Pigeons & Doves

The “De Rauw Sablon Strain” is the most sought after and most valuable racing pigeon strain in the world today. The most famous fanciers in the world today are scrambling to purchase whatever they can of this  incredible family. The prices that this performance strain has achieved at public auction over the past three years, is nothing short of historic.

The National Results of these truly unique pigeons is unmatched by any other strain in history. This is the definitive work on what is without question the most important strain in the world today! A superb collaborative effort by Silvio Mattacchione, arguably Canada’s best known racing pigeon fancier, and Nikolaas Gyselbrecht, the founder of www.pipa.be.

Canadian author Silvio Mattacchione BA MA and Nikolaas Gyselbrecht , the founder of PIPA, combined their unique talents and jointly researched and co authored the history of the  now internationally recognized  and much sought after super strain universally known as “De Rauw–Sablon”.

Important interviews were held with all of the key personalities involved in this unique history, including the founders themselves. The result of their joint efforts is an  exceptionally designed, visually stunning, incredible full color coffee table quality, hardcover book comprised of 156-pages  outlining the origins, history and unparalleled success of the most important performance strain in the world today! Their joint participation was a unique experience that has resulted in an outstanding book of award winning quality and historical importance that definitely has  worldwide appeal. We certainly live in interesting times and with the emergence of this powerful strain “De Rauw-Sablon” to the international market we will also be witness to the birth of a new group of powerful racing pigeon “Kings.”

The impact  of the “De Rauw-Sablon” pigeons will be felt in all countries and at all levels from the race results at local club and combine levels to the great national races and the ever popular global one loft super races! Printed in Singapore by Silvio Mattacchione under the direction of Mr. Albert Tham  a Master printer and graduate of the London School of printing. “Kingmaker” was printed on the most advanced “Heidelberg” sheet fed press available in the world today that features advanced quality control systems including inking, image registration control thus insuring the sharpest print reproduction available in the world today. This advanced Heidelberg prints both sides of the sheet at the same time with a total of 8-cylinder working at the same time similar to a newspaper web press, but totally different because this  sheet -fed technology delivers an exponentially sharper dot/screen resolution.

This book that I have published makes a wonderful gift and is available for immediate delivery. Every copy ordered will be signed by the publisher Silvio Mattacchione.

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• Condition: New
• Hardcover: 274 pages
• Publisher: Silvio Mattacchione & Co. (2000)
• Language: English
• Illustrations: Color photos by George De La Nuez
• ISBN-10: 1895270189
• ISBN-13: 978-1895270181
• Parcel Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
• Shipping Weight: 658 g

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On his own admission, Douglas McClary is fascinated even to the point of obsession, by pigeons.  Since early childhood he has bred, flown and shown many different breeds and now commits his thoughts to print. 

In this comprehensive book he offers to share his experiences with fanciers, novices and people considering making a start in this wonderful and worthwhile hobby.  Virtually every aspect of pigeon keeping ins covered and presented in orderly, segmented chapters. As well as a colour section illustrating different breeds there is a special feature on eye-sign.  Probably the most extensive book on pigeons to be written in recent years. 

Published in 1999 in England, this is a great book for someone fairly new to our great hobby. Two hundred and eighty pages of easy to understand reading. Chapters include: General Care, Shows and Showing, Pigeon Racing for the Busy Man, A Pigeon Miscellany and The Pigeon Year-A Month by Month Guide. Every breed has its admirers, for every derivation from the original rock pigeon carries with it a personality, character and appeal. It was with this thought in mind that the author included as many aspects as possible in this book. B/W photos

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This book covers all species in this group available to the Australian aviculturist. Amazing color photography throughout is supported by precise, easy-to-read information on the care, management, health and breeding of these unique birds.

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The World Champions 1994 edition  is now very rare. It is an important reference to the elite racing pigeon fanciers from Holland, Germany, Japan , the USA Belgium Canada and the Peoples Republic of China. Legendary fanciers include Campbell Strange, Chris Peeman,Jef, Luc, and Nadia Houben, Antoine Jacobs, Jos Thone, Edmond Tournier, Silvere Toye, Van Brauene, Jan Hermans, Ludo Claessens, Gijs Peters,Willi Ritz, Silvio Mattacchione, Raymond Hermes, Dr. Jeff Horn, Louella Lofts, Koopman and Son.In total 56 fanciers with their key pigeons.

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A Guide to racing pigeons revised to include information on the recent regulations on the procedures to follow when racing birds.

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Pigeons are one of the most endearing of the domesticated birds and although they produce nothing in the way of eggs for eating, they have been kept for centuries, simply for pleasure. From the Blue Rock Dove, hundreds of different breeds have been developed; they are all related, but how can we explain the wonders of the Pouter Pigeon, which inflates its crop or the Fantail which has twice as many tail feathers as normal and puts its head back so that it touches the tail. Also we can marvel at the diversity of colour and adornments such as feathered legs, crests, manes and top knots.

This book covers some of the varieties which have been kept quite widely, many of which have been bred by the author. It covers breeding, feeding, houses and other requirements.

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This  book provides an overall picture of everything involved with keeping fancy pigeons.  

Particular emphasis is placed on showing the diversity of the breeds, e.g.their different forms, colors and markings. well over 200 breeds are illustrated.  Also covered are the most common diseases affecting fancy pigeons.  As well as describing these illnesses, the book proposes forms of treatment and prevention and looks at sensible and effective preventive measures in time of particular stress.  

This book also contains a section on the history and basic principles of pigeon keeping and breeding, as well as pigeon exhibitions. 

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One of the rarest books in the racing pigeon literature, and it is among the most important. 

This is the FOURTH volume of a set of Five from Jules Gallez.  WE have ALL FIVE OF THESE VOLUMES!!

Great book written by Jules Gallez on his methods and techniques on raising and racing old and young pigeons.   Topics include:   Racing young birds and the used methods, discusses a variety of methods from great pigeon fanciers... and more!

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Very hard to find a copy of this book. A nice clean copy of a scarce title on the world's greatest strain of racing pigeons. Printed and published in 1952.  This title tells the Story of Fred Shaw's Pigeon Racing career and also a tribute to Renier Gurnay - creator of the Gurnay strain. There is an introduction by S.W.E. Bishop in praising Shaw & the sport of Pigeon Racing.

Crisp, gilt lettering on front cover and spine.

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Rare - Very hard to find a copy of this book.  Printed and published in 1957.

The reader will get all the basic knowledge needed to make a good start with the Racing Pigeon hobby. This book is to attempt to prevent the reader from making mistakes which could prove costly.  Advise and guidance based on the general practices of successful pigeon racers and breeders.    

Pigeon racing is a practical sport. It is not a sport that can be learnt from books alone but is something that must also be learnt with pigeons in a pigeon loft. This book does not offer an open door to immediate success in the sport, but is more an attempt to prevent the reader from making mistakes which could prove costly.

Experience of the 100 years of the sport’s history has shown that in the management of pigeons some things are unquestionably right and others are just as wrong. On these matters good pigeon fanciers throughout the world are agreed. On other matters, how ever, there is far less agreement and in many cases no agreement at all. In this book will be found advice based on the general practice of successful pigeon racers and where these disagree among themselves, then that also will be noted. It is a book of experience, not only the limited experience of the author but the experience of people with whom the author has come into con-tact in his day by day work on The Racing Pigeon, a weekly paper read throughout the world. This experience has been analysed carefully, and some attempt has been made at deciding whether
certain fanciers win because of the methods they adopt or in spite of them!

It is impossible in a book of this length to deal with every topic. As long as there are pigeon fanciers so there will be fresh things to discuss and ten books could not cover all that could be written. Here in this book will be found the essential facts that a newcomer to the sport will need to know if he is not to be disappointed in his attempts to race pigeons.

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Pigeon raising, one of the oldest hobbies known to man is becoming more and more popular.  Even people with limited space are finding great satisfaction in raising, training and breeding one or more varieties of pigeons. This basic handbook removes the mystery form the hobby and explains everything that beginner needs to know.  Both popular and little know breeds are shown for the first time in full and true pictures. The concise text leads the beginner through all the steps - from selecting birds, to housing, feeding, breeding and keeping them healthy.  

A special section devoted to raising and training Racing Homers clearly tells how to prepare the birds for the race. 

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The successful fanciers of both race and exhibition of pigeons have always recognized the importance of health to success in the hobby.  However, until recently they have not been able to manage the health problems with any real level of confidence.  

Aim of this book is to share the author's knowledge and experience of pigeon health. Disease problems in the loft will be minimized and the hobby will become more enjoyable and competitive.

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Pigeon raising, one of the oldest hobbies known to man is becoming more and more popular.  Even people with limited space are finding great satisfaction in raising, training and breeding one or more varieties of pigeons. This basic handbook removes the mystery form the hobby and explains everything that beginner needs to know.  Both popular and little know breeds are shown for the first time in full and true pictures. The concise text leads the beginner through all the steps - from selecting birds, to housing, feeding, breeding and keeping them healthy.  

A special section devoted to raising and training Racing Homers clearly tells how to prepare the birds for the race. 

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All you need to know on Genetics in regards to breeding pigeons. Title also includes chapters on Physiology of Reproduction, Hormones Concerned with Reproduction, Hormones and Parental Behavior, Polygamous Breeding, Hormones and Racing, Nutrition and Reproduction, the effect of Parasites on Reproduction, Mendelism, Color Inheritance in Racing Pigeons and more! 

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Pigeon raising, one of the oldest hobbies known to man is becoming more and more popular.  Even people with limited space are finding great satisfaction in raising, training and breeding one or more varieties of pigeons. This basic handbook removes the mystery form the hobby and explains everything that beginner needs to know.  Both popular and little know breeds are shown for the first time in full and true pictures. The concise text leads the beginner through all the steps - from selecting birds, to housing, feeding, breeding and keeping them healthy.  

A special section devoted to raising and training Racing Homers clearly tells how to prepare the birds for the race.  

This is from a library and the cover is well used/marked.  Also, stamps and markings from the library inside the book.  

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The story of the Janssen family from Belgium - parents, sisters and brothers - who started a revolution in pigeon racing and whom the international pigeon racing press agrees have improved the present-day racing pigeon with their birds of unrivalled class. With diagrams of pigeon lineage. Very well illustrated.

This is the 1st edition of this book - published and printed in 1984 in Belguim.  The front cover had the lettering embossed in Gold.  

Truly and RARE and HARD to find! 

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Very RARE and hard to find book!  This is a first edition of this book!

Pigeon Racing is a nationwide sport with no fewer than a quarter of a million participants. Yet it makes little impact on the rest of the community. Everyone knows of it, little is known about it. This book reveals the reasons for the compulsive attractiveness for those competitors taking part, for their total commitment, and the rewards, which can run to the riches for those who succeed.

There are chapters on the way the sport has developed, the racing pigeon; the loft; training; race day; breeding and feeding; how to start; the great names. These different aspects are discussed and make a complex and very technical subject comprehensible to those who have no prior Knowledge of the sport , or tits organisation.

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