS. THE PRICE IS UNCLIPPED. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inspected, Cleaned & Sealed by me, the proprietor. 1993. 1st edition. Hardcover book with the dust jacket. It has a tight binding with sharp corners. The text part of the book is clean and unmarked. Sealed in Shrink Wrap for protection in storage and shipping. Expertly packed. *PROFESSIONAL BOOKSELLER* I try hard to get the descriptions right, sometimes I make a mistake, therefore, Returns accepted. Refunds given. -Gordon.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. With dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). 1993 1st edition. 4to (188 x 252mm). Pp192(ads). B/w photographs, pedigrees. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Spine slightly cocked, slight fading and small dent to board edges. Slight soiling to end-papers and preliminaries but good copy in like dust-wrapper. Floyd Amphlett is the "editor of Greyhound Star and breeding correspondent for the Greyhound Life." This is a detailed guide to greyhound breeding with the emphasis on pedigree and producing puppies with predictable(ish) qualities. Chapters include: Why do I want to breed a litter of pups?; The sire and the dam; Mixing and matching; Matings - fact and fiction; Feeding, by John Kohnke; Rearing. Section two lists significant sires and dams "of recent years, complete with dam trees and previously unpublished photographs. In Section three are profiles of more than 60 dogs currently at stud in Britain or Ireland - including all the big names." Each listing consists of descriptions of the dog's track career, breeding and stud career, and its pedigree. .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback in dust wrapper. First edition, 1993. Handwritten text on fep states that it is "Special Edition - bound copy 4 of 12, followed by a presentation message to Ted, signed by the author, dated December 1992. Book is clean and sound, just a few minor knocks to edges of boards and corners. Very near fine condition. Unclipped dw has creasing to top edge and a 1cm tear at top of spine - near fine condition. Inscribed by Author(s).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2011). 2011 1st edition. 4to (198 x 268mm). Pp208. B/w & colour photographs, map, pedigrees. Foreword by Bob Gilling. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Unobtrusively bumped, slight soiling to boards. Thumb-prints to end-papers, slight ripple to pages else good copy in like dust-wrapper. "For overy forty years, Nick Savva has consistently bred champions and has put British breeding on the map. .He has bred winners of all the classics. He has won numerous Category One races, includeing our own Breeders Forum Produce Stakes run annually, a record nine times. The pinnacle of his career was winning the English Greyhound Derby with his British bred greyhounds in three consecutive years - Westmead Hawk in 2005 and 2006 and Westmead Lord in 2007." Bob Gilling in his Foreword. Chapters include: Fast away; Soon led; Westmead ho; Winning times; Simply the best; Positives and negatives; Hawk flies in; My ways; The mating game. Appendices are: Roll of honour; Westmead litter 1968-2010. .