Maynard Ralph S (5 results)

Hard Cover. Exlibrary markings. Sound binding and hinges. Many pages have dampstaining on margins plus handling wear. Buckram over boards has edge wear, overall shelf wear. Outer edges of text block are soiled. Unpaginated, profusely illustrated in color/b&w. A selection of National Geographic articles from 1921 through 1940 featuring British islands. Contents: Olcott, Orkneys and Shetlands (Feb. 1921). Graves, Short visit to Wales (Dec. 1923). Byrne, Ireland, the rock whence I was hwen (Mar. 1927). Williams, Unspoiled Cyprus (July 1928). Murphy, The timeless Arans (June 1931). Hathaway, The feudal isle of Sark (July 1932). Hildebrand, Edinburgh, Athens of the North (August 1932). Walmsley, Between heather and North Sea (Feb. 1933). Rogers, Mis and sunshine of Ulster (Nov. 1935). Luke, The Maltese Islands (Nov. 1935). Dunlap, Low road, high road, Dundee (Apr. 1936). Mellor and Stewart, Isle of Man (May 1937). Brown, New map of British Isles (June 1937). Campbell, Guernsey, the friendly island (Mar. 1938). Williams, Pilgrims still stop at Plymouth (July 1938). Lockley, We live alone - on an island (Aug. 1938). Fora, Tristan Da Cunha Isles (Nov. 1938). Moore, The garden isles of Scilly (Dec. 1938). Walker, Old Ireland, mother of new Eire (May 1940). Burg, Britain just before the storm (Aug. 1940). Walter, Wanderers awheel in Malta (Aug. 1940). The Rock of Gibraltar (Sep. 1940). Ex-Library; 10.0" tall. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.

Red Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xx, 736 pages, 7 colour plates and many b/w plates plus text illustrations. Also has chapters on pig farming.

Hardcover and dustjacket, 25.5x18cm, 736 pages, 7 colour plates, profusely illustrated. D/J (never seen one before), is well worn with large chips and tears, large slice missing from spine top(7x5.5cm), folds are torn, scuffs, front gutter is exposed , binding is shaken, owners details, general wear. Everything from dairying history in Australia to Fences, breeds , selecting good cows, milk secretion, care of the herd, land development for cows, farm accounts, and stacks more. Also has chapters on pig farming. Quite scarce, but wonderfully rare with its original dustjacket, although well worn.

xx+738pp. small 4to. Original cloth, slight wear at extremities. Colour frontis., colour and b/w plates. Light foxing to endpapers, otherwise a very good copy. . First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 738 pages, which includes 50 of advertisements. Illustrated and indexed. Customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. Apart from minor foxing to the preliminaries, a clean, unmarked and solid copy. Full title: "Australian Dairyman's Handbook by Ralph S. Maynard, Editor, Live Stock Bulletin and Farmer and Settler; with contributions by many of the most eminent experts in Australia. With 43 plates (7 coloured) and 146 other illustrations.".