The Breeds of Live Stock, and the Principles of Heredity. Cover Title: The Breeds of Live Stock

James Harvey Sanders

J. H. Sanders Publishing Company. Chicago. 1887.

Green cloth boards. Gilt ruled. 6 spine compartments. Gilt spine. 480 p. including illustrations, plates. 4to, 26 cm. Hardcover. Mylar dust jacket. Fine binding and cover. Small stain to side page affecting edge margin of pages. Clean, unmarked pages. Marbled end pages.  James Harvey Sanders was an important author on animal husbandry in the 19th century.  This book is devoted to the principles of breeding horses, cattle, sheep and swine. From the library of E.F. Batten, with his hand numbered book plate inside cover. Chapters include: General Principles of Breeding, Thoroughbred Horses, Trotting and Roadster Horses, English and French Coach Horses, English Shire or Cart Horses, Clydesdale Horses, Percheron Horses, Short-horn (or Durham) Cattle, Hereford Cattle, Galloway Cattle, The Breeds of Sheep, The Breeds of Swine. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.