RURAL & FARMING from Bookhome Sydney

Adelaide, Morphettville: Kurt G. Johannsen, 1994. Revised, reprint ed.. Hardback large wide octavo, no jacket, very good condition, black & white drawings, light foxing edges, spine little faded, light foxing pastedowns, minor edgewear. 254 pp. This is the fascinating life story of Kurt Gerhart Johannsen, as told by himself. He is a pioneer, inventor and improviser of the Northern… Read more about this item

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2022. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. 264 pp. This book is about the adventures and misadventures of Roland Breckwoldt when he left his home on the semi-agricultural fringes of Sydney to work as a stockman on the vast cattle station of the Gulf Country of North Queensland.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Polygon Press, 2017. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 317 pp. Nick Perry and his brother Jack - two country boys at heart - and family set off from swinging London to fulfil their dream of living off the land. They know nothing of farming or what battles lie ahead with the weather… Read more about this item

Sydney: Penguin Random House Australia, 2018. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minor edgewear. 335 pp. Gabrielle Chan examines her own rural community main street for answers to the questions that voters want answered. In 1996, the city-born daughter of a Chinese migrant, moved to a sheep and wheat farm in country New South Wales. The book… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Affirm Press, 2016. Australian ed.. Paperback small trade, very good condition, colour photos, top spine lightly bumped, top corner front cover slightly creased, minor edgewear. 212 pp. This is a funny, inspiring story about a very special pig named Esther. Esther came to live with the Canadian author and his partner. Esther started being a 'micro' piglet but… Read more about this item

North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing, 2003. Reprint ed.. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, colour photos, minor edgewear. 150 pp. The author gives the detailed information that will assist you to keep chickens. There are simple instructions on feeding and caring for chickens, the breeds that are happy in small spaces, lists of… Read more about this item

Brisbane: A. H. Tucker, Government Printer, 1950. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples little rusted), decorative marbled card cover, tables, graphs, black & white text-photos, corner tips covers creased, tiny piece missing base spine, pages lightly toned, bottom corner some pages little creased, minor edgewear, small biro mark title page. 92 pp. A great booklet for… Read more about this item

Brisbane: Frederick Phillips, Government Printer, 1929. Paperback tall octavo, very good condition, decorative cover, marble pattern on thin card covers, black & white photos, tables, top corner front cover tips & few pages little creased, spine little creased (during manufacture), minor edgewear, tiny annotation title page, rubber stamp. 226 pp. A special book written by the late Harry Easterby,… Read more about this item

Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 2011. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, map, corner tips little scuffed, scuff marks spine edges, minor edgewear corners. 201 pp. This is the story of one family in rural El Salvador. The conflict experienced in the 1980s, in guerrilla camps, refugee camps and war zones, is told through experiences of the… Read more about this item

Blue Ash, OH: David & Charles, 2012. Reprint ed.. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, colour photos (few full-page), tiny scuff spine ends, small crush top edge rear cover, minor edgewear corners & spine ends. 174 pp. This book discusses the care of chickens. Covers egg-laying to ease of keeping for over 70 different breeds, setting up and… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Lothian Publishing, 1989. New ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, spine little faded, light toning inside covers, light foxing edges, minor edgewear corner tips covers. 168 pp. Robin Bromby provides a history of farming in Australia since white settlement. The difficulties faced by the early settlers in a hot, dry and often infertile land… Read more about this item

Windsor, NSW: Self-Published; John Miller / Hawkesbury City Council (printer), 2004. 1st ed.. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, card covers, black & white text-photos, slight creasing spine, bottom corner front cover creased, few marks bottom corners last few pages, minor edgewear. 257 pp. John Miller reports on the old and new migrant Australian men, women and their children… Read more about this item

Sydney, Rosebery: Portseat Pty Ltd, 1996. Paperback small folio, very good plus condition, sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos (some full-page), minimal edgewear. 128 pp. This photoessay documents the people who ran, participated in, and attended Sydney's famous Royal Agricultural Show in 1996 at Moore Park. (The show later moved to Homebush in the western suburbs.).

New York: St Martin's Press, 2015. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, bottom corner rear cover creased, minor edgewear. 300 pp. The author has spent 20 years as a horse trainer, and thought that he had met every dangerous horse there is, until he met Samson who hated everyone and everything, and would… Read more about this item

London: Hamlyn / Practical Poultry Magazine, 2006. Reprint ed.. Paperback wide octavo (with flaps), very good condition, colour text-photos, corners covers & few pages little creased, edges lightly rubbed, tiny bump top spine, crease rear cover, minor edgewear. 208 pp. This book has information on over 50 of the most popular breeds. There are chapters on feeding, dealing with… Read more about this item

Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade, 1982. Each booklet: Paperback trade, very good plus condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Each booklet: 32 pp. A scarce complete set of 10 booklets by Richard Graves in a series on bushcraft. 1: Ropes and cords. 2: Huts & thatching. 3: Campcraft. 4: Food and water. 5: Fire making. 6: Knots… Read more about this item

Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press (FACP), 1993. 1st ed.. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), full-page colour paintings (including frontispiece), small dent bottom edge rear cover, minor edgewear. 95 pp. Australian novelist Elizabeth Jolley provides a humorous and moving mixture of personal observation and poetry, based upon her own experiences of life on the land.… Read more about this item

Adelaide: Crawford House, 1998. Reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, crease fore-edge front cover, light crease cover near spine, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 200 pp. Bob Lunney provides a well-told tale of a true-life adventure full of drama, conflict, danger, humour and pathos. He begins his story in 1956, when he was 17 years old, and joined… Read more about this item

Sydney: Historic Houses Trust of NSW / Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, 1996. Paperback wide octavo (with flaps), very good condition, colour & black & white text-photos. 80 pp. Anne Cooke describes The Royal Easter Show in Sydney that has attracted millions of visitors since its inception in 1823, and held at Sydney Showgrounds Moore Park (until the recent… Read more about this item

North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing, 2001. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings & text-photos, bottom corner tip title page creased, tiny mark fore-edge, minor edgewear corners. 316 pp. Dave Holderread provides a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide through every step of owning ducks. An essential source for any duck breeder, it provides information on individual… Read more about this item