Vendeur : Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). First Edition. Slight shelfwear and bumping to boards and unclipped DJ protected in mylar. Solid binding and clean text. Former owner bookplate on front pastedown. International addresses will require extra postage due to size. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 439 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 12933
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Vendeur : Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). H. F. & G. Witherby, Published 1991. Hardcover, viii, 439 pp.; 25 cm; First Edition; illustrated with color plates, black-and-white photographs, tables and figures. Photographs mostly by Jack Oliver. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Blue textured paper over boards with gilt lettering and Witherby device on spine; light bumping to edges and corners, mild surface and edge wear with some color loss along edges. Binding tight. Endpapers mildly toned where jacket flaps lay against them, otherwise pages unmarked. Yellow and blue pictorial dust jacket with photograph of Odin v. Tannenmeise on front; several nicks, chips and tears of 3/4 inch or less along edges, creasing along edges, 1-inch scratch with some nicking to paper near top of front panel by spine, mild overall surface and edge wear, fading to spine. Original UK price sticker (30.00 pounds) on front flap. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. Advanced rewrite of Willis's 1976 German Shepherd book, by the Newcastle University animal geneticist (1935-2011) who started hip scoring in Britain in 1978 and ran the genetic side of the BVA hip scheme. The jacket calls it unique among breed books in dealing exclusively with breeding and genetics. Opens with the breed's history and standards, then gives detailed portraits of several hundred major dogs from Germany, Britain, Australia/New Zealand and North America, followed by chapters on genetic principles, reproduction, inherited defects, hip dysplasia, behaviour, and selection and breeding systems. Appendices list German VA winners 1938-90, British Champions 1920-90, American Selects 1961-90 and progeny tests for hip scores, with parentage. Written for breeders, judges and veterinarians. Contents: Preface; History of the German Shepherd Dog Breed; The Standards of the Breed and the Inheritance of Coat Colour; Judging the German Shepherd Dog; German and Other European Dogs; British Dogs; Australian and New Zealand Dogs; North American Dogs; Genetic Principles as they Apply to the GSD; The Inheritance of Reproductive Traits; Genetic Defects in the Breed; Hip Dysplasia; The Genetics of Behaviour; Selection Objectives and Methods; Breeding Systems; Appendix I: German Auslesgruppe Winners (VA) 1938-90; Appendix II: British Champions 1920-90; Appendix III: American Selects 1961-90; Appendix IV: Progeny Tests for Hip Scores: Active Sires; Appendix V: Progeny Tests for Hip Scores: Inactive Sires; References; Glossary; Bibliography; Index of Dogs; General Index. N° de réf. du vendeur 20261006010
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Vendeur : Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Tears to jacket. N° de réf. du vendeur 2402160016
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Vendeur : Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Good. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000172022
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Vendeur : Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). An attractive book, very clean pages, covers and dustjacket; 9.76 X 7.01 X 1.42 inches; 439 pages; Illustrated with photos in b/w and color. N° de réf. du vendeur 109351
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR004874785
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Vendeur : Untje.com, Roeselare, Belgique
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). English. N° de réf. du vendeur 10113877
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Vendeur : GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. N° de réf. du vendeur 19F47_42_0854932070
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Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
Etat : New. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. Large 8vo (178 x 252mm). Ppviii,440. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. Malcolm Willis, at the time of publication, was Senior Lecturer in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is also a life-long Alsatian enthusiast with much practical experience of the breed. This is a detailed history of the genetic makeup of the German Shepherd, very detailed, and of great interest. Chapters include: History of the German Shepherd Dog breed; The standards of the breed and the inheritance of coat colour; Judging the German Shepherd Dog; German and other European dogs; British dogs; Australian and New Zealand dogs; North American dogs; Genetic principles as the apply to the GSD; The inheritance of reproductive traits; Genetic defects in the breed; Hip dysplasia; The genetics of behaviour; Selection objectives and methods; Breeding systems. Appendices give examples of German Auslesegruppe Winners (VA) 1938-90, British Champions 1920-90, American Selects 1961-90, progeny tests for Hip Scores - active sires, progeny tests for Hip Scores - inactive sires. . N° de réf. du vendeur 36329
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Vendeur : YESIBOOKSTORE, MIAMI, FL, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : As New. Jack Oliver (illustrateur). N° de réf. du vendeur 0854932070-VB
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