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pp. xxiv, 174 + Plus frontis and full page drawings and photographs. Title page printed in red and black. Foxed. 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding, some soiling. Original dust jacket, worn with a few tears. Chapters include: Your dog's inherited instincts; How your dog's mind works; Helping your dog to learn; Your dog's higher education; Do dogs Reason?; Smelling's believing; How much does your dog see and hear?; That marvellous homing instinct; Memory; Seeing ourselves in our dogs. First Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PETS/1
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with creasing to upper edge. 153pp. A guide to choosing and caring for a longdog, which includes the Greyhound, Whippet, Saluki, Afghan, Borzoi, Wolfhound and Deerhound.
In 4°, mz. tela edit. ill., pp. 263. Con tavv. f.t. Es leggermente allentato.
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Babes In A Boat - Part I - A couple knowing nothing of navigation decides to set sail from Victoria, British Columbia and cross the Pacific; The Big Redwood - Story of a dog's uncanny instinct; A Holiday in the Sunderbunds - Pursuing a Royal Bengal Tiger - with great photos; A Matter of Habit - An amusing tale of two mean men at that 'sun-baked cinder-heap Aden'; In Search of the Lost Oases - Part III of an amazing expedition from Sollum to El Obeid, over two thousand miles, across the Sahara, visiting much previously unexplored territory, with nice photos; The "Lone Star Kid" - Young Harry Wells purchases a pony, sombrero and revolver before proceeding to carry out a 'hold-up'; Ram Kumar's "Cure" - a common fraud/confidence trick practiced in India; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part III of the extraordinary adventures of G.M. Dyott, who was abandoned by his guide in the upper Amazon - includes photos of shrunken heads; The Great Snake - A native Basuto legend comes true in the Orange Free State; Full-page photo of the 'Santa Cruz Monster' that washed up on shore; Photo of the Emir of Kano's Bodyguard; "Black Foxes" - An amusing story from near Mink Landing, Alberta which proves not every black fox pelt is worth the money; Two Men and a Leopard - Story of a terrific hand-to-hand battle with an infuriated leopard; A Weird Quest - Daily seances are held to aid in finding lost California gold mines; Up and Down in Kurdistan - Nicely phtoto-illustrated article about David F. Anderson and his flying excursion in Mesopotamia which began as an ibex hunt and ended with a bear. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Front cover illustration of a raving Bolshevik. Secrets of the London Air Raids - Where Zepps and Gothas dropped their bombs - article. Allied flags at Constantinople and Cattaro - two photos. New World Knights Guard River of Old Romance - 5 photos of American troops in Germany. Two photos of British soldiers in Germany. Four photos related to the escape of 29 British officers from the POW camp at Holzminden. Bolshevism in its True Colours - article by Sir Sidney Low. Photogravure centerfold includes images of the British in Cologne. Shall we Hang the Kaiser - article by Lovat Fraser. Equine and Canine Transport Bound for the Rhine. Ships of the Allies Anchor Off Sebastopol Again - 4 photos. Two photos of a British 'mystery' aeroplane' dropping a torpedo. And more. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
Illustration of horses pulling British soldiers in boats across the River Scarps. What a Bolshevist 'Peace' Means, by Lovat Fraser. 5 photos of Canadians homeward bound, their duty done. Quaint Quarters of the Fighting Men in France - 4 photos. 2 Photos of Shell-Smother Caught by the Camera. Trifles picked up on the blazed trail of war - 5 photos. Waiting for the opening offensive on the West. The True Story of Henry - by 'Vedette'. Illustration of an early version of the caterpillar tractor at work in Palestine. British mouth organ band in Palestine. Canine helpers in battle. A Serbian Supper-Party - some lively memories from the Lower Danube, by Hamilton Fyfe. Builders of the fleet that flies - 5 photos. Six great photos of Britannia, the Tank that rules the trenches. Photos of concrete vessels - can be built in a third of the time. Australia's Great Achievement - Heroic doings on land and sea, article with 6 photos. The Royal Fleet Auxiliaries, article by John S. Margerison. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly sunned very slightly rubbed unmarked boards and with bumping to most corners. Colour photo on rear cover folded very slightly before being applied to the book by the printer. 255pp. A very comprehensive study of the rare breed, the Tibetan Spaniel including its life in its homeland of Tibet, in the UK, in the USA and around the world. The book covers finding your Tibetan Spaniel, caring for it, training it, showing it, its health and breeding. Very well illustrated. Extremely scarce book in the UK.
164p. Text drawings by Margaret Burns. Numerous photographs. Tall 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ** BULLY 6
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty page edges, slight rubbing to spine ends and minor bumping to lower corners. 92pp. Foyles Handbook for Pet Lovers. All about the Shetland Sheepdog for the pet dog owner.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked matt black cloth boards, slight traces of dustiness to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with small nicks, chips and minor repairs to edges. 205pp. Revised edition of the Popular Dogs series.
Virtually mint condition with faint indenting to front. 261pp. Odes to and about dogs plus much prose about them.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 206pp. A total care guide for the Pug breed of dogs.
256p. plus frontis. Illustrated with numerous photographs. 8vo. Original blue glossy cloth binding. An updated edition of a classic Bull Terrier book. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BULLY 6
Deliziosa litografia del 1860 circa, che rappresenta il cane Mastiff, montata in un elegante passepartout. Incisione proveniente da "Talli's scripture natural history for youth". TECNICA: Litografia EPOCA: 1860 circa DIMENSIONI PASSEPARTOUT: cm 23,5x27 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 12x15 CONDIZIONI: buone condizioni Nice litograph of 1860 circa, representing the Mastiff dog, mounted in an elegant passe-partout. Print coming from "Talli's scripture natural history for youth". TECHNIQUE: Litograph DATE: around 1860 PASSE-PARTOUT DIMENSION: cm 23,5x27 ENGRAVING DIMENSION: cm 12x15 CONDITIONS: good. <BR><BR>
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. 880pp. Details of the Kennel Club's members and associates followed by over 650 pages of winners and pedigrees of dogs for the 1961 season. Ends with names and address of the owners.
Features: Title page photo of General Foch; Two pages of photos document a Moslem pilgrimage to Moses' tomb for the first time since the Allied occupation; The Fighting Poets of France (article); Germany's U-Boat "Cruisers"; Two half-page aerial photos of bombing in Palestine and Cologne; Photos of Sir Horace Darwin, Sir Cyril S. Cobb, Sir W.E. Hume-Williams, Sir William Orpen, The Earl of Plymouth, and Sir Howard Handley Spicer; Six photos of the Italian contingent in France; Twelve photos over two pages illustrate the training and work of canine despatch-carriers; Home-Grown Rations (article); Photo of the shelled houses of Villers-Bretonneux; Four photos illustrated the rescue work of the Sea-Patrol Service; The United States Militant - at the front and at Home - six photos, including two at Cantigny; Two half-page photos of Americans capturing Germans at Cantigny with flame-throwers; Graphic centrefold illustration depicts a bayonet charge by the French army on the Western Front; On Bombing in General - article by C.G. Grey; One-page of British officer on horseback being pursued by enemy plane; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers including Lt.-Col. C.K. James, D.S.O. and BAR; Several nice car ads; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
In-16 gr., tela editoriale, sovracop. (con manc. e aloni), pp. VIII,216, con ill. fotografiche in b.n. in tavv. f.t. di 60 razze canine. Ben conservato.
89p. + Plus color frontis and eleven lovely full page color plates of dogs. Folio. 9.25 x 12.25" Original full cloth backed color pictorial binding, extremities slightly worn. These plates are often broken out of this book and sold individually - a practice which we deplore. PETS/2
In 8°, t.t. edit. con sovrac. ill., pp. XVIII,373,(1), riccamente ill. con fot. b.n. nel t.; testo in inglese, copia molto buona. (m301/d) (spedizione standard SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata-piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
127p. Illustrated with photographs. 8vo. Original full pictorial cloth binding. A classic bull terrier book. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BULLY 6
pp. viii, 976. Text illustrations. Small 4to. Original full embossed cloth binding. XLib. Articles on a wide variety of things (including a collection of tough dogs - like bull terriers). Probably most importantly, it includes a review of Mark Twain's HUCK FINN. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BULLY 3
51p. Numerous photographs and breeders ads. 8vo. Original printed wraps. ** BULLY 6
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. The story of one man and his dog. Animal lover Denis Vale had cats and dogs before coming to live on the Isle of Man. He described Ruby, his dog there as 'the icing on the cake'.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 80pp.
In 4° grande; 51, (1) pp. Brossura editoriale illustrata. Tra gli articoli: Il Collie; Concezioni e criteri moderni di selezione zootecnica in rapporto ai Libri genealogici; Gli appiombi del bassotto; Note estere; Varie competizioni cinofile ecc. Buono stato di conservazione.
