An Introduction to Keeping Sheep.
 Jane Upton-Dennis Soden.
Farming Press. 1991.

A comprehensive, practical guide for those starting out or considering keeping sheep for the first time.

Many colour photographs. b/w illustrations. 85 pages.

£ 8.00

Schafhaltung und Schaefer.
 W. Jacobeit.
Akademie Verlag Berlin. 1987.

Detailed description of sheep keeping and shepherding in Central Europe.

Colour plates and photographs. b/w illustrations. 462 pages.

£ 25.00

Die graue gehoernte Heidschnucke. Hannover. 1982.

Booklet describing the history of the north German Heath Sheep.

b/w photographs. 69 pages.

£ 5.00

Schafzucht.
Fritz Haring.
E. Ulmer Verlag. 1980.

Standard work on modern German sheep breeds and breeding. 183 b/w photographs.

124 tables. 363 pages.

£ 25.00

Races Ovines.
Gilles Perret.
ITOVIC 1986.

In-depth work on French sheep breeds and  breeding.

b/w photographs. 437 pages.

£ 20.00

Welsh Sheep and their Wool
John Williams-Davies
Gomer Press 1981

Book on Welsh sheep breeds, with breed descriptions and chapters on husbandry, sheep shearing, and more. b/w photographs. 73 pages.

£ 2.00

National Geographic.
May 1988.

Wool.
Fabric of History

£ 8.00

The Shepherd.
John Seymour.
Sidgwick & Jackson. London. 1983.

This book is both an account of working shepherds and a celebration of a traditional way of life that has changed relatively little down the centuries.

 b/w illustrations. 126pages.

£ 5.00

Mountain Sheep
Valerius Geist.
The University of Chicago Press. 1971.

The evolutinary framework, depth of thought, keen field observations, and frequent comparisons within the American mountain sheep, as well as between sheep and goats throughout the world, make this a truly outstanding work.

b/w photographs and text illustrations. 383 pages.

£ 25.00

Mountain Monarchs
George B. Schaller.
The University of Chicago Press. 1977.

This book is no less than a comparative treatment of all the caprinids. The major chapters cover taxonomy, distribution, physical attributes, population dynamics, maintenance activities, herd dynamics, courtship behaviour and many more.

b/w photographs and text illustrations. 425 pages.

£ 25.00

So you want to keep Sheep.
Carol Twinch.
Smallholder Practical Series. 1989.

The aim of this booklet is not to go into the finer or technical points of commercial sheep production. Instead, the basic requirements of keeping a few sheep are discussed and while it isn't possible to go down every by-road along the way, guidance is offered to the curious towards a practical approach to sheep husbandry. 28 pages.

£ 3.00