ancient white cattle britain descendants di whitehead kenneth (7 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. Tall 8vo, 174 pp, black and white photographs. Cloth, some browning to the end papers and some light spotting to the edges but a very good copy in a rather worn but protected dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Faber and Faber, 1953. First edition. 174pp with 78 photo illustrations on plates. Original cream cloth. Fine with very good slightly chippped d/j. From the introduction: It is about three hundred years since the last aurochs died in the Jaktorowka Forest of Poland. Already the last wild white bull of Britain had probably been killed in the forests of Scotland, although fortunately other members of the breed had by then been safely enclosed in parks, and so escaped total extinction. Just how closely related these two fine animals were has always been a subject of much controversy; and whilst tradition would suggest direct descent, modern opinion places the relationship less close, and gives the wild white cattle of Britain a more recent, yet nevertheless ancient origin. After describing the probable origin and reasons for the colour of the white cattle herds, Mr. Whitehead presents a full descriptive history of all the known herds of white cattle, both ancient and modern, wild or domesticated, that have existed in the British Isles. In recent years the British Whites, which are the polled domestic breed of the ancient white cattle, have become better known. They are rightly included in this book, together with a brief history of each herd that has been entered into the Society's Herd Book since its formation in 1919. Mr. Whitehead's book supersedes the only other book on the subject-Storey's Wild White Cattle of Great Britain published over seventy years ago - and is likely to be the standard work on the subject for many years to come. The text is magnificently illustrated.

(Hardcover, 1953). 1953 1st edition. 4to (192 x 254mm). Pp174. B/w photographs, bibliography. Binding B. Red boards, spine titled in black, black bull's head motif to upper board, spine titled in black. One library withdrawn stamp on front end-paper but a good copy in dust-wrapper remnant. "After describing the probable origin and reasons for the colour of the white cattle herds, Mr. Whitehead presents a full descriptive history of all the known herds of white cattle, both ancient and modern, wild or domesticated, that have existed in the British Isles. .Mr. Whitehead's book supersedes the only other book on the subject - Storey's [sic] Wild White Cattle of Great Britain published over seventy years ago - and is likely to be the standard work on the subject for many years to come." Chapters include: The origins of the white cattle herds; The aurochs - Bos primigenius; Why white?; The wild cattle of Chillingham; The Cadzow herd; The Ex-Chartley herd at Woburn; The Vaynol Park herd; The Dynevor herd - a domesticated herd of great antiquity; British whites - the domesticated descendants of wild cattle; A descriptive list of the ancient and modern herds of white cattle in Britain. Appendices include:- Horned white cattle list - list of wild cattle; Horned white cattle list - list of domesticated or semi-domesticated herds; Polled white cattle - list of wild cattle herds; Polled white cattle - list of domesticated or semi-domesticated herds; Some horn and head measurements of white cattle. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large 8vo. Pp 174. Plates. Original cloth, front cover soiled and cup marked, otherwise a near fine copy. Siigned, inscribed and dated by the author (Oct 1953).

(Hardcover, 1953). 1953 1st edition. 4to (192 x 254mm). Pp174. B/w photographs, bibliography. Binding B. Red boards, spine titled in black, black bull's head motif to upper board, spine titled in black. Slight browning to end-papers and edges, creases to plate p65 else clean internally, good-plus. Tape repairs to torn, used dust-wrapper. "After describing the probable origin and reasons for the colour of the white cattle herds, Mr. Whitehead presents a full descriptive history of all the known herds of white cattle, both ancient and modern, wild or domesticated, that have existed in the British Isles. .Mr. Whitehead's book supersedes the only other book on the subject - Storey's [sic] Wild White Cattle of Great Britain published over seventy years ago - and is likely to be the standard work on the subject for many years to come." Chapters include: The origins of the white cattle herds; The aurochs - Bos primigenius; Why white?; The wild cattle of Chillingham; The Cadzow herd; The Ex-Chartley herd at Woburn; The Vaynol Park herd; The Dynevor herd - a domesticated herd of great antiquity; British whites - the domesticated descendants of wild cattle; A descriptive list of the ancient and modern herds of white cattle in Britain. Appendices include:- Horned white cattle list - list of wild cattle; Horned white cattle list - list of domesticated or semi-domesticated herds; Polled white cattle - list of wild cattle herds; Polled white cattle - list of domesticated or semi-domesticated herds; Some horn and head measurements of white cattle. .

(Hardcover, 1953). 1953 1st edition. 4to (192 x 254mm). Pp174. B/w photographs, bibliography. Binding B. Red boards, spine titled in black, black bull's head motif to upper board, spine titled in black. Stamps "British Broadcasting Corporation, Natural History Unit, Bristol" and "Life" to browned end-papers, one plate taped in else good-plus in slightly chipped and used dust-wrapper. "After describing the probable origin and reasons for the colour of the white cattle herds, Mr. Whitehead presents a full descriptive history of all the known herds of white cattle, both ancient and modern, wild or domesticated, that have existed in the British Isles. .Mr. Whitehead's book supersedes the only other book on the subject - Storey's [sic] Wild White Cattle of Great Britain published over seventy years ago - and is likely to be the standard work on the subject for many years to come." Chapters include: The origins of the white cattle herds; The aurochs - Bos primigenius; Why white?; The wild cattle of Chillingham; The Cadzow herd; The Ex-Chartley herd at Woburn; The Vaynol Park herd; The Dynevor herd - a domesticated herd of great antiquity; British whites - the domesticated descendants of wild cattle; A descriptive list of the ancient and modern herds of white cattle in Britain. Appendices include:- Horned white cattle list - list of wild cattle; Horned white cattle list - list of domesticated or semi-domesticated herds; Polled white cattle - list of wild cattle herds; Polled white cattle - list of domesticated or semi-domesticated herds; Some horn and head measurements of white cattle. .

(Hardcover, 1953). 1953 1st edition. 4to (192 x 254mm). Pp174. B/w photographs, bibliography. Binding A. White cloth, spine titled in black, black bull's head motif to upper board, spine titled in black. 63s. A very good copy in frayed and slightly chipped dust-wrapper with tape repairs to reverse side. "After describing the probable origin and reasons for the colour of the white cattle herds, Mr. Whitehead presents a full descriptive history of all the known herds of white cattle, both ancient and modern, wild or domesticated, that have existed in the British Isles. .Mr. Whitehead's book supersedes the only other book on the subject - Storey's [sic] Wild White Cattle of Great Britain published over seventy years ago - and is likely to be the standard work on the subject for many years to come." Chapters include: The origins of the white cattle herds; The aurochs - Bos primigenius; Why white?; The wild cattle of Chillingham; The Cadzow herd; The Ex-Chartley herd at Woburn; The Vaynol Park herd; The Dynevor herd - a domesticated herd of great antiquity; British whites - the domesticated descendants of wild cattle; A descriptive list of the ancient and modern herds of white cattle in Britain. Appendices include:- Horned white cattle list - list of wild cattle; Horned white cattle list - list of domesticated or semi-domesticated herds; Polled white cattle - list of wild cattle herds; Polled white cattle - list of domesticated or semi-domesticated herds; Some horn and head measurements of white cattle. .