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| How to Raise and Train Pigeons; William Allen |
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William Allen was another author providing novices with
sound pigeon breeding advice. From the Jacket he "... removes the mystery
from one of the world's oldest and most fascinating hobbies -that of raising,
breeding and training pigeons..." It was comprehensive in nature and had
a decent section on the training required for racing homers. An item that
was not dealt with well by other more general beginners' guides. There are
a few color photographs of different breeds, but not too many. |
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1972 version has many more. If you have other pigeon manuals of the time
you may recognize many of the photographs, as Mrs. Louise van der Meid supplied
many authors with her excellent photographs. For those currently in the hobby
or just attending current shows, it is very informative to see the changes
many of the domesticated breeds have undergone. |
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$19, 1959 128pp printed on very good paper.
Over all the hard back that would be excellent except for its age. The
jacket is only good as the corner has been clipped from the jacket, signifying
that it was probably a remainder at the time.11 |
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The 1978 edition went for the economy crowd.
The text did not really change from the original 1959 issue, but a few pages
of ads have been included at the end. It is paperback and gone is the gallery
of pigeons breeds which makes the 72 copy so great. All the pictures from
the 59 edition are there, but in black and white. |
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$12 Very good paperback Would be excellent
except for its age. 6 |
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$10 Good paperback 6 |
| Raising Small Livestock: By Jerome Belanger |
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This book shows you how to avail yourself of the rewards of raising your
own animals. As any homesteader will tell you, it is a lot more that the
satisfaction of knowing that you're a few steps closer to self-sufficiency
when you're playing a vital role in producing and controlling the quality
of much of your own food. Besides the fact that the flavor of your home-grown
chicken, lamb and pigeon beats anything the supermarket has to offer and
your eggs are fresher than any you can buy in a carton, the food you produce
on your homestead can cost you a lot less, too, in the long run, and you
know there were no unnatural additives. But aside from the edible rewards,
there's the sheer joy and relaxation that comes from having animals to care
for. Most people who raise small livestock do it part-time, as a hobby that
provides a welcome change from their 9-to-5 job and brings them a little
closer to the rhythms and cycles of nature. |
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$12 Mint hardback with mint dust jacket.19 |
| Pigeons: saga of the world's most revered and reviled bird; Andrew Blechman |
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They have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols
of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of man, they have been crucial to wartime
communications for every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to
the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. One delivered
the results of the first Olympics in 776 B.C. and another brought the news
of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo more than 2,500 years later. Charles Darwin
relied heavily upon them to help formulate and support his theory of evolution.
Yet the pigeon is reviled today as a rat with wings. How did we come to
misunderstand one of mankind's most steadfast companions? |
| In Pigeons, Andrew D. Blechman travels across the United States and Europe
in a quest to chronicle the bird's transformation from beloved friend to
feathered outlaw. From Brooklyn's Main Event, the pigeon world's equivalent
of the Kentucky Derby, to the eighty-third Grand National, with its thousands
of bizarre and beautiful show pigeons, and from a pigeon shoot where people
pay to gun down live birds, to the nations oldest and biggest squab farm,
Blechman takes the reader deep into the weird and wonderful world of pigeon
fanaticism. He meets with pigeon fanciers and pigeon haters alike, including
the Queen of England's Royal Loft Manager and members of the radical "pro-pigeon
underground"; chases Mike Tyson, America's most famous pigeon lover; and
for the first time tells the remarkable story behind this seemingly unremarkable
bird. You'll never look at a pigeon the same way again. Published 2006 @ $24 |
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$21 Mint hard back and jacket. 18 |
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$18 Excellent hard back copy and jacket. 18 |
| A very British Coop: Mark Collings |
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Great new book following the sport in the UK. Fun read following Mark as he learns about the sport and the characters in it. |
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$15 Mint hardback with mint jacket. |
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$12 New hardback but with slight stain on some page edges. |
| Pigeons for Pleasure and Profit; Charles Foy |
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A very basic introduction to pigeon raising, touching on
all aspects of the hobby. This early copy is really a peace of pigeon history.
The most interesting aspect of this publication is that it is put out by
one of the main pigeon supply houses in the States. Foy's pigeon supply is
a very dependable supply house for equipment and medicines. 1957 First Edition.
A collector's piece. |
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$32 paper back, very good. Publication date: 1957. 6 |
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While there are many more recent copies out there, this
is a library hard back copy published 1962. A very basic introduction
to pigeon raising, touching on all aspects of the hobby. You can't
really go wrong with this copy, especially if you are looking for a
version that has been hard bound. Both of these copies are so rare
as to be considered collector's copies. Published by Swanson Pub: Publication date: June 1972, library hardback |
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| Pigeons (Responsible Pet Care): Carlienne Frisch |
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An introductory hard back book with glossy boards that is
very difficult to find. It covers all the basics in a basic way, and
even though it has only 31 pages comes complete with glossary and index.
There are certainly better novice manuals. This piece is more for the
collector of pigeon books. |
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$35 Publication date 1991, Mint but it is 16 years old so
excellent may be a more proper description. 10 |
| Extraordinary Pigeons; Stephen Green-Armytage author and photographer: |
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The author and photographer Stephen Green-Armytage
opened a glorious window into the world of exotic pigeons with extraordinary
coffee table picture book of some of the most beautiful pigeons existing
today. Nearly every page has a beautiful photograph of one or more breeds
of pigeons. His photographic exploration is absolutely the best for the genre.
The striking images he presents shows the world astonishing, eccentric and
many surprising features of these amazing creatures.
Pigeons of all sizes, shapes, and colors parade through these pages-from
the Volga Tumbler Pigeons to the Philippine Bleeding Heart Doves (doves are
actually pigeons, just small ones), from the flamboyant Jacobins who wear
their lavish feathers like a boa, and the Pouters who puff out their chests
to absurd proportions, to the Trumpeters who sport floppy crowns reminiscent
of the hairdos of 1960s. |
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with concise informative text, make this a perfect gift for anyone with even
the slightest interest in birds, and photography buffs alike. The hardcover
book is a little larger than 9 by 10 inches and is 112 pages in length. Published 2003 at $24.95 ISBN: 0910876010 |
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$17 Mint hardback with mint jacket. 2# |
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$14 Excellent hardback with good jacket. |
| The Pigeon in History; Jean Hansell |
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This is the best book written about the pigeon's place in our history. Well told by artistic writers that know their craft and the topic extremely well. The pigeon has been mans companion and well esteemed through the ages. Our more recent view is rather an aberration as you will well learn from this fun book. |
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| A-Z Pigeon Guide: Eric Hardy F.Z.S. |
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Eric's guide is just as the title claims, it covers all aspects of pigeon care and breeding in its 192 pages including history, medical, racing, genetics, and many breeds. This is the second edition, published in 1952, being a reprint of the original 1951 edition. It is not ex-library, but being a paperback it does show its age. I would still rate is as very good, considering. |
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$15 very good paper back for its age. 6oz |
| Pigeons Everywhere; Lilo Hess |
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Lilo Hess quite obviously has written this introductory piece for the young among us who have noticed the pigeons all around them and could not help but be attracted to them. It is written for the grade school level and is just chock full of pictures as it explains not only the ferals who cohabitate this planets' places with us, but also the many domesticated varieties that have been shaped with mans involvement. It is not so much as how to raise pigeons as it is to explain their association with us. A great beginner’s book for understanding the diversity of pigeons. |
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$9 A good ex-libary hardback copy 63pp. 15 |
| Pigeon Guide; Claude Hill |
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This book by a English author, Claude Hill was printed in
the Netherlands and is a mini Levi type book covering all facets of the pigeon
hobby, from its history, to hands on information about loft management, acquiring
quality birds, genetics, mating fundamentals, diseases, feeds, and important
aspect of training and preparation. There is also a "pigeon Portfolio" providing
color photographs and breeds information of over 50 of the most popular breeds.
During the second world war, Claude commanded the Indian Pigeon Service and
remained active in the hobby involved with all aspects of the sport. |
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$10 Reading quality hardback 250pp. 17 |
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$15 Very good hardback 250pp. 17 |
| Superdove; Courtney Humphries |
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This mint new hardback with interesting jacket, as shown, is the latest of series of books detailing the lure and wonder of pigeons for and with mankind. It certainly is not the first book where the writer became captured by the subject. Well almost. At the end, it is clear she is still not a pigeon lover. She doesn't blink at the idea that a town with 7,000 pigeons is somehow better than a town with 20,000. Even takes no homage with the notion that social services should contact the "misguided" folks who feed them even when such a Nazi type propaganda program led to citizens violently accosting folks for simply feeding pigeons. To me, social services would be better used visiting the attackers and backers of the propaganda machine rather than the attacked. She cites Feral Pigeons; Richard F. Johnston, Marian Janiga a fair amount, which also deals with many of the same subjects and issues, but is much more thorough albeit with an academic bent. What I found most interesting about that is that she doesn't even mention a current competing work Pigeons: saga of the world's most revered and reviled bird, by:Andrew Blechman at all, which for my money is a far better book. In the end, Superdove is worth the read, but I would start with the others and afterwards end up with The Pigeon Lover, by George Abbe and Wringer, a newberry honor book by the newberry medal winning author, Jerry Spinelli |
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