The Creation of a Strain: Tracing the Evolution of the Racing Pigeon from the earliest times to the present day (very rare 1st edition hardback)

Wing Commander W.D.Lea Rayner

Published by All British Pigeon Racing, 1955

About this Item

Published by All British Pigeon Racing in 1955, this is the assumed 1st hardback printing (no date given) of Wing Commander W.D.Lea Rayner's The Creation of a Strain: Tracing the Evolution of the Racing Pigeon from earliest times to the present day. Red buckram binding, gilt lettering, 396 pages plus index, magnificent illustrations and plates, the book is in good condition with some light finger marking and some moderate creasing to the buckram on the front board, some very minor staining to the front board, light fading and rubbing to the spine, plus some browning to the end papers. A real firecracker of a book.

Seller Inventory # 10384

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Creation of a Strain: Tracing the Evolution of the Racing Pigeon from the earliest times to the present day (very rare 1st edition hardback)
• Publisher: All British Pigeon Racing
• Publication Date: 1955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket