Book: The Pigeon

Name/Title

Book: The Pigeon

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.202

Scope and Content

'The Pigeon' by Wendell Mitchell Levi, A.B., J.D. Published by Levi Publishing Co., Inc., A large bound book in gray with 1,127 Illustrations. A unique book, highly useful to everyone who handles or studies pigeons in any way. The book is signed by the author on the inside cover.

Context

Copyright © 1941, by Wendell M. Levi, Sumter, S.C. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface and Supplemental followed by: Chapter I - The Relationship Between Pigeon and Man; Chapter II - Breeds and Varieties; Chapter III - Anatomy; Chapter IV - Physiology ; Chapter V - Genetics - Variation and Inheritance; Chapter VI Practical Breeding; Chapter VII - Behavior; Chapter VIII - Diseases, Parasites, and Pests - Their Treatment and Control; Chapter IX - Feeds and Feeding; Chapter X - Housing; Chapter XI -Commercial Squab Production; Chapter XII - The Pigeon Fancy - Exhibiting, Racing, Etc. The list of Chapters is followed by the name and page numbers for the illustrations per chapter. The back of the book contains the Bibliography and Index.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

9" x 11.5" x 1 &3/4"