Item #13029 British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition. Illustrated with Portraits of Dogs of the Day - SCARCE First Edition. Hugh "Corsincon" DALZIEL.
British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition. Illustrated with Portraits of Dogs of the Day - SCARCE First Edition
British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition. Illustrated with Portraits of Dogs of the Day - SCARCE First Edition
British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition. Illustrated with Portraits of Dogs of the Day - SCARCE First Edition
British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition. Illustrated with Portraits of Dogs of the Day - SCARCE First Edition
British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition. Illustrated with Portraits of Dogs of the Day - SCARCE First Edition
British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition. Illustrated with Portraits of Dogs of the Day - SCARCE First Edition

British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition. Illustrated with Portraits of Dogs of the Day - SCARCE First Edition

London: The Bazaar Office, [c. 1879]. First Edition. Leatherbound. 8vo. Pp 495. Illustrated with numerous engraved plates. Index. Three quarter tan morocco over marbled paper covered boards, gilt decorations, titles in gilt on red lettering piece in spine compartments, marbled endpapers and edges. Hinges repaired, boards scuffed, edges rubbed, scattered foxing, previous owner signed front free endpaper "Reading T. Grantham 1881." Very Good. Item #13029

The author was canine critic for The Field, kennel editor of The Country, and judge at shows all over the UK, Germany, France and America. In four sections: I. Dogs Used in Field Sports, II. Dogs Useful to Man in Other Work than Field Sports, III. House and Toy Dogs, Appendix Breeding, Rearing and General Management.

This first edition is scarce on the market, and held only at the British Library and the Bibliothèque Nationale per OCLC under reference 558777186.

Price: $350.00

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