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Denny, WC (editor) Standard Bred Plymouth Rocks, Barred, White, Buff, Silver Penciled, Partridge and Columbian, their practical qualities, standard requirements, how to judge them, how to mate and breed for best results, published jointly by Reliable Poultry Jorunal and American Poultry Publishing, around 1911. Contributed to by the best known and most expert breeders in America. Fully illustrated. Text and illustrations are based on the requirements of the 1910 edition of The American Standard of Perfection. Softcover book in good condition, frontispiece and tissue has detached from book but is still there, outer spine has minor damage, A4 size, 144 pages.
Three coloured illustrations by Sewell, (see one as a separate print), many black and white photographs and illustrations. Contents: History of the Plymouth Rocks, Evolution of Plymouth Rock type, Barred Plymouth Rock plumage, Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks, Buff Plymouth Rocks, New Varieties of Plymouth Rocks, Plymouth Rocks as Exhibition Fowl. A fantastic, thorough look at all things Plymouth Rocks. Authors include: EB Thompson, FW Procter, CH Latham, AC Hawkins, UR Fishel, DE Hale and FL Sewell.
