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 HANDSOMELY HALF-BOUND IN LEATHER, DEMY 8vo. PRICE 21/- NET; POST FREE 21/6; FOREIGN 22/-. HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE. This handsome volume, half-bound in maroon calf leather, with lettering and ornamentation in gold, printed on specially made cartridge paper, and altogether produced in the highest form of the printer's and bookbinder's art, is the standard work on its subject. It is issued in an entirely new and revised form, under the Editorship of Mr. James Sinclair. The List of Contents indicate the remarkable scope of the publication. The Illustra- tions are a special feature, comprising portraits of breeders past and present, photographs of the homes of celebrated breeders, and numerous engravings of famous specimens of the breed. The History forms an invaluable practical guide, and well-nigh indispensable volume to breeders and all interested in the famous "Whitefaces" all over the world. COWTEWTS. Origin of the Breed. The Pioneers and their 'Work. Benjamin Tomkins, the Younger, The He-wBT and Jeffries Families. A Group of Famous Breeders. Progress of the Breed. Later Improvement and Prominent Breeders. Some Notable Herds in England. The Breed's Extension. Characteristics of the Breed. Systems of Management. The Breed in the Show-yard. Retrospect and Forecast. Existing Herds in the United Kingdom. 80 Illustrations, comprising Portraits of celebrated Breeders, notable Here/ords, Homes of celebrated Herds, etc. Chapter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Price 21/- net; Post free ai/6; Foreign 33/- VINTON & COMPANY, LTD., 8, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, E.G., England.