Author: Harrison Weir
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Although Weir wrote this book in the 19th century, it remains a topical resource for the up to date cat lovers. In addition, it tells people who love cats all the trivia about cats.
Our Cats and All About Them
Author: Harrison Weir
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Although Weir wrote this book in the 19th century, it remains a topical resource for the up to date cat lovers. In addition, it tells people who love cats all the trivia about cats.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Although Weir wrote this book in the 19th century, it remains a topical resource for the up to date cat lovers. In addition, it tells people who love cats all the trivia about cats.
The Animal Estate
Author: Harriet Ritvo
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674266730
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
When we think about the Victorian age, we usually envision people together with animals: the Queen and her pugs, the sportsman with horses and hounds, the big game hunter with his wild kill, the gentleman farmer with a prize bull. Harriet Ritvo here gives us a vivid picture of how animals figured in English thinking during the nineteenth century and, by extension, how they served as metaphors for human psychological needs and sociopolitical aspirations. Victorian England was a period of burgeoning scientific cattle breeding and newly fashionable dog shows; an age of Empire and big game hunting; an era of reform and reformers that saw the birth of the Royal SPCA. Ritvo examines Victorian thinking about animals in the context of other lines of thought: evolution, class structure, popular science and natural history, imperial domination. The papers and publications of people and organizations concerned with agricultural breeding, veterinary medicine, the world of pets, vivisection and other humane causes, zoos, hunting at home and abroad, all reveal underlying assumptions and deeply held convictions—for example, about Britain’s imperial enterprise, social discipline, and the hierarchy of orders, in nature and in human society. Thus this book contributes a new new topic of inquiry to Victorian studies; its combination of rhetorical analysis with more conventional methods of historical research offers a novel perspective on Victorian culture. And because nineteenth-century attitudes and practices were often the ancestors of contemporary ones, this perspective can also inform modern debates about human–animal interactions.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674266730
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
When we think about the Victorian age, we usually envision people together with animals: the Queen and her pugs, the sportsman with horses and hounds, the big game hunter with his wild kill, the gentleman farmer with a prize bull. Harriet Ritvo here gives us a vivid picture of how animals figured in English thinking during the nineteenth century and, by extension, how they served as metaphors for human psychological needs and sociopolitical aspirations. Victorian England was a period of burgeoning scientific cattle breeding and newly fashionable dog shows; an age of Empire and big game hunting; an era of reform and reformers that saw the birth of the Royal SPCA. Ritvo examines Victorian thinking about animals in the context of other lines of thought: evolution, class structure, popular science and natural history, imperial domination. The papers and publications of people and organizations concerned with agricultural breeding, veterinary medicine, the world of pets, vivisection and other humane causes, zoos, hunting at home and abroad, all reveal underlying assumptions and deeply held convictions—for example, about Britain’s imperial enterprise, social discipline, and the hierarchy of orders, in nature and in human society. Thus this book contributes a new new topic of inquiry to Victorian studies; its combination of rhetorical analysis with more conventional methods of historical research offers a novel perspective on Victorian culture. And because nineteenth-century attitudes and practices were often the ancestors of contemporary ones, this perspective can also inform modern debates about human–animal interactions.
Our Cats and All about Them - Their Varieties, Habits, and Management
Author: Harrison Weir
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528789466
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Our Cats and All about Them - Their Varieties, Habits, and Management and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and beauty - By Harrison Weir.Originally published in 1889 this rare book has long been considered a classic among cat books. It is now very hard to find in its first edition. Read Country Books have republished it, using the original text and illustrations as part of their History of the Cat series. The author spent over fifty years carefully researching the history, and observing the nature of the cat in preparation for writing this important work. He noted their habits, watched their ways and found lasting pleasure in their companionship. The book abounds with Harrison Weir's beautiful engravings of cat varieties and associated subjects. Two hundred and sixty pages contain many comprehensive chapters on the ways of the cat, its habits, instincts, peculiarities, usefulness, colours, markings, forms, etc. Other chapters deal with the folk and other lore, including superstitions and proverbs, both ancient and modern, connected with the cat. Of much interest to the serious cat enthusiast will be the notes and descriptions on the various varieties of cat: Long Haired Cats The Angora, The Persian Cat, The Russian Long Haired Cat, The Tortoiseshell Cat, Tabby Cats, The Abyssinian, White Cats, Black Cats, Manx Cats, and Various Others. Also included is information on breeding, mating, diseases, showing, points etc. This is a fascinating and well illustrated read for any cat lover or historian of the breeds, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest cat books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Read Country Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528789466
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Our Cats and All about Them - Their Varieties, Habits, and Management and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and beauty - By Harrison Weir.Originally published in 1889 this rare book has long been considered a classic among cat books. It is now very hard to find in its first edition. Read Country Books have republished it, using the original text and illustrations as part of their History of the Cat series. The author spent over fifty years carefully researching the history, and observing the nature of the cat in preparation for writing this important work. He noted their habits, watched their ways and found lasting pleasure in their companionship. The book abounds with Harrison Weir's beautiful engravings of cat varieties and associated subjects. Two hundred and sixty pages contain many comprehensive chapters on the ways of the cat, its habits, instincts, peculiarities, usefulness, colours, markings, forms, etc. Other chapters deal with the folk and other lore, including superstitions and proverbs, both ancient and modern, connected with the cat. Of much interest to the serious cat enthusiast will be the notes and descriptions on the various varieties of cat: Long Haired Cats The Angora, The Persian Cat, The Russian Long Haired Cat, The Tortoiseshell Cat, Tabby Cats, The Abyssinian, White Cats, Black Cats, Manx Cats, and Various Others. Also included is information on breeding, mating, diseases, showing, points etc. This is a fascinating and well illustrated read for any cat lover or historian of the breeds, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest cat books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Read Country Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science
Author: Postal Microscopical Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscope and microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscope and microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science; the Journal of the Postal Microscopial Society and the Wesley Naturalists' Society
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science: the Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112118404638 and Others
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
25 More Facts About House Cats
Author: B. J. Deming
Publisher: Flight to Wonder Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
How did cats evolve? It's a long and complicated story, but house cats are the purrfect way to get started. This book explores some of their history with us and looks at interesting facts about moggies as well as a few fancy breeds. It is the companion volume to "25 Facts About House Cats."
Publisher: Flight to Wonder Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
How did cats evolve? It's a long and complicated story, but house cats are the purrfect way to get started. This book explores some of their history with us and looks at interesting facts about moggies as well as a few fancy breeds. It is the companion volume to "25 Facts About House Cats."
The Tiger in the House
Author: Carl Van Vechten
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description