Publisher's Synopsis
This special re-print edition of Edward James' book "The Game Cock: Being a Practical Treatise on the Breeding, Rearing, Training, Feeding, Trimming, Mains, Heeling, Spurs, Etc. Etc. Together with an Exposure of the Cocker's Tricks and The Revised Cocking Rules Governing All Parts o the World" is a historical guide to the breeding and keeping of Game Fowl Chickens. Written in 1873 during a period when the breeding and fighting of Game Fowls were a popular sport, this classic text on Game Fowl is a short guide to the keeping, care and handling of Game Fowl chickens and provides a basic introduction to the sport of cockfighting. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background. This book is presented as part of large series of educational material on the history and raising of numerous chicken breeds. The material presented herein contains information on the sport of cock fighting and is intended to be strictly for educational purposes with the purpose of enlightening Game Fowl breeders about the history of their breed. Publication of the material is neither an endorsement, nor a criticism of its contents.
