Author: FRIEND, JOHN B.
Title: Cattle of the World
Description: Poole, Dorset, Blandford Press. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713708565). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Bishop, Denis. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The book traces the origins of cattle in the Pliocene, their domestication around 6,000 B.C. and their evolution into the many different breeds of the modern world. There are detailed descriptions of 113 of these breeds, with nearly 90 illustrated in colour. In total there are 111 plates in full colour, plus black and white photographs and numerous line drawings. C3B. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Cattle Breeds and History 0713708565 Bishop, Denis


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