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Portraits of forty champion breeds, hen picked for your enjoyment. The latest title in the successful Beautiful...series (following in the groundbreaking hoof-prints of Beautiful Sheep, Pigs, and Cows), Beautiful Chickens takes the humble farmyard fowl and places it in the frame of a top portrait photographer. Stylishly lit and shot against a studio background, the portraits showcase forty of the world's most distinctive breeds, primped and preened for their moment of fame at assorted livestock shows. Featuring prize-winning cocks and hens, this is the ultimate in poultry portraiture. The book includes descriptions of each breed, covering their origins, physical attributes, and uses. There's also a history of hens and roosters through the ages, an introduction to the breed basics, and reportage photography from behind the scenes. Beautiful Chickens is the perfect gift for anyone, whether their fancy is for all things fowl or simply for beautiful photography. It's the coffee-table book guaranteed to get your guests talking, whether clucking over the remarkable imagery or ruffling feathers with poultry observations.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Natural history Wildlife: general interest

• Full title: Beautiful Chickens
• Author: Christie Aschwanden
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• EAN: 9780711231924
• ISBN: 0711231923
• ID: 04356002
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers
• Weight: 532 g
• Dimensions: 258 × 215 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. March 2011

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