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The Springer Spaniel - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers
together all the best early writing on the breed from our library
of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and
reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes
chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them
now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by
renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure
troves of information about the breed - The physical points,
temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are
discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees
of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well
illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of
that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books
used include: The Kennel Encyclopaedia by J. Sidney Turner (1911),
Dogs Of The World by Arthur Craven (1931), The Book Of Dogs by
Stanley West (1935) and many others.
This is a step-by-step foundation gundog training course,
designed to teach a puppy right from the start, with kindness and
rewards, what is required of him for life.
Originally published in 1894 as part of the Live Stock Handbooks
series. The illustrated contents deal with every aspect of: The
Shire Horse - The Suffolk Horse - The Clydesdale - Breeding Heavy
Cart Horses - The London Work Horse - Farm Management of the Heavy
Horse - Diseases and Injuries etc. Many of the earliest equestrian
books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are
now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books
are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high
quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Meet the Weather
(Paperback)
Caryl Hart; Illustrated by Bethan Woollvin
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R231
R210
Discovery Miles 2 100
Save R21 (9%)
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Ships in 9 - 17 working days
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WHOOOOSH! We're off on an exciting adventure in our hot-air balloon
to say hello to all the different kinds of weather that make up our
world. Join in with the rhymes and get ready to meet everything
from whooshing wind to bright rainbows and shimmering sunshine.
Little ones will be swept away on an unforgettable journey in this
striking, action-packed picture book. This bold, bright follow-up
to the acclaimed picture books Meet the Planets and Meet the Oceans
is packed with gorgeous illustrations of everything from rainy
rainforests to snowy mountains and stormy seas. Combining STEM
learning with a rhyming twist, it's perfect for all little
meteorologists!
A Journey Through Loves...First Love, Past Love, Present
Love...Death and Whimsical Poems, Serious Issues. Many are packed
with Tender Moments, Heart Break and Survival.. A Great Read for
all! Men Take Note, Try Reading some of these to your loved one..It
Works.. Best enjoyed over a glass of wine, with the fireplace
crackling in the background....
The Smooth Fox Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers
together all the best early writing on the breed from our library
of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and
reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes
chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them
now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by
renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure
troves of information about the breed - The physical points,
temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are
discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees
of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well
illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of
that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books
used include: My Dog And I by H. W. Huntington (1897), The Dog Book
by James Watson (1906), Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter
Hutchinson (1935) and many others.
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Walking
(Hardcover)
Henry David Thoreau
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R655
Discovery Miles 6 550
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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Walking, by Henry David Thoreau - Akasha Classics,
AkashaPublishing.Com - I wish to speak a word for Nature, for
absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and
culture merely civil - to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part
and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society. I wish to
make an extreme statement, if so I may make an emphatic one, for
there are enough champions of civilization: the minister and the
school committee and every one of you will take care of that. I
have met with but one or two persons in the course of my life who
understood the art of Walking, that is, of taking walks - who had a
genius, so to speak, for SAUNTERING, which word is beautifully
derived "from idle people who roved about the country, in the
Middle Ages, and asked charity, under pretense of going a la Sainte
Terre," to the Holy Land, till the children exclaimed, "There goes
a Sainte-Terrer," a Saunterer, a Holy-Lander. They who never go to
the Holy Land in their walks, as they pretend, are indeed mere
idlers and vagabonds; but they who do go there are saunterers in
the good sense, such as I mean. Some, however, would derive the
word from sans terre without land or a home, which, therefore, in
the good sense, will mean, having no particular home, but equally
at home everywhere. For this is the secret of successful
sauntering. He who sits still in a house all the time may be the
greatest vagrant of all; but the saunterer, in the good sense, is
no more vagrant than the meandering river, which is all the while
sedulously seeking the shortest course to the sea. But I prefer the
first, which, indeed, is the most probable derivation. For every
walk is a sort of crusade, preached by some Peter the Hermit in us,
to go forth and reconquer this Holy Land from the hands of the
Infidels.
What could have been better for our family with three young boys
than spending time in and around Wawona, California within the
glorious Yosemite National Park? This is where we built our little
cabin and spent over twenty happy, adventure-filled years! We spent
every weekend, vacation and all of the holidays exploring the
natural beauty surrounding our picturesque cabin. We considered
Yosemite to be our back yard; it doesn't get much better than that!
Surrounded by so much natural beauty, we were drawn into the
day-to-day life of Yosemite National Park; we hiked, skied and even
played golf. For our family, such an adventure became even more
exciting as we met and befriended the other people who lived in
Yosemite; not to mention the animals deer, raccoons, coyotes, and
the bears who were also our neighbors. In "Memoirs of Our Cabin in
Yosemite"; and "Our Backyard Wilderness," the story of our years in
the cabin nestled in Yosemite National Park comes to life!
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