Mcintyre wv (3 resultados)

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. A Practical Guide to Handling Dogs & Stock by A R Mills, W V McIntyre, S F Herbert. Publisher: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1971. Very good hardback with jacket, no inscriptions, a little rubbing, bumping and fading to edges, some foxing to page edges. Jacket is rubbed and chipped with some marks and closed tears. 125 pages. Written for NZ and Australian situations. A classic text covering pup selection, training, temperament, recasting, whistling, punishment, handling stock, yard work, drafting, mustering, lambing, shedding, docking, feeding and care and more. All books are sent free by courier postage within New Zealand. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. …

Hardcover. Condición: Excellent. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 125pp that appear as crisp as the day they were printed, less than 500g to post. This valuable reference was first issued in 1964 & popularly reprinted in 1966 & '71. Mills (ed) has a lifetime's experience on garms & stations in New Zealand as well as in depth experience in dog trialling. McIntyre achieved unrivalled fame in breeding two distinct strains, a heading & a huntaway. McIntyre's dogs (50 over 53 years) were winners, winners & winners. Herbert was Senior Judge for the NZ Sheepdog Trial Assoc & in a forty year period won many championships. I hesitate to pun that this book has impeccable breeding. It is a book whose primary focus is the working farm dog, not the show ring medallist. A down-to-Earth book for the farmer who handles sheep & cattle and wants the best of the stock dogs. Subjects include training, handling, shedding, lambing, temperament etc. This fine statement sums it up > "Every statement, every word of advice has been tested on the anvil of experience . . . a classic textbook of farming practise at its best." Faults? dj has 1cm closed tear & side edgewear. Size: 22.5cm. Book.…