Scottish Doocots
- By Tim Buxbaum
- 1987, 32pp Shire #190
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Tim provides a good overview of the many styles of Doocots,
as they are called in Scotland that can be found still existing today. This
small but very nice Shire publication is wonderfully augmented with many
black and white photographs as well as many line drawings. It is more than
just a description of the structures by adding some of the interesting history
of doocots as well. A very nice primer into the subject. |
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$14 Excellent paper back. ISBN 0 85263 848 5 |
Pigeon-Houses of the Midi Pyrenees Region
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The Pigeon cotes of France are certainly exceptional and the styles more varied, and yes more beautiful, from those found in the UK. France clearly set the standards for these functional, and raised the bar for their architectural wonders. While this book covers only the Pyrenees part of France, as the book illustrates, the design variation is outstanding. It was more than each proud owner wanted to be better by just being bigger, they also strove for beauty and unique design. |
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The map, shown on the left, is only of the Department of Tarn, and shows the location of over 100 pigeon cotes. This area would certainly provide a mount's of entertaining exploration and worthy of a web site of its own, much like the one found at the Pigeoncote web site. This fall the Pigeoncote hosts will be in France exploring the dovecotes in France. Why not get in on the act. Acquire a book and go hunting even if only in your favorite arm chair. |
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$38 near mint 1# |
The book of Dovecotes
- By Cooke, Arthur O.
- Published 1920
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This is the first of its kind and luckily others followed
up where Cooke left off. It is a grand inventory of many of the dovecotes
in the various parts of the British Isles extant during the 1920's. This
book can be found in it's entirety with annotations made during two visits
to England on the Pigeoncote web
site. But as many, if you will need your own hard copy to enjoy where ever
you happen to be, a copy is available just for you. |
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$11 Electronic copy in Adobe and MS Word format on CD , and also
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$75 Very good hard back. 2# |
Tauben Hauser Tauben Schlage
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This lovely book in German text is nearly impossible to
find and is just chock full of information about and photographs of dovecotes
found throughout germany showing off their unique styles as well as a few
in the Greek Islands. Since we do have two copies, we can let go. |
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$130 Very good hard back with very good jacket. 1978, 160pp. 2# |
Dovecotes and Pigeons in English Law
- By John McCann
- Published AMS Volume 44, 2000
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John McCann writes in a argumentative take no prisoner style
which at times one may find fairly abrasive. But with that said he
has certainly opened the subject to a more piercing review. In this
article, he provides a very thorough overview of English Law pertaining to
the construction of dovecotes and the ownership of pigeons in general. He
provides excellent source references for continued study. |
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$21 Excellent paper back. An offprint from the Transactions
of the Ancient Monument Society |
Military Dove Cotes
- Reprint of Article from Scientific American 1891.
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The short article provides an accounting of the use of pigeons
for military purposes during the siege of Paris, French fortresses, training
stations in Zoological Gardens of Berlin, the first military dove cote in
Italy and more. |
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$15 Reprint Mint |
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Pigeon Cotes and Dove Houses of Essex
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Pigeon Cotes must have been a popular item during
the 1920's and 30's as this entirely new volume by Donald Smith quickly followed
Cooke's inventory done in 1920 and Whitakers' in 1927. Donald Smith
though focused even more tightly than Cooke, with this title the Pigeon Cotes
and Dove Houses of Essex. It is uncertain how many were originally published,
but it is widely held that very few were ever printed. Originally there was
a limited edition of one hundred signed copies printed of which this is one.
There are also unsigned editions available and it is not known if these were
of the original 100 or a few more were printed. I tend to believe that at
least a few more were printed, even though by the same publisher and probably
during the same year, because the unsigned and unnumbered copy appears quite
different. Not only is the cover different, the overall size is slightly
different, by ¼ inch, and the papers are rough cut on the limited edition,
but smooth in the other. There are over drawings and descriptions by the
author provided of over 50 dove cotes in Essex, and many are of wooden
construction. One can't help but wonder how many of these structures remain
today. Perhaps someone will follow Donald's path and update this wonderful
record.
Both copies are in very good shape considering that they are nearly 80 years
in age. While the pages have tanned and there is some very minor foxing
on a few pages, overall they are both in very fine shape. An interesting
note is that the title on the covers appears to have been an afterthought.
The title on the cover and spine, while identical, are on printed paper
attached to the boards rather than printed on the boards directly. |
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$280 Signed limited edition 2# |
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$180 Unsigned and unnumbered copy 2# |
Medieval Dovecotes in Nottinghamshire
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Whitaker comes hot on the heels of Cooke, if you consider
seven years hot on your heels. But he focuses on even a smaller portion of
Great Britain, as the title indicates Nottinghamshire. While there are not
as many nice line drawings as we find with Cooke and Smith, there are many
nice black and white photographic images of the dovecotes he chronicles.
This small edition is even more difficult to find than Smith's and
one has to wonder how many issues were made, let alone still available. It
is really in pretty decent shape, with the normal tanning to pages, but nothing
severe. |
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$11 Electronic copy in Adobe and MS word format on CD, and also available
for download. Email for instructions |
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$255 very good hardback 2# |
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