Search Results: Dogs from Books Bought and Sold

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1948. First edition of this book about Dainty the Foxhound, 156 pages with colour frontispiece and line drawings by Lionel Edwards. Pages are clean and bright, outer boards slightly browned along extreme edges, dustwrapper has large loss to front and small losses and wear to edges. Overall a pleasing copy of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Boards. Good/Poor. Illus. by Lionel Edwards. 9 x 6 Inches. Hardcover.

Bermuda: The Island Press Limited, 1978. A beautifully illustrated book of a dog called Bethlehem, written and illustrated by the dog's owner Sam Morse Brown. 63 pages in very bright clean condition with many line drawings, outer illustrated card covers are a little browned on edges. SIGNED by SAM MORSE BROWN on front endpaper and dated Jan 1979. A very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed by Author/ Artist. First Edition. Illustrated Card Covers. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Sam Morse Brown. 9 x 6 Inches. Card Covers.

Lincolnshire: K & R Books, 1980. Very good copy of this work on Dog Shows and Show Dogs, 554 pp packed with information plus colour and B/w photographs. Attractive imitation grained leather binding with gold embossed dogs on front, no jacket. INSCIBED BY AUTHOR "With Best wishes Catherine G Sutton 19/12/80 " PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL on request.. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Gold Embossed Buckram. Very Good/No Jacket. 28.5 X 22 Cms. Hardcover.

London: Bradbury Agnew and Co Ltd, 1906. Book subtitled wherein the hero-worshipper portrays the hero and incidentally gives an account of the greatest dogs' club in the World. 243 pages with eleven excellent, full page two colour illustrations by Cecil Aldin plus many other B/w illustrations in the text.All illustrations are present as issued. Book has light occasional foxing,slightly heavier on the rear endpapers. Outer covers a little marked especially on rear boards and darkened on spine light wear to rear outside hinge. Though not perfect still an attractive copy of a collectable illustrated book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition First Printing. Illustrated Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Cecil Aldin. 8 x 6¼ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Ward Lock & Co Limited , 1929. First edition of this book, with single colour illustrations by G L Stampa. 96 pages in overall clean condition just very slight browning to extreme edges of pages, top edgesare gilt. NO dustwrapper, outer boards are lightly rubbed to top and bottom of spine and corners, tiny mark on front board. A pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First Edition. Gold Decorated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by G L Stampa. 7 ½ x 5 Inches. Hardcover.

UK: Spillers, 1931. Fourth impression of this book on dogs published by Spillers dog foods. 240 pp showing many breeds of dogs with a B/w photograph and up to two pages of description plus pages on diet, management, cleanliness, first aid and preparation for shows. Book is very bright and clean, light blue paper covered boards just a little dusty. A very good attractive copy. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Reprint. Paper Boards Cloth Spine. Very Good/No Jacket. 22 X 15 Cms. Hardcover.

London: Blackie and Son Limited Beautifully illustrated book showing the adventures of hunting hounds, 34 pages with every other page one or more colour illustrations with the story in verse. The pages instead of being printed each side are printed side by side and then folded so that the illustrations are bck to back then bound into the book, the first of these has split to a length of 3 inches at the fold but been repaired internally with pasted on paper, a neat repair, the second page has a smaller split around ½ inch this has not been reaired. First and last couple of pages are medium to heavily foxed with just occasional spots on the other pages. Book has been professionally respined keeping the original illustrated endpapers, these are browned and a triangular loss to front bottom right of endpaper 5½ iches across by 2 inches at its deepest point. Book is not dated but has previous owners details in ink on the inside front board dated 1908. outer boards are rubbed and worn on… Read More

Switzerland: Michael Slains, 1966. Book dedicated to Pom Pom much mouned companion of an alone child, written and illustrated by Camilla.38 pages in very bright clean condition, 8 full pge colour illustrations, all present as called for plus text, opposite each illustration. NO dustwrapper, outer illustrated card covers are very bright and clean, original red silk ribbon on spine. A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Camilla. 10 ¾ x 8 Inches. Card Covers.