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Absolutely Appleby (Paperback) - Heidi M Sands
Ref: 607B
The Eden valley is a beautiful yet little-known area of Cumbria except, that is, for one week in June each year when thousands of people flock to Appleby, the old county town of Westmorland.
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AEC Mammoth Major Mk III (Paperback) - Graham Edge
Ref: 642B
The Mammoth Major Mk III was announced in 1948 and remained in production for some twelve years until 1960 when it was superseded by the Mk V. Mammoth Majors are best known for their eight-wheelers which in the golden age of British lorries could claim to be kings of the road.
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AEC Mammoth Major Mk V and Ergomatic Cab Ranges (Paperback) - Graham Edge
Ref: 645B
The Mk V was announced in 1958 as a successor to the popular, but dated, Mk III. The new machine was not just a development of its predecessor – it was a completely new design from the chassis up.
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AEC Mandator (Paperback) - Graham Edge
Ref: 643B
This book deals with the history and development of the AEC Mandator range from inception to demise. From its earliest days AEC was an engineering-led concern that maintained close relationships with its customers.
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AEC Mercury (Paperback) - Graham Edge
Ref: 644B
In twenty-three years of production after it first entered service in 1954 some 40,000 Mercurys were produced, a tribute to the popularity of this medium-weight vehicle. The early Mercury weighed about 4 tons unladen, giving it a legal payload of 8 tons.
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AEC Mustang and Marshal (Paperback) - Graham Edge
Ref: 646B
The AEC Mustang was announced in 1956 to be built at the former Maudslay works near Alcester. This twin-steering six wheeler ‘Chinese Six’ model was rated for 18 tons gross weight, placing it in the medium-weight range.
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Becker: Harry Becker 1865-1928 (Hardback) - David Thompson
Ref: 500B
Harry Becker’s great passion was to paint the working life of rural Suffolk. In particular he captured farmworkers at their daily tasks ploughing, ditching, hoeing and leading horses in the first decades of the twentieth century...
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Bells Beneath the Sea: photographs of the Suffolk Heritage Coast (Paperback) - Carl White
Ref: 587B
Legend has it that if you put your ear to Dunwich cliff on a stormy day you can hear the long-submerged bells of the town’s churches ringing under the waves. Such is the rich, haunting quality of this coastline, whose past resonates strongly in its present.
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Best Job Ever, The (Softback) - John Hull
Ref: 654B
Ford tractor conversion specialist County Commercial Cars of Fleet in Hampshire was at the peak of its powers when John Hull joined the company as a field test driver and tractor development engineer in 1967, having previously worked for a Fordson tractor dealership in Berkshire.
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Britains Farm Model & Toy Tractors 1998-2008 (Hardback) - David Pullen
Ref: 584B
This absolutely outstanding book is going to set the benchmark for any future writing about models. The bulk of its 496 pages is given over to a catalogue of over 200 tractor models and versions. These represent tractors produced by 25 different Original Equipment Manufacturers from Allis-Chalmers to Valtra Valmet.
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Britains Model Tractors 1948-1998 (Hardback) - David Pullen
Ref: 501B
Britains - long-established as soldier and farm model makers - launched their first model tractor, the Fordson E27N, in 1948...
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Cattle Lameness and Hoofcare: an illustrated guide 2nd Edition (Hardback) - Roger Blowey FRCVS
Ref: 502B
The second edition is a complete revision. Roger has provided more information about the impact on lameness of changes that occur at the time of calving. He describes new conditions such as toe necrosis and heel ulcers.
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Charismatic Cows and Beefcake Bulls (Paperback) - Sonia Kurta
Ref: 559B
Cows staging protests, puzzle-solving geese and a rebellious mopper-upper. These are just a few of the engaging characters who Sonia Kurta met during her time in farming. ...
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Chewing the Cud (Paperback) - Henry Brewis
Ref: 504B
‘The sheep are on the road again, the cows are in the corn,
the bank is on the telephone, the pigs are on the lawn.
The combine’s standing idle and we cannot get it fixed...
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Clarts and Calamities (Paperback) - Henry Brewis
Ref: 505B
A fictional but very believable farming year in diary form: ‘This is a year in the life of a bloke who’ll never drive a Porsche, seldom wear a tie, and doesn’t commute to work, because he’s there already...
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Cola Cowboys (Paperback) - Franklyn Wood
Ref: 595B
This vivid account tells the story of the truckers who were driving from the UK to the Middle East in the early 1980s. The journey was rough, tough, exhausting, dirty, uncomfortable and dangerous. Journalist Franklyn Wood reports that 'in the course of the one trip we are following, seven Britons died in accidents.'
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Country Dance (Paperback) - Henry Brewis
Ref: 506B
As the 1990s progressed, Henry Brewis bore witness to the new rural life he saw around him. This is his wryly humorous fable of the changes one traditional farm and village underwent as farming declined...
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County: A pictorial review (Hardback) - Stuart Gibbard
Ref: 507B
Which British company exported its crawlers and four-wheel drive tractors to nearly 150 countries from the Arctic Circle to Australia...
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DAF at Work: 2800, 3300 and 3600 (Hardback) - Patrick W Dyer
Ref: 597B
Truck enthusiasts who have read Patrick Dyer's book Scania at Work: LB 110, 111, 140 & 141 will know what to expect - a wealth of photographs, some from the manufacturer, some from enthusiastic amateurs, supported by interesting and informative captions as well as longer introductions which set the scene for each model.
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David Brown Tractor Story Part One, The (Hardback) - Stuart Gibbard
Ref: 508B
The first of three books looking in depth at David Brown and its products, this work begins by tracing the roots of this famous Yorkshire firm...
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Diaries of William Brewis of Mitford 1833-1850, The (Paperback) - Transcribed by Joan Foster & Dr Michael Smith
Ref: 562B
William Brewis farmed at Throphill Hall, near Mitford, Northumberland. He was also an overseer of the poor and a high constable for the west division of Morpeth. His diary entries cover the progress of his farming against the background of the Repeal of the Corn Laws. Fairs and markets, weather, crops and livestock are all included.
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Doe Tractor Story, The (Hardback) - Stuart Gibbard
Ref: 509B
The Doe Triple D became a legend in its own lifetime. With its two engines, four-wheel drive and an articulation of nearly 90 degrees...
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Don’t Laugh Till He’s Out Of Sight (Paperback) - Henry Brewis
Ref: 510B
One of the earliest books by Henry Brewis, this perennial favourite is a confection of stories, poems and cartoons from the early 1980s...
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Down in the Valley (Paperback) - H W Freeman
Ref: 552B
The death of his mother releases Everard Mulliver from a duty-bound life and enables him to follow his instincts. With a new sense of freedom, his focus shifts from an inherited grocery business in Bury St Edmunds to an idyllic Suffolk village, where he buys a cottage.
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Farm and Workshop Welding (Hardback) - Andrew Pearce
Ref: 555B
Almost anyone can weld, cut or shape metal. That’s the starting point for this supremely practical book which, through tips, suggestions and fault-finding, helps the beginner to improve and the intermediate operator to broaden technique ...
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Farm Fatale (Hardback) - Paul Heiney
Ref: 681B
In the early 1990s Paul Heiney set aside his broadcasting career and swapped it for a life on the land. He decided that he would start his own farm and it would be like no other farm you could find.
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Farm Machinery (Hardback) - Brian Bell
Ref: 512B
For students of agriculture or others needing a sound introduction to the full range of farm machinery and tractors in current use, this book provides a straightforward guide...
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Farm Office Handbook (Paperback) - Institute of Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators
Ref: 668B
Farm Office Handbook is a practical reference source for anyone involved in farm administration, from someone tackling farm paperwork for the first time to experienced staff seeking to improve their skills.
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Farm Tractor Handbook, The (Hardback) - George Sherwood
Ref: 670B
First published in 1918 to show the range of tractors working in Britain at that time, The Farm Tractor Handbook is now a collector’s item. This edition is a complete facsimile.
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Farmers' Favourites (Paperback) - Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
Ref: 561B
Best loved recipes gathered from Britain’s farming families
A mouthwatering compilation of 135 old, new and variations of favourite recipes from the farming community of Britain.
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Farming and Forestry on the Western Front 1915-1919 (Hardback) - Murray Maclean
Ref: 544B
This fine collection of photographs from the First World War shows how the British army tried to reduce its imports of forage, food and timber by supplying itself from the French land...
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Farming Day by Day - The 1960s (Hardback) - John Winter
Ref: 513B
As the 1950s closed and rationing passed, farmers and their workers might have expected a golden age. After all, everyone acknowledged that British farming was one of the great success stories of the post-war era...
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Farming Legacy 1910-2010, A (Paperback) - Rosalind Thomas
Ref: 669B
Celebrating the Centenary of the Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust.
Established in Suffolk after the death of wealthy philanthropist Felix Cobbold. A Farming Legacy describes how the trust has developed during the course of a remarkable hundred years.
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Ferguson TE20 in Detail (Hardback) - Michael Thorne
Ref: 574B
For Mike Thorne, owner of the Coldridge Ferguson collection, this book was a labour of love, illustrated with 263 photographs. These include well-chosen archive photographs as well as new shots by Andrew Morland.
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Ferguson Tractor Story, The (Hardback) - Stuart Gibbard
Ref: 514B
The little grey Fergie was the machine that finally replaced the horse on many farms and it became Britain’s best-loved tractor...
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Ford Tractor Conversions (Hardback) - Stuart Gibbard
Ref: 520B
County, Doe, Chaseside, Muir-Hill, Matbro and Bray were all well-known British companies and leaders in their own fields of engineering design and innovation...
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Ford Tractor Story Part One, The: Dearborn to Dagenham 1917-64 (Hardback) - Stuart Gibbard
Ref: 518B
Starting with the early experiments that in 1917 led to the Model F at Dearborn, Stuart Gibbard's absorbing text is accompanied by a wealth of photographs...
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Ford Tractor Story Part Two, The: Basildon to New Holland 1964-1999 (Hardback) - Stuart Gibbard
Ref: 519B
Anyone who has read Stuart Gibbard’s Ford Tractor Story Part One 1917-1964 will realise that it is an exceptional volume...
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Ford Transcontinental at Work (Hardback) - Patrick W Dyer
Ref: 667B
The Transcontinental was an audacious attempt by Ford to challenge the best heavy truck producers in Europe. Developed by a dedicated team of designers, based in Essex, England, the truck was a masterpiece of proprietary component engineering.
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Footsteps in the Furrow (Paperback) - Andrew Arbuckle
Ref: 576B
Would you like to know why they used a wheel-barrow to catch pests in the turnip field? Or where they spread fish much to the delight of the seagulls; or where you might have found 'loupers'? You will find these and hundreds of other facts from a farming heritage in this book.
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From Buddy to The Beatles (Hardback) - Stephen Foster and David Kindred
Ref: 546B
From 1958 to the mid 1960s the Ipswich Gaumont (aka the Regent) played host to a wonderful array of stars, among them Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Little Richard, The Kinks, The Everly Brothers, Marty Wilde, Helen Shapiro, Dusty Springfield, Cliff Richard, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles...
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From Moorlands to Highlands (Paperback) - John Corah
Ref: 650B
This book follows the history and development of Brian Harris Transport Limited, the original red, green and yellow liveried lorries that made the trek between Devon and Scotland at regular intervals for over fifty years.
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Funnywayt’mekalivin’ (Paperback) - Henry Brewis
Ref: 547B
funnywayt’mekalivin’ was the first Henry Brewis’s titles to be published by Farming Press, in 1983, since when it has reprinted on numerous occasions. It contains 130 cartoons on timeless subjects familiar to Brewis devotees...
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Gardner: L. Gardner & Sons Ltd (Paperback) - Graham Edge
Ref: 659B
This book by historical transport expert Graham Edge is a comprehensive study of a Manchester company whose name became revered in over forty countries. It traces the story from the origins of the firm in 1868 until it ceased engine production almost 130 years later.
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Goatkeeper’s Veterinary Book, The: 4th edition (Hardback) - Peter Dunn MRCVS
Ref: 521B
Practical and easy to use, The Goatkeeper’s Veterinary Book has served as the standard veterinary reference work for a full generation of goatkeepers. The emphasis of the book is preventive care.
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Good Living, A (Paperback) - Hugh Barrett
Ref: 522B
In his personal view of English farming from 1937 to 1949, Hugh Barrett takes us back to the assortment of farms with which he was involved from his late teens...
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Gwen and the Art of Tractor Travel (Paperback) - Josephine Roberts
Ref: 658B
As a heavily pregnant woman in possession of a vintage tractor, Gwen faces the question of a lifetime: how to do something special during her last few weeks of freedom? Her answer: to embark upon a solo tractor journey, travelling at twelve miles an hour through the Welsh countryside.
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Hack Goes West, A (Paperback) - Dylan Winter
Ref: 557B
As travelling companions on his 2,000-mile journey along the Oregon trail, Dylan Winter chooses Rocky, a retired rodeo horse, and Roland, a mixed up Appaloosa with a fear of bridges, bin liners and heights.
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Hadleigh: the Portrait of a Suffolk Town. The photographs of Peter Boulton (Paperback) - Selected by David Kindred
Ref: 586B
Commercial photographer and film-maker Peter Boulton recorded Hadleigh and its people in the 1940s and ’50s. This thriving country town, ten miles west of Ipswich, gave him scope to photograph the activities that were typical of so many towns at that time.
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Harry Ferguson: inventor and pioneer (Paperback) - Colin Fraser
Ref: 523B
Packed with fact, but simply put together and easy to read, Colin Fraser's 'Harry Ferguson - Inventor and Pioneer' is essential reading for those requiring a background knowledge of tractor development over the last 60 years.
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Harwich & Dovercourt: the photographs of Alfred Smith (Paperback) - David Kindred and Peter Goodwin
Ref: 601B
Standing on a narrow peninsula in north-east Essex, Harwich has had a long maritime history. The old port of Harwich with its fishing boats, the more modern terminal at Parkeston Quay and the promenade at Dovercourt are all reflected in the many photographs in this book.
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Horses of Appleby Fair, The (Paperback) - Heidi M Sands
Ref: 660B
Each June, the gypsy, Romany and travelling communities converge on the sleepy Cumbrian town of Appleby where for a few days the horse is king. This traditional horse fair is probably the oldest in Europe and certainly the largest.
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In a Long Day: the Titshall photographs of farm and village life (2nd edition) (Paperback) - David Kindred & Roger Smith
Ref: 526B
From 1925 to 1935 commercial photographers Leonard and Ralph Titshall toured Suffolk recording farm workers, tradesmen and villagers...
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Inside Massey Ferguson - a story of service (Paperback) - David Walker
Ref: 664B
In his autobiography, 'Inside Massey Ferguson - A Story of Service', former Massey Ferguson employee David Walker provides an unparalleled insight into what it was like to work in the service department of the world’s largest tractor manufacturer during the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
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In the Driving Seat (Paperback) - Alex Heymer
Ref: 581B
Forty-four years driving for a living have given Alex Heymer a wealth of stories ...
Alex always wanted to be a driver, like his father, and learned at a very young age. During his national service he drove for the RAF, and then went on to trolleybuses for London Transport. He returned to London Transport later to drive RTs and Routemasters. He has lots of tales about driver shenanigans on the trolleybuses and buses.
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Ipswich: Lost Inns, Taverns and Public Houses (Paperback) - David Kindred
Ref: 674B
David Kindred’s book is a remarkable record of some 400 public houses, inns and beerhouses that have been in Ipswich.
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Ipswich: the changing face of the town (Hardback) - David Kindred
Ref: 661B
Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk, has hosted famous engineering companies and major insurance groups; it is a progressive town which has transformed itself over the past hundred years. Today, new buildings jostle alongside those which have managed to survive for centuries.
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I Walked by Night (Paperback) - Edited by Lilias Rider Haggard
Ref: 592B
Subtitled ‘the philosophy of the King of the Norfolk poachers, written by Himself’, this pot-pourri of autobiography, rural verse and philosophising has long been recognised as a rural classic. The superb illustrations by Edward Seago bring the text to life and remain long in the reader’s memory.
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Joseph and His Brethren (Paperback) - H W Freeman
Ref: 527B
Joseph and his Brethren follows the story of a Suffolk farming family through two generations. When Benjamin Geaiter purchases the run down Crakenhill Farm his presence is soon felt in the neighbouring villages...
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Juggernaut Drivers (Paperback) - Leslie Purdon
Ref: 554B
It's the 1970's. Trucker Dennis Richardson (Rich) revels in the laughter and camaraderie of his life on the road. He sets up a transport company, North Kent, with two pals. Benny is the one with the short fuse; Rich tries to calm him down - when he's not winding him up . . .
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Just a Moment (Paperback) - David Kindred and Roger Smith
Ref: 558B
The photographs in this collection were taken in Suffolk between 1925 and 1935. The majority of the shots are of workmen paused for a moment in the course of their normal days...
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The King of the Norfolk Poachers: his life and times (Hardback)- Charlotte Paton
Ref: 568B
"If I had my time to come over again I would still be what I have been a poacher. So I remain, Gentlemen, The Ex King of the Norfolk Poachers." The name of the poacher was Frederick Rolfe - Charlotte Paton has researched his life and written his biography.
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Know Your Buses (Paperback) - James Race
Ref: 599B
Every day in all corners of Great Britain, buses can be found transporting the public for local and long distance journeys as well as sightseeing and school transport.
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Know Your Cattle (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 570B
The range of cattle to be seen on British farms is surprisingly wide, a mixture of traditional breeds and imported stock. From Ayrshire to Wagyu, Jack Byard shows and describes the 44 breeds farmed in Britain.
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Know Your Chickens (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 594B
This attractive pocket-sized paperback for the novice enthusiast shows forty-four breeds of chicken that you are likely to find pecking and preening around Britain today.
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Know your Combines (Paperback) - Chris Lockwood
Ref: 578B
Farm machinery enthusiast and photographer Chris Lockwood shows a representative sample of the combine harvesters which are most likely to be seen working in Britain’s fields. In general he has featured modern combines though there are also one or two classics and he shows several models from the most widely seen makes.
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Know Your Diggers (Paperback) - Paul Argent
Ref: 656B
This selection is designed to satisfy the curiosity of people becoming interested in the plant and machinery they see as they travel around the UK. Paul Argent’s selection includes diggers, excavators, backhoes, rollers, cranes, demolition machines, loaders, dumpers and a road planer.
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Know Your Dogs (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 672B
Jack Byard’s book covers 45 breeds of dogs selected from Kennel Club lists of most popular breeds. The pages will reveal many familiar canine faces.
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Know Your Donkeys (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 598B
Although donkeys - also known as asses - are members of the horse family, they are genetically different from horses themselves. The 34 examples in this book cover some of those native to Europe, America, the Far East and the Middle East.
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Know Your Ducks (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 655B
Jack Byard’s book covers 44 breeds of ducks ranging from those which you are likely to find on your local pond to a few which are extremely rare. Some are native British breeds while others come from a little further afield. If you look closely you can see all of the breeds domesticated in Britain today.
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Know Your Horses (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 579B
In Know Your Horses Jack Byard gives a full-page photograph of each featured breed accompanied by a concise description of the animal’s appearance, uses and history. He also includes fascinating snippets about the role of the breed in human history. Which was the medieval horse of the crusaders? Which was used as a pit pony? The stories are here.
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Know Your Pigs (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 583B
The Know Your ... series of books is ideal for novice enthusiasts of all ages. For his fifth book, Jack Byard has selected 29 breeds of pigs. These include all those you are likely to see in the UK on farms or at rare breeds centres.
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Know Your Rare Breeds (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 673B
Jack Byard’s research into the endangered breeds of sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, horses and poultry in Britain has revealed many interesting facts about them. For example, it was a Gloucester cow in 1796 called Blossom who provided the first serum for a smallpox vaccine.
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Know Your Sheep (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 564B
From Downland to Longwool, from Dartmoor to Swaledale, the diverse breeds of sheep in Britain reflect local characteristics and geography...
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Know MORE Sheep (Paperback) - Jack Byard
Ref: 575B
Know MORE Sheep is a companion to Jack Byard’s first book: Know Your Sheep. This second book takes in the first-cross Mule sheep you will find on your walks in hill-farming country as well as some of the rarer breeds and recent imports to be found across the United Kingdom.
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Know Your Trains (Paperback) - James Race
Ref: 671B
Know Your Trains shows the wide range of different trains to be found on the railways of Great Britain today. All 44 the trains featured can be found on the national network.
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Know Your Trucks (Paperback) - Patrick W Dyer
Ref: 582B
The Know Your ... series of books is ideal for novice enthusiasts of all ages. For this book, Patrick Dyer has selected 44 examples to show the wide range of truck types that you are likely to see on British roads.
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Know Your Tractors (Paperback) - Chris Lockwood
Ref: 565B
Tractor enthusiast and photographer Chris Lockwood shows a representative sample of the popular tractor makes and models which are most likely to be seen working in Britain’s arable fields.
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Know your Livestock set, 10 books (Paperback)
Ref: 943S
10 in the 'The Know Your ... ' series of books related to livestock available for £44.95
The books are Know Your Cattle, Chickens, Donkeys, Ducks, Horses, Pigs, Rare Breeds, Dogs, Sheep and More Sheep
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Know Your Machinery set, 6 books (Paperback)
Ref: 942S
6 in the 'The Know Your ... ' series of books related to machinery available for £24.95
The books are Know Your Buses, Combines, Diggers, Tractors, Trains and Trucks
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Land Girls Gang Up (Paperback) - Pat Peters
Ref: 580B
Pat Peters and her Land Girl comrades worked as hard as any man, clearing stones, pulling thistles and cutting broccoli on freezing cold mornings. For this gang of high-spirited young London girls, suddenly transported to rural Cornwall in the 1940s, it was the unending potato harvest that they most disliked.
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Land Girls at the Old Rectory (Paperback) - Irene Grimwood
Ref: 528B
It was 1942 and Britain was running out of food. Twenty-year-old Irene Gibbs had always fancied working on the land...
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Land Girl's War, A (Paperback) - Joan Snelling
Ref: 543B
In April 1941 eighteen-year-old Joan Snelling, or ‘Pop’ to her friends, volunteered for work in the Women’s Land Army. Within weeks she was duly employed as a land girl at Hoveton Fruit Farm, Norfolk...
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Last Round-Up (Paperback) - Henry Brewis
Ref: 529B
When your toes are warming by the hearth and there’s a glass of liquid encouragement t’hand... when life has calmed down a bit... well, if you can’t occasionally see the daftness of it all...
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Leyland Beaver (Paperback) - Graham Edge
Ref: 647B
The Leyland Beaver name survived for over forty years from the first appearance of this distinguished model in 1928. Within ten years of its inception there was an almost confusing assortment of Beavers suitable for just about every task a lorry could perform.
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Leyland Octopus (Paperback) - Graham Edge
Ref: 648B
Rigid eight-wheelers with internal combustion engines were developed as a response to requirements and opportunities embedded in the 1933 Road and Rail Traffic Act. Although AEC was first in the field, in late 1934 or early 1935 Leyland was able to announce its Octopus.
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Little Bit O'Nonsense About Sheep (Paperback) - Henry Brewis
Ref: 572B
Compiled from previously published books and in a handy, pocket-sized format, this is a fresh look at Henry Brewis’s fondest enemy: the mule yow.
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Long Haul Pioneers, The (Hardback) - Ashley Coghill
Ref: 596B
In 1964 Asian Transport, later to become Astran, pioneered overland transport from the UK to the Middle East, the 10,000 mile round trip that was to become a phenomenon in the haulage industry.
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Machinery for Horticulture - 2nd edition (Hardback) - Brian Bell & Stewart Cousins
Ref: 530B
For students of horticulture, grounds-keeping and estate management, this book offers an unrivalled introduction to the machinery with which they will have to work...
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Marshall Diesel Tractors 1930-1957 (Hardback) - Peter Anderson
Ref: 567B
Peter Anderson's book, prepared with the help of the late Jeff Bloom, is aimed at owners, restorers and potential buyers of Marshall tractors ...
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Massey Ferguson 35 Tractor Workshop Service Manual, The (Hardback) - Chris Jaworski
Ref: 675B
In the UK between 1957 and 1964 Massey Ferguson manufactured some 380,000 MF 35s, the most popular medium-sized farm tractors of the period. Many have remained in work and if you are lucky enough to own one, it is bound to be one of your favourite machines.
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Milled from Golden Fields (Hardback) - Graham Edge
Ref: 649B
Graham Edge worked in the flour-milling industry for twenty years with experience in Rank Hovis McDougall and Spillers. He is also acknowledged as one of Britain’s pre-eminent writers on historical transport matters.
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Not All Sunshine & Sand: the tales of a UK - Middle East truck driver (Paperback) - Paul Rowlands
Ref: 605B
Paul Rowlands takes us into his world as a truck driver, initially around rural Suffolk and the rest of the UK, before embarking on the Middle East run. Here he recalls his hair-raising experiences - some of them humorous, some alarming - and the many friends he made.
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Nuffield Tractor Story Volume One (Hardback) - Anthony Clare
Ref: 551B
Developed by the Nuffield organization immediately after the Second World War, the Nuffield Universal tractor started to be manufactured at the end of 1948.
This is the first detailed book on the organization and its products.
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On Wings of Diesel: trucks, identity and culture in Pakistan (Paperback) - Jamal J. Elias
Ref: 665B
A colourful book full of information and superb photographs about what are perhaps the most outstandingly decorated vehicles in the world. Among other topics the book deals thoroughly with the trucking industry in Pakistan and the craft and meaning of truck design there.
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Opencast Images: An Informal Look at British Coal Opencast Sites 1986-1994 (Hardback) - Dave Wootton
Ref: 679B
In the United Kingdom surface coal mining began in 1942 in response to a national shortage of deep-mined coal. By the 1980s, when Dave Wootton began touring sites and taking photographs, the industry was firmly established with major operations and very large machinery.
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Peter and Pauline at Hollyhock Farm (Hardback) - R.A.E. Linney
Ref: 573B
In this reprint of a book from 1951 nine-year old twins Peter and Pauline go from the city to the farm and learn about the countryside. And they find hidden treasure!
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Plant Names Simplified (Paperback) - A. T. Johnson and H.A. Smith
Ref: 569B
This glossary contains well over a thousand entries giving the pronunciation, derivation and meanings of garden plant names. The aim of the authors was to remove the ‘awkward obstacle’ that these names can present
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Rabbit Skin Cap, The (Paperback) - Edited by Lilias Rider Haggard
Ref: 593B
The wearer of the rabbit skin cap was George Baldry, born in the middle of the nineteenth century near Beccles on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk. He was a true country lad at a time when youngsters were flocking from the countryside to the town and the old simple ways were disappearing forever.
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Ransomes and their Tractor Share Ploughs (Hardback) - Anthony Clare
Ref: 536B
Aimed at tractor and ploughing enthusiasts, this is the first book to classify, describe and show the wide range of ploughs produced by Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies...
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Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies (Hardback) - Brian Bell
Ref: 535B
Ploughs and tillage machinery, steam engines, grass-cutting equipment, trolleybuses, threshers, tractors, combines, electric trucks...
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Roadless: The Story of Roadless Traction from tracks to tractors (Hardback) - Stuart Gibbard
Ref: 537B
The remarkable story of Roadless Traction encompasses over sixty years of design and innovation in the fields of transport and agricultural engineering...
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Roadscapes II : Landscapes of the Road (Hardback) - Alan Spillett
Ref: 662B
Artist Alan Spillett’s paintings of lorries have mostly been commissions from people who wanted a particular vehicle depicted for a personal connection. His scenes range from the days of the horse-drawn carriage to the trucks that thunder up and down our roads today.
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Ron Creasey: last of the horselads (Hardback) - William Castle
Ref: 663B
This is the story of East Yorkshireman Ron Creasey, one of the last farm horsemen to find work at a hiring fair in 1946. He was just seventeen.
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Rural World of Eric Guy, The (Paperback) - Jonathan Brown
Ref: 566B
From the 1930s to the 1960s commercial photographer Eric Guy captured the rural world from his base at Basingstoke and Reading. His intimacy with this area enabled him to draw out the character and pattern of farm work and the variety of landscapes in these counties.
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Scania at Work: LB110, 111, 140 & 141 (Hardback) - Patrick W Dyer
Ref: 577B
In the 1970s nearly every driver acknowledged the Scania 141 as the King of the Road. It was the most powerful truck of its day, the favourite for long-haul work throughout Europe. It set a standard for other manufacturers to match and it created a premium image for Scania that still persists.
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Seddon Atkinson at Work: 400, 401 & 4-11 (Hardback) - Patrick W Dyer
Ref: 678B
In 1970, Oldham-based Seddon took over the struggling Atkinson, based in Preston, merging two of the greatest companies in British truck manufacturing. It was a partnership that would later see substantial backing from International Harvester in the mutually beneficial takeover of 1974.
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Seventy Years of Farm Tractors 1930-2000 (Hardback) - Brian Bell
Ref: 676B
In this encyclopaedic book Brian Bell traces the evolution of the farm tractor from the 1930s to the end of the 20th century. He deals in particular with developments of the classic period from the 1950s to the 1990s.
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Seventy Years of Garden Machinery (Hardback) - Brian Bell
Ref: 556B
Covering the period 1920-90 Brian Bell deals with the development of the smaller machines used on estates, allotments, nurseries and large gardens.
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Seventy Years of Farm Machinery Part One: Seed Time (Hardback) - Brian Bell
Ref: 590B
Brian Bell's Fifty Years of Farm Machinery has long been a standard book for enthusiasts. Although Brian can only show a random sample of the hundreds of implements and machines used on the land, in his new edition he has considerably expanded the work. To make the project more manageable, he has divided the subject into two parts, the first of which was published December 2009
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Seventy Years of Farm Machinery Part Two : Harvest (Hardback) - Brian Bell
Ref: 602B
In the twentieth century the machinery for harvesting cereals, grass and root crops changed beyond recognition. Brian Bell’s latest book charts this technical revolution from the 1930s to the 1990s.
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Seventy Years of Farm Machinery books 1 & 2
Ref: 919S
Seventy Years of Farm Machinery books 1 & 2
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Starks' Harvesters (Paperback) - Robert S White
Ref: 600B
In May 1979 two young Englishmen travelled to Oklahoma to become members of Dale Starksharvesting crew. For Rob and Charlie this was the start of memorable years driving Massey Ferguson combines the length and breadth of the American wheat belt.
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Strong Farmer: the memoirs of Joe Ward (Paperback) - Ciaran Buckley and Chris Ward
Ref: 585B
Ciaran Buckley uses interviews which Chris Ward conducted with her father Joe to view recent Irish history through the lens of one prominent family. He brilliantly weaves together the threads of history and family memory to tell a tale of farming, politics and unbreakable family ties.
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Suffolk Steam Railways (Paperback) - David Kindred
Ref: 588B
The 200 photographs in this book reflect the diversity and importance that steam once had in East Anglia. For a hundred years it was the main carrier of people and freight, and a major employer, even though Suffolk was a mainly agricultural county with relatively few lines.
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Tractor Ploughing Manual, The (Hardback) - Brian Bell
Ref: 550B
This official Society of Ploughmen handbook is aimed at two groups of people: newcomers to ploughing who need the basics for farm work, and the growing number of competitors at ploughing matches.
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Traditional Farming Year, The (Hardback) - Paul Heiney
Ref: 545B
For ten years broadcaster Paul Heiney ran his own Suffolk farm with horse rather than tractor. In this book Paul draws on his experience in order to describe month-by-month a farming year that our great-grandparents might have recognized...
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Truckers North Truckers South (Paperback) - Leslie Purdon
Ref: 560B
This is a story of a young man starting his career in road transport.
In 1945 17-year-old Shay becomes a trailer-boy on an Atkinson lorry that is noisy, cold and limited in speed. Driver Fred is one of the old school and knows the best cafés, pubs and all the tricks of the trade...
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Veterinary Book for Dairy Farmers, A (Hardback) - Roger Blowey FRCVS
Ref: 538B
The third edition of the standard text for a wide range of dairy farming and veterinary courses throughout the world...
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Veterinary Book for Dairy Farmers, A (Hardback + CD-ROM) - Roger Blowey FRCVS
Ref: 401BC
The third edition of the standard text for a wide range of dairy farming and veterinary courses throughout the world. Including accompanying CD-ROM...
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Veterinary Book for Sheep Farmers, The (Hardback) - David C Henderson MRCVS
Ref: 539B
This is a practical manual focusing principally on the needs of sheep farmers and shepherds in the United Kingdom...
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Volvo F10 and F12 at Work 1977-83 (Hardback) - Patrick W Dyer
Ref: 608B
Volvo F10 & F12 1977 - 83 at Work follows the development of the highly successful F10 and F12 trucks, beginning with the N-series and ending with the legendary Globetrotters. The book is full of evocative photographs supplied by enthusiasts and drawn from the Volvo archive.
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Volvo F88 & F89 at Work Second Edition (Hardback) - Patrick W Dyer
Ref: 651B
This second edition of Patrick Dyer's book includes virtually all the photographs that were in the original publication and also contains 50 additional shots, many from the Volvo company archive.
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W Clifford Watts (Paperback) - Gary K Russell
Ref: 652B
The story of Wyndham Clifford Watts is one of humble beginnings and exceptional ingenuity; originally from Gwent in Wales, W Clifford Watts moved to South Cave in Yorkshire and, in 1937, bought a Model T Ford and began delivering farm produce.
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Walking with Giants: Europe’s Massive Earthmovers (Hardback) - Steven Vale
Ref: 657B
Steven Vale looks at massive earthmoving machines in fourteen European countries from Spain and Italy to Swedish and Finnish Lapland. He describes the regions in which the mining is set, provides information about the industries they serve and portrays some of the characters involved.
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Way of Life, A: Sheepdog training, handling and trialling (Hardback) - H Glyn Jones
Ref: 540B
This book is a complete guide to sheepdog work in which the story of Glyn Jones’ life with sheepdogs is presented...
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We Waved to the Baker (Hardback) - Andrew Arbuckle
Ref: 589B
We Waved to the Baker is an evocative and heart-warming collection of stories from Andrew Arbuckle’s youth in Fife. Through the fresh gaze of childhood, he depicts the rugged hard work of life on the farm, while capturing beautifully the essence of growing up in a boisterous family and a close rural community.
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Where Do You Want This Lot? (Paperback) - Bob Rust
Ref: 653B
With a Dad as a lorry driver, Bob Rust’s memories of haulage go back to the 1930s. He became an apprentice motor mechanic when he left school in 1949 and by 1952 was driving for REME during national service.
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Working Horse Manual, The: Second Edition (Paperback) - Diana Zeuner
Ref: 541B
First published in 1998, The Working Horse Manual has established itself as the bible for heavy horse owners and enthusiasts. This second edition has been heavily revised, the most substantial new material being on working horses in forestry, training horses and transport and the law.
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World of Custom Trucks, The (Hardback) - Ferdy De Martin & Xavier Stéfaniak
Ref: 604B
In this, your guide to outstanding truck decoration in Western Europe and the United States, you will see a wide range of approaches and styles. Eighteen of the twenty-nine trucks featured are from Europe, eight are from North America and three are from the UK.
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