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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 1988). (1814) 1988 facsimile reprint. 8vo paperback (145 x 216mm). Pp152. Small b/w vignettes. Fine copy of a rather inferior reprint. "The author having been attached to the sod at a very early period of life - and having lived in a part of the country high in repute for that noble bird, the Game Cock; where as great a variety of birds were exhibited in all their various process of refinement as any individual amateur could enjoy, he flatters himself that by such superior means of collecting information his attempt at writing "The Cocker" will be found to contain not only instruction, but be a source of amusement to the reader". A rather shoddy reprint from Dr Batty's Nimrod Press. It won't enhance your bookshelf much, but this is an inexpensive way of getting the text of this scarce book. .…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a comprehensive guide to breeding and training gamecocks, covering every aspect of the process from selecting the best birds to feeding and conditioning them for the pit. The author, an experienced breeder and trainer, shares his insights on how to breed and raise healthy, aggressive birds that will excel in competition. The book also provides detailed instructions on how to train gamecocks to fight, including tips on how to teach them to strike accurately and defend themselves against their opponents. Whether you are a novice or an experienced breeder, this book is a valuable resource that will help you produce and train top-quality gamecocks. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

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1st edition. Poor copy with paper-covered boards; edges somewhat dust-dulled, stained, creased, nicked and rubbed as with age (with some loss). Spine worn with poor paper label. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical Description; 88 pages. Subjects; Cockfighting. Cockers (Persons). Game breeders. Game and game-birds Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

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1st edition. Poor copy with paper-covered boards; edges somewhat dust-dulled, stained, creased, nicked and rubbed as with age (with some loss). Spine worn with poor paper label. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical Description; 88 pages. Subjects; Cockfighting. Cockers (Persons). Game breeders. Game and game-birds Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 180. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1814 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 180.…

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8°. Engraved folding frontispiece, 154 SS. Old boards, spine with later paper, in newer folding portfolio Amusing book about breeding and using cocks, first published in 1793. With pedigrees of famous chamions and room for notes on fights, stock, gains etc. - Some browning, little foxing, title with small owner s inscription and shadow of the frontispiece, rubbed but else fine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Facsimile. 'Burton-on-Trent: Printed and Published by J. Croft, High Street; and Sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1814' [IN FACT A LATER - c.1900 - FACSIMILE REPRINT]. 8vo (measures 8.3" x 5.4" approx.). 154,[2]pp. Coloured frontispiece (with hand-coloured cockerels). Decorative tail-pieces to text. §This copy is extra-illustrated with eight hand-coloured plates, comprising two double-page plates (numbers 3 & 4) from the 'Cock Fighting' series by Henry Alken; five plates (one folding) of individual cockerels or varieties (including 'Phenomenon', 'The Cheshire Pile', Streaky Breasted Red Dunn, Blackbreasted Dark Red, and 'Yorkshire Hero') by Benjamin Marshall, & 'Tom, Jerry & Logic backing Tommy the Sweep at the Royal Cockpit' by Robert & George Cruikshank. The Alken plates are c.1900 reprints; of the Marshall plates the three portraits are c.1900 reprints, the other two appear to be earlier; and the Cruikshank plate is from an early 19th century edition of Pierce Egan's 'Life in London'. §The work was first published in 1793, & an expanded second edition followed in 1814 - of which this is an unstated facsimile. Bodleian Library suggests 1914 as the publication date (i.e. the centenary); British Library suggests 1924. The frontispiece of the facsimile is not always found coloured. The second half of the volume comprises headed blank forms in sections such as 'Pedigree of Brood Cocks, Hens, or Pullets', 'Names and Characters of all my Cocks', 'Bags in Stock', 'Cash Account', etc., for the owner to fill in. Finely bound in red half-morocco, watered cloth boards, spine in compartments, gilt lettering & decoration, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, marbled endpapers, by Henry Young & Sons of Liverpool. Ink gift inscription 'George Grundy from R. Grundy. 1913' to verso of front free endpaper. Occasional foxing, clear of plates; one plate slightly offset. In all other respects a fine, bright copy, apparently unique.…