On the left is the 5th Edition, 1824, of Bonington Moubray’s Practical Treatise of Breeding, Rearing, and Fattening, Domestic Poultry, Pheasants, Pigeons, and Rabbits. First published 1815. The book on the right is currently being sought after for our ARBA Hall of Fame Library collection; The Book of the Rabbit, 2nd Edition, 1889, by Kempster W. Knight is extremely scarce and is only known to exist in seven public collections and a very few private collections. The library is proud to have in its collection a mint copy of the 1st Edition, 1881.

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