1. Appleton, Douglas H.

The Beagle Handbook. No.25 The Dog Lover’s Library. Giving the History Points and Breeding of the Show Dog, and a Section on the Hunt and the Pack.

London, Nicholson & Watson, 1959. 13 cm x 19.5 cm. XI, 162 pages with illustrations. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Dustjacket slightly worn and some brown stains on the page edges. Dustjacket price has been clipped. Writing on inside page to previous owner. Otherwise clean inside with solid binding.

2. Clark, Atwood.

Gun Dogs and their Training.

London, Philip Allan, 1935. Small-8°. VII, 253 pages with several illustrations. Original Hardcover. Good condition only with stronger signs of external wear. Interior excellent. [The Sportman’s Library]

3. Fitzpatrick, Percy.

Jock of the Bushveld. Illustrated by E. Caldwell.

5th Edition. London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1908. 16 cm x 21.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 475 pages. 23 illustrations on 23 plpates, including colour frontispiece. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering and design on spine and front board. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean. Preowner’s name and date on front pastedown: ‘Adeline G. Bowen – July 13th, 1909’. A very desirable copy in the original publisher’s binding. Extremely Rare in this very excellent condition.

4. Hubbard, Clifford L.B.

Dogs in Britain: A Description of All Native Breeds and Most Foreign Breeds in Britain.

First edition. London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1948. 16 x 23.5cm. (10), 471 pages, 7 colour plates, with black and white photographs throughout. Original hardcover with gilt lettering and badge. Slight signs of external wear, including water stain to rear board, mild foxing, otherwise in very good condition.

5. Perry, Vincent G.

The Boston Terrier. By Vincent G. Perry – International Show Judge. Sketches by G.H.Lederer.

First Edition. Chicago, Judy Publishing Company, 1928. Octavo. 153, (6) pages. Hardcover / Original, illustrated orange cloth with the very scarce original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Unusually excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear to the dustjacket. Name of preowner on endpaper. The dustjacket with some fraying and spotting. A very scarce book !

6. Sanborn, Kate.

My Literary Zoo. [Animal Stories: Everybody’s Pets / Devoted to Dogs / Cats / All Sorts]

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1896. 18.1cm x 10.7cm. 149 pages. Original Hardcover (red cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on frontcover). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.