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POLWARTH SHEEP 1880-1980; A Resume for the First 100 Years
by Dennis, Noel C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0959316906
- ISBN 13
- 9780959316902
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Ballarat, Australia: Polwarth Sheep Breeders' Association of Australia, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 5.6 in., pp. 131. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Lengthy inscription on front free endpaper. Light rubbing to edges of dustjacket, with a couple short closed tears near spine. Protected in mylar. From the dustjacket: "It is not only the history of this Australian sheep, but also the story of the men who had the foresight and knowledge to standardize the Breed, and also those men who followed on to bring the Polwarth to the great sheep it is now."
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87157
- Title
- POLWARTH SHEEP 1880-1980; A Resume for the First 100 Years
- Author
- Dennis, Noel C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0959316906
- ISBN 13
- 9780959316902
- Publisher
- Polwarth Sheep Breeders' Association of Australia
- Place of Publication
- Ballarat, Australia
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- sheep farming
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY;
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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