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Caxton Publishing Co., London - first edition, 1949. matching hardcovers, 7½" x 9½" (no jackets issued). Packed set weighs 2½ kilos (5½lbs). Two books in VERY GOOD condition. Bound in red faux-leather with gold titles to spine; index for both books in Volume 2. Fifty-eight b&w photographs in first book, seven in second one. Contents covered include: Craft, Breeds of Livestock, Slaughter Technique, Utilisation of Animal By-products, Meat Inspection, Hygiene, The Industry in Australia, New Zealand & South America, Beef and Veal, Mutton and Lamb, Pork and Bacon, Sausage and Small Goods, Preservation & Refrigeration, Shop Fittings & Equipment, Transport, Trade Organisations, Business Organisation, Trade Law, Insurance, Book-keeping, Notifiable Diseases, Carcase & Offal Analysis etc etc. A thorough, comprehensive and doubtlessly out-of-date reference set (over half-a-century old).