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Secondhand Books and Sheet Music Books on Agriculture, Domestic Animals, Self-sufficiency
A Checklist Of Economic Plants In Australia (including
plants of importance to farmers, graziers and foresters, but excluding ornamental and garden plants) -compiled by-
W Hartley (CSIRO, Melbourne, reprint, 1980) ISBN 0643025510. Used softcover book. 214 pages. Covers are
sunned on edges and have insect damage. Rear cover is grubby. Half title page has been neatly torn out.
Page edges have tanned. Else pages are very good. A Handbook For Jackeroos
And Others by L A Pockley. Written in layman's
language by a successful father, grazier & rural education administrator,
this book is about many things an Australian country father thought he had told
his children but probably had not (Bay Books, Sydney, no date) ISBN 0858355302. Used hardcover
book in d/j, 267 pages, previous owner's name stamp on fep, light soiling on
page edges, else in very good condition. A Manual Of Australian Agriculture
-edited for- The Australian Institute of Agricultural Science -by- R L Reid, Fourth Edition
(William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne, reprint of 4th ed, 1983) ISBN 0855610476.
Used hardcover book in d/j. 850 pages. D.j faded on spine, worn on edges with small
chips at both ends of spine. Shelfwear to lower edges of boards. Foxing on edges of
pages, else pages are very good. Weighs 1.5 kilograms. A Manual Of Safe Practice
In The Handling And Use Of Pesticides (Document PB377) prepared by
Pesticides Section, Department of Primary Industry, Canberra (Australian
Government Publishing Service, Canberra, reprint, 1980) ISBN 0642048096
/0-642-04809-6. Used softcover book, 253 pages. Covers are worn, and bumped on
corners. Foxing on edges of pages. All else is good. A Textbook of Dairy Chemistry -by- Edgar R Ling Volume One: Theoretical.
Third Edition revised. Covers the constituents of milk; milk acidity and some physical properties of milk; the composition of milk;
the effects of heat on milk and the action of milk on metals; dairy detergents; chlorine sterilisation; cream, butter and margarine; cheese,
annatto, and soft curd milk; condensed milk and milk powder; dairy by-products and miscellaneous subjects; name index; subject index.
(Chapman & Hall Ltd, London. 1956) Used hardcover book. no dust jacket. Very good green cloth covers with silver lettering on spine. 227
pages. Name whited out on front endpaper. Foxing and some stains on endpapers and edges of pages. Else very good. All Creatures Great and Small: First Herriot Omnibus Edition -by- James Herriot.
Contains "If Only They Could Talk" and "It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet" with three chapters from "Let Sleeping Vets Lie" (Pan Books, London.
11th printing. 1982) ISBN 0330250493. Used softcover book. 428 pages. Foxing on edges of pages. Else good. All Things Bright and Beautiful: Second Herriot Omnibus Edition -by- James Herriot.
Contains the majority of chapters from "Let Sleeping Vets Lie" and "Vet in Harness" (Pan Books, London. 9th printing. 1982) ISBN
0330255800. Used softcover book. 378 pages. Foxing on edges of pages. Else good. All Things Wise and Wonderful: Third Herriot Omnibus Edition -by- James Herriot.
Contains "Vets Might Fly" and "Vet in a Spin" (Pan Books, London. 1979) ISBN 0330258842. Used softcover book. 398 pages. Foxing on
edges of pages. Else good. Australia and New Zealand Sires '83. Horse Breeding. Equine Bloodlines.
(KLK Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Sydney. 1983) Used softcover book. 336 pages.Light wear to edges of covers. First page has been neatly
torn out. Pages ripped at bottom. Else very good. Australian Sheep Dogs: Training
And Handling, Including a Complete Guide to Commands -by- Rod Cavanagh (Rod
Cavanagh, Whittlesea, Vic, First Edition, 1990) ISBN 0731689178 /0-7316-8917-8. Used
hardcover book in d/j, 112 pages. ight wear to edges of d/j, else very good. Australian Small Farms Handbook:
Service Supplies Equipment -compiled by- Mark Pearson. (Second Back Row Press, Leura,
NSW, 2nd edition, 1986) ISBN 0909325499. Used softcover book, 170 pages. Ex-library with
the usual stamps and a sticker on spine. Corners bumped. Pages tanned on edges. All else
is very good. Australian Soil And Land Survey Field Handbook -by- Mcdonald, Isbell, Speight, Walker &
Hopkins (Inkata Press, Melbourne, 1984) ISBN 0909605327. Used softcover book in clear plastic jacket. 160 pages. Very good. Big Charlie -by- J H Williams (known as 'Elephant Bill"). "Captain Williams has
devoted more than 20 years of his life to elephants and has written a book which ... these thoughtful animals would themselves approve ..."
- Arthur Ransome (Quality Book club Edition, London. 1959) Used hardcover book in dust jacket. 222 pages. Dust jacket is torn and
chipped on edges with small piece missing from bottom of spine. Name written on front endpaper. Foxing on endpapers and on edges
of pages. Else good. Dairy Cattle Research
Techniques edited by J H Ternouth (Queensland Department of Primary
Industries, Miscellaneous Publication 82017) (Queensland Government, Brisbane,
1983) ISBN 0724220798. Used softcover book, 365 pages. Covers lightly soiled,
pages uncut on lower edge, else very good. Discovering Soils No. 1:
Soils: An Outline of Their Properties and Management (CSIRO Division of Soils, reprint,
1982) ISBN 064302042X. Used softcover booklet, 40 pages. Covers sunned on edges,
underlining in blue pen on some pages, else very good. Discovering Soils No. 3:
Composting: Making Soil Improver From Rubbish (CSIRO Division of Soils, no date) ISBN 064302168X.
Used softcover booklet, 19 pages. Covers creased. Rear cover is soiled. Foxing inside front and back covers.
Creased down centre. All else is very good. Discovering Soils No. 7:
Organic Matter And Soils (CSIRO Division of Soils, 1979) ISBN 0643024182.
Used softcover booklet, 51 pages. Rear cover soiled and is missing some
surface laminate. Front page is creased in corners. Foxing on rear page. All
else is very good. Discovering Soils No. 7:
Organic Matter And Soils (CSIRO Division of Soils, 1979) ISBN 0643024182.
Used softcover booklet, 51 pages. Covers are worn and creased. Note written
in title page. Pages 2 and 3 have been stuck together resulting on loss of text in
one paragraph. Else pages are good. Discovering Soils: Earthworms For Gardeners and Fishermen.
Earthworm species of Australia; effects of earthworms on soils; likes and
dislikes; increasing earthworm numbers; cultural methods; vermicompost and worm castings;
earthworm biology; identifying earthworms (CSIRO Australia Division of Soils, reprint, 1991) ISBN 0643042377. Used softcover
booklet, 31 pages. Marks on rear cover. Name and address stamp of previous owner on title page. Else in very good condition. (2) Dog Training My Way,
and Difficult Dogs by Barbara Woodhouse (Barbara Woodhouse, Rickmansworth,
Herts, UK, reprint, 1981) SBN 900819081, excellent hardcover book, no d/j, 112pp. Electric Fencing Manual (Daken Electric Fencing, Sydney, no date)
Used softcover stapled booklet. 33 pages. Light wear to covers. Pages are very good. Elsevier's Dictionary of
Horticulture, in English, French, Dutch, German, Danish, Swedish,
Spanish, Italian & Latin compiled under the auspices of the Ministry
of Agriculture and Fisheries, The Hague, The Netherlands edited by
J Nudam & A De Jong. 4240 terms; the basic table is in English, followed by their equivalents in the 8
other languages; separate alphabetical indexes are supplied for each of these
languages (1970 Elsevier Pub Co) SBN 444408126 hardcover in d/j,
covered with clear contact, 561pp, foxing on page edges, text is good. Weighs 1.2 kilograms. Farm Machinery And Tractors: A Practical Handbook For
Farmers -by- R H Cochrane. The principles, operation and maintenance of farm machinery and tractors, including
the many different implements used in cultivating the soil and harvesting crops, as well as milking machines,
shearing machines, orchard-spraying equipment and pumps; illustrated with clear diagrams (Whitcombe and
Tombs Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2nd edition, 1954) Used hardcover book in dust jacket. 214 pages.
Dust jacket is poor: worn, torn, with pieces torn from edges and corners.
Name written on front endpaper. Light foxing on edges of pages. Book is very good. Floods And Droughts: Proceedings
of the Second International Symposium in Hydrology. September 11-13, 1972 at Fort Collins,
Colorado, USA (Water Resources Publications, Fort Collins, Co, 1973) Used hardcover book,
no d/j, 679 pages. Good green cloth worn on corners. Good gilt lettering on cover and spine.
Ex-library. Library stamp and sticker on fep. Light foxing on edges of pages. Else very good.
Weighs 1.2 kilograms. From Strength to Strength: An Autobiography -by- Sara Henderson. Sara writes of her
life at Bullo Station, a million-acre cattle station in the red dust of the Northern Territory with
her husband, American war hero and shipping magnate Charles Henderson III (Sun/Pan
Macmillan Publishers. Sydney. Reprint. 1995) ISBN 0725107251. Used softcover book. 337 pages.
Marks on upper edge of pages. Else very good. Fruit And Nut Crops, A Disease Management
Guide (Information Series Q188018) edited by Denis M Persley, Ken G Pegg,
Jim R Syme, co-ordinated by Plant Pathology Branch. Information
on the symptoms, importance, source, spread and control of diseases that affect
19 fruit and nut crops either before or after harvest; the emphasis is on an
integrated approach to disease control, combining chemical, cultural and
biological methods for efficient management and use of resources, while ensuring
the safety of the consumer (AGDEX 202/633,
Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Government, Brisbane, 1989) ISSN
0727-6273. ISBN 0724225552/0-7242-2555-2. Used softcover book, 68 pages, covers
are creased and have some insect damage to edges, pages are very good. Fruit Gardening In New Zealand
by Ralph & John Ballinger (The Caxton Press, Christchurch, 1981) 090856306X. Used softcover
book, 120 pages, one tear in cover at bottom (closed with tape), light wear and
creasing to covers, corners bumped, pages are very good. Gardening With The Experts: Organic -by-
Moira Ryan (Weldon Publishing, Sydney, reprint, 1991) ISBN 1875410074. Used softcover booklet, 48
pages. Staples rusted. All else in very good condition. Green Manuring Principles And Practice by
Otto Schmid & Ruedi Klay, Research Institute for Biological Husbandry,
Switzerland, translated from the German by William Brinton, Jr., with
additional comments from Woods End Agricultural Institute (Woods End
Agricultural Institute, Temple, ME, 2nd ed, 1984) ISBN 0960355421/0-9603554-2-1.
Used spiral-bound softcover book, 50 pages, very good. Growing Media For Ornamental Plants And Turf by
K A Handreck & N D Black (NSW University Press, Sydney, reprint with minor
amendments, 1986) ISBN 0868491773 /0-86849-177-3. Used hardcover book, no d/j,
401 pages. Spine sunned, light foxing to edges of pages, else very good. Weighs
1.1 kilograms. Growing Nuts In Australia by Anthony Allen.
A book for the gardener, farmer and investor; establishing a nut grove; propagation of nut trees;
covers walnuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pistachios, pecans, and macadamias
(Night Owl Publishers, Shepparton, First edition, 1986) ISBN 0947065008
/0-947065-00-8. Used softcover book, 160 pages. Corners knocked, foxing and some
stains on edges of pages, some highlighting in text, else good. Growing Trees On Australian Farms by Alan Brown & Norman Hall.
Deals with the use of trees or
ornament, shade, shelter & timber production in rural coastal & tableland
areas in temperate Australia
(First Edition, 1968, Dept of National Development, Forestry & Timber
Bureau, Canberra) very good hardcover in good d/j chipped on edges, 397pp, names
blacked out on fep & title page, stamp of previous owner on half title page. Handy Farm And Home Devices And How To Make
Them, Hundreds of Time, Labour and Money Saving Hints for Farm, Station and Home
compiled & designed by J V Bartlett, A facsimile edition of the
original 1945 edition; reproduced with a minimum of alterations (Cornstalk Publishing, Angus
& Robertson, Australia, reprint, 1982) ISBN 0207141975 /0-207-14197-5. Used
softcover book, 303 pages. Covers creased, spine sunned, corners curled, foxing
on edges of pages, insect damage to edge of last page, else good. Harnessing The Energy From Nature: A Complete Guide to Independent
Energy Systems -compiled by- Peter Pedals. Fifth Edition (Rainbow Power Company, Nimbin, NSW, 5th ed, no date) Used
softcover book. 130 pages. Covers are marked, grubby and worn. pages are very good. Hobby Farming: The First
Steps edited by Allan Humphries, based on the ABC Radio Series (Australian
Broadcasting Commission, 1983) ISBN 0642973830, very good softcover book, 103pp,
light soiling on edges of pages. (2) Horticulture, Principles And Practical
Applications by Raymond P Poincelot (Prentice-Hall Inc, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, 1980) ISBN 0133948099 /0-13-394809-9. Used hardcover book, no d/j, pictorial covers, 652 pages.
Covers lightly knocked on corners, foxing on page edges, else very good. Weighs 1.2 kilograms. Introduction To
Tropical Agriculture by J A Sutherland (McGray-Hill Book Company, Sydney,
3rd edition, 1981) ISBN 0070935483 /0-07-093548-3. Used softcover book, 270
pages. Spine sunned, corners bumped, foxing on edges of pages, else very good. Managing Water In Plant Nurseries, A Guide To
Irrigation, Drainage And Water Recycling In Containerised Plant Nurseries, edited
by Chris Rolfe, Anne Currey & Ian Atkinson (published jointly by
Horticultural Research and Development Corporation, Nursery Industry Association
of Australia & NSW Agriculture, 1994) ISBN 0731032144 /0-7310-3214-4. Used
oversize softcover book, 163 pages. Name and number of previous owner
written on half title page, covers worn on edges, corners bumped, else very good. Medical and Veterinary Aspects of Plant Poisons in New South Wales -by-
E J McBarron. Over 1,000 poisonous plants in relation to humans, domestic animals and bees likely to occur in NSW are described, as well as
selected examples of exotic plant species; 960 bibliographic references; also deals with environmental factors concerned with the diagnosis,
prevention and treatment of plant poisonings, and a chemical classification of toxins, symptomatology and animal species involved (Department
of Agriculture New South Wales, 1976) Used softcover book. 243 pages. Covers worn on edges. Foxing on first and last few pages and edges of
pages. Else good. Modern Mushroom Growing -by- P J C Vedder, Director
of the Mushroom Growers' Training Centre in Horst (L), The Netherlands (Stanley Thornes, Cheltenham, First
English Edition, 1978) Used softcover book. 420 pages. Covers are creased, soiled and have insect damage to edges.
Foxing and some soiling to edges of pages. Else pages are very good. Modern Potting Composts, A Manual on The
Preparation and Use of Growing Media for Pot Plants by A C Bunt (George
Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, First edition, 1976) No ISBN. Used hardcover
book, no d/j, 277 pages. Good brown cloth covers lightly worn on corners and top
and bottom on spine. Foxing and some marks on eps, foxing on upper edge of
pages, else very good. Owning Training and Racing Horses by Captain Edward Parsons.
Ppersonal inscription signed by author on fep (self-published, Edward Parsons, Auckland, NZ, undated)
Used hardcover book, no d/j, fine green cloth with fine gilt lettering on spine,
82 pages. Fine. Pasture Legumes And
Grasses, A Guide to The Identification of Selected Species Used in Pasture
Improvement (Bank of New South Wales, Sydney, 1961) No ISBN. Used softcover
booklet, 67 pages. Name on cover, light wear to edges and corners of covers,
spine worn, pages are very good. Pastures And Pasture Plants -edited
by- R H M Langer (A H & A W Reed, Wellington, 1973) ISBN 0589607475. Used hardcover book
in d/j, 428 pages. D/j is worn and torn on edges and corners. Name stamp on fep. Foxing on
edges of pages, else pages are very good. Weighs 1.1 kilograms. Pests Of Stored Grain And Grain Products by
Richard T Cotton (Burgess Publishing Company, Minneapolis, 2nd printing of 3rd
ed, 1960) No ISBN. Used hardcover book, no d/j, 306 pages. Stained and soiled
orange cloth covers. Foxing inside covers and on edges of pages, else good. Pig Management And
Production, A Practical Guide For Farmers And Students by Derek H Goodwin,
Pig Farming. (Hutchinson Educational Ltd, London, First edition, 1973) ISBN 009110890X
/0-09-110890-X. Used hardcover book in price-clipped d/j, 203 pages. D/j is worn
on edges with one small tear at top. Bookshop bookplate inside cover. Light
foxing on eps and edges of pages. All else is very good. Pine Planting In New South Wales, issued under the authority of the Hon. Jack G Beale, Chapters
are: Pine plantation establishment; Pinus radiata - Monterey or Radiata Pine; Pinus elliottii - Slash Pine; Pinus taeda - Loblolly Pine; Notes on other pine
species; Preparation of the site for planting; Raising nursery seedlings in readiness for planting; Planting, replanting and refilling; Scrubbing,
pruning and thinning; Fire protection; The measurement of trees and forest stands; Plantation establishment and management costs; Volume yield from pine
plantations; The value of merchantable standing timber; financial returns from large plantations; Financial returns from small plantations; Loans for private
afforestation in NSW (prepared by The Division of Forest Management, Forestry Commission of NSW, Sydney, no date) Used
softcover book, 59 pages, corners creased, else very good. Plant Growing In The Tropics And Subtropics -by- G V Ustimenko-Bakumovsky.
Translated from the Russian -by- M K Viktorova. A study guide for agricultural students; eight chapters cover grains, legumes, tubers, oil producers,
textile plants, textile plants, sugar producers, narcotic producers, and seed science (Mir Publishers, Moscow, 1983) Used hardcover book in d/j.
391 pages. D/j is creased, torn and chipped on edges. Book itself is very good. Practical Guidelines for Nursery Hygiene
by Olga M Goss (reprint 1983 Australian Nurserymen's Assoc, Parramatta, N.S.W.) ISBN
0959541810 softcover, stiff boards, 77pp, colour photos, line drawings, slight insect damage to
edges of pages, else in very good condition. Practical Hints For
Budding And Grafting Fruit And Nut Trees by D McE
Alexander (CSIRO Australia, reprint, 1990) ISBN 064304269 /0-643-0426-9.
Used softcover booklet, 31 pages. Covers worn on edges and soiled, pages are
very good. Principles of Turfgrass Culture by John H Madison, maps, b/w photos,
tables, diagrams (reprint 1982 with corrections &
supplementary material, Robert E Krieger, Malabar, Florida) ISBN 0898741971
hardcover, no d/j, 431pp, green cloth with gilt lettering, light foxing on eps, in very good condition. Proceedings Of The Second Australian Macadamia Research Workshop, Bangalow
Palms Resort, Bangalow, NSW, 15-19 September 1987 edited by T Trochoulias &
I Skinner (Australian Macadamia society Limited, Brisbane, 1987) Used large
format softcover book, 332 pages, marks on covers, corners bumped, foxing on
first and last pages, edges of pages are soiled, else good. Reader's Digest Back To Basics: A Practical Guide to
Old-Fashioned Self-Sufficiency -edited by- Phillip Rodwell (Reader's Digest, Sydney, 1997) ISBN 0864490283.
Used hardcover book. No d/j. 464 pages. A few marks on edges of pages, else in fine condition. Weighs
1.7 kilograms. Self-Sufficiency: The
Science and Art of Producing and Preserving Your Own Food by John &
Sally Seymour (1977, Faber and Faber, London) ISBN 0571106358, good softcover,
250pp, rear pages water-stained, pages tanned. Small-Scale Irrigation, A
Manual Of Low-Cost Water Technology by Peter Stern. Chapters
cover the technology of soils, soil and water relationships, crop water
requirements, water source development and the simple design of open channels,
pipelines and water lifting methods; the appendices include information on
methods for measuring climatic data, mapping and survey and gauging water
sources; written primarily for farmers in rural areas who do not have ready
access to much of the technical know-how and paraphernalia usually available to
professionally-trained staff. (Intermediate Technology Publications Ltd, London & International Irrigation
Information Center, Bet Dagan, Israel, 1979) ISBN 0903031647. Used small
softcover book, 152 pages, covers are soiled and worn on edges, spine cocked,
light soiling to edges of pages, else pages are very good. Small-Scale Irrigation, A
Manual Of Low-Cost Water Technology by Peter Stern. Chapters
cover the technology of soils, soil and water relationships, crop water
requirements, water source development and the simple design of open channels,
pipelines and water lifting methods; the appendices include information on
methods for measuring climatic data, mapping and survey and gauging water
sources; written primarily for farmers in rural areas who do not have ready
access to much of the technical know-how and paraphernalia usually available to
professionally-trained staff. (Intermediate Technology Publications Ltd, London & International Irrigation
Information Center, Bet Dagan, Israel, 1979) ISBN 0903031647. Used small
softcover book, 152 pages. Light wear to edges of covers, number and name stamp on title page
and last page, else very good. Soils Or Spoils, The Chemical Dilemma, A Practical Insight Into Organic
Sustainable Agriculture by David Alan Hall (Hawthorn Press, Perth, WA, 1990) No
ISBN. Used softcover booklet, 56 pages. Marks on edges of pages at bottom, else
very good. Some Tree Fruits For
Tropical Australia by D McE Alexander, P B Schofield & A Frodsham.
Covers avocado, Cashew, carambola, Chinese jujube, date palm, durian, guava,
jaboticaba, jackfruit, langsat and duku, litchi, longan, mango, mandosteen,
pummelo, rambutan, sapodilla, soursop, sweetsop, West Indian lime, fruit storage
and preservation (CSIRO Australia, 1982) ISBN 0643029300 /0-643-02930-0. Used
softcover book, 56 pages. Spine is worn. Else very good. Some Tree Fruits For
Tropical Australia by D McE Alexander, P B Schofield & A Frodsham.
Covers avocado, Cashew, carambola, Chinese jujube, date palm, durian, guava,
jaboticaba, jackfruit, langsat and duku, litchi, longan, mango, mandosteen,
pummelo, rambutan, sapodilla, soursop, sweetsop, West Indian lime, fruit storage
and preservation (CSIRO Australia, 1982) ISBN 0643029300 /0-643-02930-0. Used
softcover book, 56 pages. Covers creased, corners bumped, red pen underlining on
text on most pages, else good. Soybean Growing (Agfact P5.2.6) -by- R T Cotton, Principal
Agronomist (Fibres and Oils); Division of Plant Industries; NSW Dept of Agriculture (Agdex 162/20. NSW Dept of
Agriculture. First Edition. 1987) Used softcover book. 42 pages. Stamp on cover. Edges of covers are worn. Corners
bumped. Two holes neatly punched for binder. Pages are good. Special Pathology And Therapeutics of The Diseases of Domestic Animals.
3 Volumes -by- Dr. Franz Hutyra & Dr. Josef Marek. Third Authorized American Edition from the Sixth Revised and Enlarged German Edition.
Edited -by- John R Mohler & Adolph Eichhorn. Veterinary Science. Volume I: Infectious Diseases; 1091 pages; 259 illustrations in the text and 19 plates.
Volume II: Diseases of The Digestive Organs, Respiratory Organs and Circulatory Organs; 850 pages; 165 illustrations in the text and 3 plates.
Volume III: Diseases of the Urinary Organs, Blood and Blood producing Organs, Spleen, Metabolism, Nervous System, Organs of
Locomotion, and Skin; 835 pages; 185 illustrations in the text and 6 plates. (Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, Covent Garden. 1926) 3 Volumes.
Hardcover books. No dust jackets. Ex-library with the usual stamps, stickers and marks. Good green cloth with embossed lettering on front
covers and good gilt lettering on spine. Covered with clear contact. Foxing on edges of pages. Very good. The 3 volumes together weigh 7.5
kilograms. Please email us for a Shipping information for this item quote stating your location. Surviving In The Eighties -by- Michael Boddy &
Richard Beckett. Illustrated -by- Janet Dawson Boddy. Shows how you can achieve a degree of self
sufficiency whilst living in the city; information that is just as relevant today as it was in the 1980s (George
Allen & Unwin Publishers, London, reprint, 1984) ISBN 086861114. Used softcover book. 196 pages.
Light wear to covers. Corners bumped. Heavy foxing and some insect damage on the edges of pages.
Some pages have tanned. Else good. Temperate Fruit,
Postharvest Diseases Of Horticultural Produce Vol. 1 edited by B B
Beattie, W B McGlasson & N L Wade (NSW Agriculture & Fisheries, CSIRO
Australia, Melbourne, 1989) ISBN 0643050515 / 0-643-05051-5. Used softcover
book, 84 pages, spine sunned, else very good. Temperate And Subtropical
Fruit Production by David Jackson (Butterworths Horticultural Books,
Butterworths Of New Zealand Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand, First edition, 1986)
ISBN 0409701491 /0-409-701-491. Used hardcover book, no d/j, pictorial laminated
boards, 294 pages. Spine sunned, insect damage to edges of fep, else very good.
Weighs 1.1 kilograms. The ABC Of Stud Breeding. Published by Group Members of Stud Stock
(International) Pty Limited, namely: Aldersend, of
Tarrington, Herefordshire, England; Brewarrana, of Narrandera, NSW, Australia;
and Castle Bend, of Bowral, NSW, Australia; not a treatise on breeding stud
stock, rather this is a history of these prize stud
properties (circa 1965) Black embossed leather-bound booklet,
colour photos, in very good condition. The American Standard Of
Perfection Illustrated, A Complete Description of
All Varieties of Fowls (The American Poultry Association Inc, Davenport, Iowa,
1947) Used hardcover book, no d/j, 492 pages. Good light brown covers with good
black emblem and lettering on front cover and spine, with some marks, worn on
edges and corners. Heavy marking on edges of pages. All else is very good. The Classic Encyclopedia Of The
Horse -by- Dennis Magner. Animal Care. An encyclopedia of everything about horses,
including the principles and secrets of training; history and breeding; the personality
of the horse; horsemanship; stabling, shoeing and care of horses; includes a 200-page
medical section - a "Gray's Anatomy" of the horse with detailed anatomical drawings
(Bonanza books, New York, 1980) ISBN 0517321688. Used hardcover book in d/j, 643 pages.
D/j is sunned on spine. Foxing on first and last few pages and on edges of pages. All else
is very good. The Farm, The Story Of One
Family And The English Countryside by Richard Benson. Richard
Benson travels home to Yorkshire to attend the sale of his family's farm; the
Bensons have been farmers for over 200 years, but now modern economics have made
it impossible for the family to continue; setting the story of the sale, its
aftermath and the family's recovery against a background of cataclysmic change
in the British countryside, Benson uses memoir, anecdote, reportage and personal
insights to explore many social and personal issues; this is a book about
childhood, families, change, death, food, alienation and belonging - and about
the bond between people and the land and each other
(Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Books, London, 2005) ISBN 0241142229. Used hardcover
book in d/j, 230 pages, d/j is lightly soiled and worn along upper edge, else
very good. The Farmer's Dog by John Holmes (Popular Dogs Publishing Co Ltd, London,
10th edition, 1985) ISBN 0091561213 /0-09-156121-3. Used softcover book, 161 pages. Foxing on reverse of covers, else very good. The First Earth Garden Book (Third Edition Updated)
-edited by- Keith & Irene Smith. A guide to self-sufficiency and natural living in Australia (Thomas Nelson
Australia, Sydney, reprint of 3rd ed, 1981) ISBN 0170054446. Used softcover book. 256 pages. Cover sunned
on spine and upper edge of front cover. Foxing on edges of pages. Else very good. The Second Earth Garden Book (First Edition)
-edited by- Keith & Irene Smith. A guide to self-sufficiency and natural living in Australia (Thomas Nelson
Australia, Sydney, First Edition, 1978) ISBN 0170059231. Used softcover book. 256 pages. Cover sunned
on spine. Covers are grubby. Foxing on edges of pages. Pages tanned. Else very good. The Third Earth Garden Book (First Edition)
-edited by- Keith & Irene Smith. A guide to self-sufficiency and natural living in Australia (Thomas Nelson
Australia, Sydney, First Edition, 1981) ISBN 0170060411. Used softcover book. 256 pages. Cover sunned on
spine and rear cover. Foxing on edges of pages. Else very good. The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts
and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining, and Other Affairs of Plain Living
-edited by- Eliot Wigginton. Mountain wisdom. Self Sufficiency. Measurements in feet and inches (Anchor Books, Anchor Press,
Garden City NY, 1972) ISBN 0385073534. Used softcover book. 384 pages. Covers have tanned and are worn on corners and
edges. Bookshop bookplate inside front cover. Hinge has split between pages 146 and 147. Else very good. The Keyline Plan by
P A Yeomans. A system of soil improvement by saving all the rain that
falls on the land; 27 plates (self published by P A Yeomans, Sydney, 1954) Used
hardcover book, no d/j, 120 pages + supplement. Marked green coth covers with
good gilt lettering, foxing on eps and edges of pages, rear pages are lightly
stained on edges, else very good. The Koehler Method Of Dog Training, Certified
Techniques By Movieland's Most Experienced Dog Trainer by William
Koehler, illustrated by R T Yankie (Howell Book House Inc, New York, 33rd
printing, 1988) ISBN 0876056575. Used hardcover book, no d/j, 208 pages, stamp
of previous owner on fep, light wear to edges of cover, some marks and light
foxing on eps and edges of pages, else very good. The Potential Of Aquaculture In Australia: Australian Fisheries Paper No. 21 prepared by J
L Maclean. Is aquaculture, or fish farming, practical in Australia? How much does it
cost to establish a farm? This book is not a handbook or a 'do it yourself'
manual - it discusses the broad principles and describes some of the operations
currently being undertaken in Australia, and outlines the possibilities while
listing the difficulties facing aquaculturalists
(Australian Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries Division, AGPS, Canberra,
1975) ISBN 0642007268. Hardcover book in d/j, 133pp. D/j is marked and worn
along edges. Book is very good. Tropical Agriculture, An
Abridged Field Guide by Donald S Hubbell. The
author is recognised throughout the world as an expert in tropical agriculture;
this book is a compilation of his own copious notes over 25 years of direct
experience in the tropical and sub-tropical regions
(Howard W Sams Int'l, Kansas City, first edition, 1965) No ISBN. Used hardcover
book in d/j, 294 pages, d/j is fairly tattered, book itself is very good with
just a little foxing. Tropical Tree Crops by Lawrence K Opeke, University of Ife, Ife-Ife, Nigeria. The
author, Chief Lawrence K Opeke, Bamwasan of Ile-Oluji, has spent a considerable
amount of time researching into the genetics and plant breeding requirements of
specific tree crops; in this book he introduces the basic principles of ecology
for a wide variety of tropical tree crops, and discussed the principles and
practices involved in the cultivation of such crops; written in clear, simple,
and non-technical language, the book has been designed primarily for students of
agriculture, botany, and biological sciences throughout Tropical Africa (John
Wiley and Sons Ltd, Chichester, 1982) ISBN 0471100668 /0-471-10066-8. Used
softcover book, 312 pages. Covers are grubby, marked and worn on edges, corners
knocked, foxing on edges of pages, some pen underlining, else good. Rare. Yield Regulation In South Australian Pinus Radiata
Plantations (Bulletin No. 23) by N B Lewis, A Keeves & J W Leech. Signatures
of all 3 authors on title page (Woods and Forests Department, South Australia, 1976)
Used softcover in a hardcover vinyl sleeve, 173 pages, in excellent condition. Your Own Resources: A Practical Book For Self-Sufficient People In Australia -compiled by-
Michael Richardson. Covers self-sufficiency in shelter, tools, commodities, bushcraft, heat and light,
food, drink, transport, health, cloth and clothes, craftwork, woodwork, metals
(Doubleday Australia, Sydney, First ed, 1978) ISBN 0868240087. Softcover book, 377pp, in very good condition.
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