Wildlife: general interest

This book contains a collection of classic articles on the diseases and pests common to grape vines, with information on identification, prevention, spraying, and many other related aspects.

The English countryside was full of customs and superstitions relating to the animals that were seen in every day life.

Originally called "e;Hawking or Faulconry"e;, this title was originally published in 1686 as part of the author's classic work - "e;The Gentleman's Recreation.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to keeping poultry on a small and large scale, with detailed information on selection and breeding, feeding, rearing, housing, plucking, and all other related aspects.

Originally published in 1859, this scarce early work on Wildfowling in all its various forms, is both expensive and hard to find in any edition.

This early work on beef cattle farming provides a comprehensive guide to the selection, care, breeding and fattening of beef cows and bulls.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to nests and eggs of British nesting birds, with detailed descriptions of nests, eggs, and where to look for them.

This book contains two classic articles on fishing, looking specifically at angling and fly-fishing in the highlands of Bavaria and in the Black Forest.

This book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of rabbit farming, covering such topics as pelt dressing, killing, marketing and many other aspects related to rabbit farming for profit.

This antiquarian book contains a fascinating treatise on the woodcock, and includes information on its natural history, habit and habitats, how to find and hunt them, and much more.

This antiquarian book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on kite hawking, hare hawking, merlins, management, lark hawking, the hobby, the lanner, sport in India, and other related issues.

The author of this book sets out to show how a fascinating hobby can become a profit making pursuit.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to bee-keeping, with information on hive constructions and management, the natural history of bees, harvesting, swarming, and all other related aspects.

This volume takes a detailed look at in-breeding animals, exploring what it is, what it can achieve, and common problems related to it.

This vintage book contains an comprehensive and informative treatise on the crow family of birds, with information on the raven, the carrion crow, and the rook.

This vintage book contains a complete and comprehensive guide to cattle farming for beef and milk production.

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to breeding budgerigars, being a detailed treatise on management during the breeding season.

This collection of scarce articles on falconry have been gleaned from sporting publications of the late 1800s.

This volume looks at the different varieties of livestock to be found in the tropics, as well as the products that they can produce for profit.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to starting your own breeding aviary, including tips on aviary construction, cages, birds to pick, possible setbacks, hatching, and any ailments your birds may pick up.

This vintage guide to farming sheep contains information on every step of the process, from breeding and rearing to wool production and beyond.

This antiquarian volume contains 'Falcons of France'; a novel about flying, World War I, and contemporary moralities.

"e;The Book of Bee-keeping"e; is a classic guide to keeping bees for profit and pleasure.

This antiquarian book contains a practical guide to keeping and caring for finches, being a handy collection of tips and helpful hints for the breeding, feeding, and training of these beautiful birds.

Learn to mate your budgies together to get the very best colour combinations.

This fantastic book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of bee keeping, focusing mainly on queens and how to rear, introduce, and breed them.

This vintage book contains a concise guide to mule-breeding canaries and finches, with a specific focus on breeding for appearance and song.

Originally published in 1900, this fascinating account of the big game of the United States and its chase with horse hound and rifle, is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all hunting enthusiasts.

Lyrebirds are native to Australia and were only scientifically documented in the late 18th Century and are still the subject of exhaustive study to this day.

With an introduction by Robert MacfarlaneShortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Hawthornden Prize.

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year Award'Extraordinary' Daily Telegraph'Breathtaking' Guardian Skybound by Rebecca Loncraine is a book for anyone who has looked up and longed to take flight.

In October 1988 an Inuit hunter saw three grey whales trapped in the frozen Arctic ocean near Barrow, an isolated Alaskan outpost.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This vintage book contains an interesting and informative guide to breeding and raising winning racing pigeons, and includes information on feeding, training, rearing, breeding, common ailments and their prevention, and much more.

This antiquarian book contains a complete guide to the budgerigar, with information on its natural history, breeding, general management, and more.

Originally published in 1972 this important falconry book is probably one of the best of its kind.

This vintage book contains a novice-friendly guide to breeding canaries.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on keeping canaries.

This vintage text constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on hawking and training.

This vintage book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on the care and management of falcons and related birds.

This antiquarian book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on celebrated falconers and falconers' clubs.

This antiquarian book constitutes one volume of a detailed and useful guide to falconry, and includes information on the peregrine, eyesses, 'hacking' hawks, training, game hawking, records of sport, and magpie hawking.

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Originally published in the early 1930s.

Originally published in 1887, this book comprises a detailed guide to setting up and maintaining a routine of management for the successful rearing of pheasants.

The number of beekeepers has been doubled or trebled in many localities according to the statistics of Beekeepers' Associations and doubtless the total production of home-produced honey has been stepped up considerably.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Originally published in 1908, this is one of the earliest books on bee keeping and the natural history of the honey bee, with information on its natural history, bee society, anatomy, bee keeping, and much more.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to beekeeping, with information on starting a hive, hive management, swarming, harvesting honey, seasonal preparations, and much more.