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- English
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The Sport of Pigeon Racing
About this book
This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to racing pigeons, with information on breeding, pigeon types, notable historical fanciers, housing, nutrition, and much more. "The Sport Of Pigeon Racing" is highly recommended for those with a serious interest in the sport, and is not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: "Pigeon Racing", "The Armadale Lofts", "My First Visit to Belgium", "Leading Belgian Fanciers", "English Fanciers I Have known and Visited", "A Method of Founding a Loft of Racing Pigeons", "Notes on Racing Pigeon Types with Special Reference to Superficial Anatomy", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on pigeons.
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Print ISBN
9781445512129
9781445515960
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contents
- I. Pigeon Racing
- II. The Armadale Lofts
- III. My First Visit to Belgium
- IV. Leading Belgian Fanciers
- V. English Fanciers I have known and Visited
- VI. A Method of Founding a Loft of Racing Pigeons
- VII. Notes on Racing Pigeon Types with Special Reference to Superficial Anatomy
- VIII. Condition
- IX. Breeding
- X. Heredity and its Application to Improvement of Stock
- XI. Widowhood (or Veuvage)
- XII. The Study of the Eye and the Eye Theory
- XIII. Old Belgian Strains or Families
- XIV. Orientation
- XV. Pigeon Shows
- Long Race Distances
- Winners of Scottish National Races from 1894 to 1947
- Conclusion