Keith Chivers (51 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. bumped/creased still NICE! - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. xxii, 234 pages, 32 black and white plates, many tables and figures. Foreword by HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Condition: Very Good. 1781721442. 6/17/2026 6:37:22 PM.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 208 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Dust jacket spine sun faded. Clean, tight copy. Record # 603701.

Paperback. Condition: As New. The Shire Horse (1978) by Keith Chivers ? Sold by Crappy Old Books Lumbering through the misty pastures of British agricultural history comes The Shire Horse , Keith Chivers? affectionately written tribute to the gentle giants of the farming world. First published in 1978, this pastoral gem combines careful research, warm storytelling, and a healthy dose of nostalgia for a time when horsepower actually involved horses. From their medieval roots to their heyday hauling beer and ploughing fields, Chivers explores the rise, fall, and revival of the noble Shire with both precision and pride. Expect glossy black-and-white photos, charts about fetlocks, and loving profiles of horses with names like ?Champion Hercules of Wigan.? Whether you?re a draught horse devotee, a rural romantic, or just someone with a bookshelf full of oddly specific 1970s paperbacks, The Shire Horse is a heavy-hooved trot through a bygone world. Condition: Slightly yellowed, smells faintly of barns and Bovril ? but the binding?s still holding strong, much like the horses it celebrates. Crappy Old Books: Trot down memory lane. No wellies required. Near new condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. A bright, unmarked copy.

hardcover. Condition: New. 1st.

Paperback in Good condition. No Dust Jacket. 234 Pages. Thirty Two (32) Plates. Light foxing to a few pages. Spine sunned. Not Inscribed. A report of an investigation commissioned by The Shire Horse Society.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Hardback with dust jacket,size 8vo,208 pages.Illustrated with b/w plates.Boards & dust jacket show light wear & marking + light creasing & rubbing.Light browning & marking to the fore edges & prelims otherwise contents clean & complete.Most items will incur extra charges for international shipping.These will be substantial for orders outside of Europe.Please consider this before buying.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Pbk, Good, pges tanned, a little wavy, leading pge edge block has a shallow indentation where the pges have been flicked. A sound reading copy with b/w photographic plates to centre pp288.

hardback, large 8vo, xxviii,834pp, illustrated, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0851312454.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The 'Four Oaks' were the leaders, through four generations, of the Forshaw family, pre-eminent in international Shire Horse breeding from the time of Waterloo until the end of the Second World War. Keith Chivers, the foremost authority on the history of the Shire Horse, presents material which is not only original, but unique. A close friend of Richard, the last of the Four Oaks, he is able to recount the Forshaw's family history with inimitable accuracy and detail. Few, even of those old enough to remember their winter coal being delivered by a horse, have paused to consider how these animals were bred: their mothers were farm workers scattered throughout the country; their fathers were travelling stallions, walking up to seventy miles a week, each covering perhaps a hundred or more mares in a season. For the majority of farmers in England and Wales cart-horse breeding was only a side-line, but the specialist stallion-owners developed a highly organised and sophisticated system, which brought about an astonishing improvement in the power and longevity of the animals toiling in the towns. The Forshaws were the foremost proprietors of heavy draught stallions in the country, renowned both at home and abroad for the quality of their animals. Largely thanks to them, by 1914 the English Shire was the most efficient draught horse in the world. Keith Chivers realises that "for most of us the lives and eccentricities of people are more interesting than horses," and The Four Oaks is peppered with fascinating accounts of the people and customs of the horse age. He recounts how the 'public stallion' business had a such a devastating effect on rural morals that mothers locked up their daughters when the stallion came to town - in Scotland a law was passed prohibiting the serving of mares in any place where women or boys could see it. We are introduced to a group of people spanning the social spectrum - ranging from George V to Gwen Webb-Peploe, daughter of the Vicar of Christ Church Cheltenham. A portrayal of the Age of the Horse. The 'Four Oaks' were the leaders, through four generations, of the For-shaw family, pre-eminent in international Shire horse breeding from the time of Waterloo until the end of the Second World War. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Near Fine condition. Black pictorial boards, minimal wear, no markings or inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Brown Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 240 x 165 mm approx. 208 pp, 54 b/w photo illustrations of which four double page. First Edition 1981. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ As New (Book- negligible shelf wear or soiling to boards, mild creases to title page, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- non price clipped - publisher's price sticker £10.95 affixed. In a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other defects to book or jacket). Would make an ideal gift for a lover of these majestic working and show horses.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Spine faded, page edges tanned. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in very good + condition with very good + dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of First edition. Book is in fine condition, crisp and clean with tight binding and sharp corners. Previous owners gift inscription of "Merry Christmas, 1982. " Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright. Historic photos throughout. 8vo. 208pp Including Index. In protective mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Boards are black with silver titles. Interior is clean and crisp. Dust jacket has minimal edge wear and covered in Brodart cover for further protection. This is a 1995 reprint of the original 1976 edition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Photographs (illustrator). abridged. waterstain to edge of back cover & last 20 pages. binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book in excellent condition. Minimal marks and fading. There are some small age marks on the first page but again very minimal. Black spine with white shire horse illustration. Photograph of shire horses on the front cover. Genre: Horses.