This special re-print edition of John Ryrie Graham's book "A Treatise on the Australian Merino Sheep" was written in 1870, this is one of the only books written on the Merino breed in Australia and provides its very earliest history and breeding in that country. A true classic on this famous and widely kept breed of sheep. 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.