Girton (Daniel). The Complete Pigeon-Fancier, circa 1790

Girton (Daniel). The Complete Pigeon-Fancier, or a new treatise od domestic pigeons, London: Alexander Hogg, circa 1790, folding engraved frontispiece of 12 pigeons, advertisement to title verso, some light spotting, front hinge broken, clear tape reinforcement, frontispiece and title detaching at gutter, previous owner signature, bookplate, contemporary half calf, spine rubbed with clear tape reinforcement, some edge wear, 8vo, together with Moubray (Bonington, i.e. John Lawrence). A Treatise on Domestic Poultry, Pigeons and Rabbits, with a practical account of the Egyptian method of hatching eggs by artificial heat; and all the needful particulars relative to breeding, rearing and management, 1st edition, London: printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1815, advertisements at rear, a little minor soiling, clear tape reinforcement at front hinge, original boards, paper reback,, some soiling and edge wear, 8vo

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Girton's complete Pigeon-Fancier is based on John Moore's Columbarium: or, The Pigeon-House, first published in 1785.
First published in 1735.

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