(Butchery) Dawson, H.C. The Hog Book, Embodying the experience of Fifty Years in the Practical Handling of Swine in the American Cornbelt. Menu minor rubbing to spine ends

minor rubbing to spine ends & corners

very real human needs

it was known for its upstairs gambling club where men could meet their mistresses

cook at home

and photographs

(Butchery) Dawson, H.C. The Hog Book, Embodying the experience of Fifty Years in the Practical Handling of Swine in the American Cornbelt. Menu minor rubbing to spine endsIllus. with numerous blueprints, drawings, and photographs, incl. frontis. port. of the author. Gilt lettered dark green cloth. First Edition. Chicago: Breeder's Gazette, 1911. A significant book on the subject of American hog farming, with discussions and illustrations of enclosures, butchery, smoking techniques, feeding, raising, and marketing pigs in the early 20th century. Fine condition. (42)