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BEYNON, J. W. H., and Alex Fisher, MBE The Cairn Terrier (4th edition) London: Popular Dogs, 1969. Cloth, 8vo, 185 pages, index (including individual dogs), black-and-white photos and line drawings, Ch. Splinters of Twobees pedigree, roster of postwar champions. Revised edition of the classic on the breed, originally published as The Popular Cairn Terrier in 1929. Very good condition (some underlinings), in good dust jacket (slight chipping and edgewear) in Mylar. $15.00
McCORMACK, Erliss How to Raise and Train a Cairn Terrier Jersey City: TFH, 1965. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 64 pages, 1-page bibliography, black-and-white drawings; black-and-white photos by Rudolph Tauskey, Louise Van der Meid, et al., including many of leading champions. Tauskey's black-and-white frontispiece of Ch. Cairndania Clansman's Grey Girl introduces a general guide to the breed, including obedience, outdoor housebreaking, and grooming. 1st edition. Very good condition (small corner clip on front cover; text and photos clean). $7.00
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MIGLIORINI, Mario Dig In! Earthdog Training Made Easy New York: Howell Book House, 1997. 260 pages, bibliography, glossary, black-and-white illustrations. The Cairn is one of the breeds for which this book is designed. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $12.00
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BOARDMAN, Tom and Joyce The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel London: J. A. Allen (Allen Photographic Guides no. 5), 2000. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 24 pages, color photos. Introductory text, with fine photos on every page. 1st printing. Very good condition. $9.00
EVANS, John Cavalier King Charles Spaniels: An Owner's Companion Ramsbury (U.K.): Crowood Press, 1990. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 173 pages, index, bibliography, black-and-white photos and line drawings. 1996 impression. As new condition. $30.00
FIELD, Bruce The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (revised edition) London: Robert Hale Ltd., 1996. Gilt-stamped green cloth binding, 8vo, 251 pages, dust jacket (Alberto of Kindrum appears in color on the dust jacket's front panel), index, bibliography, list of breed clubs worldwide, black-and-white photos and drawings. A comprehensive guide to the breed by a respected championship show judge. 2d printing. As new condition; pristine dust jacket in Mylar cover. $65.00
TOWN, Ken Pet Owner's Guide to Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Lydney (U.K.): Ringpress, 1997. Hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages; color photos by Carol Ann Johnson. Well-illustrated basic resource. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.00
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KELLEY, Anne Daisy and the Dog Show Woodbury: Barron's, 1985. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, unpaginated (32 pages); illustrated by Metin Salih. Children's picture book featuring a Cavalier King Charles spaniel's adventures at a country dog show. 1st American edition. Near fine condition. $35.00
SUMMERS, Judith My Life with George: What I Learned About Joy from One Neurotic (and Very Expensive) Dog New York: Voice/Hyperion, 2007. Cloth, 12mo, dust jacket, 271 pages; dust jacket photos in color by Diana Miller. The British author shares the story of lovable rascal George, and all he came to mean to her and her son. Stated 1st edition/1st printing. As new condition. $10.00
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FERGUS, Charles Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs New York: Lyons & Burford, 1992. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 201 pages, black-and-white photos; foreword by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr. Practical perspectives on English and Welsh springers; cocker, American and Irish water, Boykin, Clumber, field and Sussex spaniels; Labrador, Chesapeake Bay, golden, flat-coated, curly-coated, and Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers; English, Irish, and Gordon setters; pointer; Brittany; German shorthaired and wirehaired pointers; vizsla; weimaraner; wirehaired pointing griffon; with comments on Pudelpointer, small and large Munsterlander, spinone, and German longhaired pointer. 1st edition; as new condition; $22.95. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in very good dust jacket; $15.00
HENSCHEL, Stan Chesapeake Bay Retrievers Neptune City: TFH, 1992. Hardcover, 8vo, 192 pages, index, color illustrations. An introductory text. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.00
KENNEDY, Stacy Chesapeake Bay Retriever: A Complete and Reliable Handbook Neptune City: TFH, no date [1999]. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 93 pages, color photos, illustrated endpapers (principal parts of the dog, featuring Ch. Coco's Chocolate Sensation). 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
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COILE, D. Caroline, PhD Chihuahuas: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual Hauppauge: Barron's, 1995. Pictorial wraps, 12mo, 102 pages, index, color photos; black-and-white illustrations by Michele Earle-Bridges. 1st printing. As new condition. $5.95
TERRY, E. Ruth The Chihuahua: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1996. Hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, color photos, bibliography, resource lists. 1st edition. As new condition. $10.00
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Chihuahua rubber stamp A perky expression brings this little dog, shown standing, to life. Wood-block construction; made in the U.S. $5.50
MAY, Jane Doggy Style New York: Kensington Books, 2006. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 278 pages. Chihuahua mix Miles, who appears on the front and back covers, is the novel's perceptive, shelter-adoptee narrator, bringing a pungent style to a contemporary tale of romance in New York City. Dachshund Chloe is another character who makes her own notable contributions. 1st thus. Near fine condition (personal inscription by the author on the title page). $6.00
TURNER, Deborah, and Diana Mohler How Willy Got His Wheels Wilsonville: Doral, 1998. Illustrated hardcover, oblong 8vo, 32 pages; illustrated by Rhonda McHugh. Children's picture book (for ages 5 to 10). Sweet, true story of an injured, homeless Chihuahua who finds a loving family and mobility. 1st edition. As new condition. $14.95
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FERNANDEZ, Amy, and Kelly Rhae Hairless Dogs -- The Naked Truth: The Chinese Crested, Xoloitzcuintli & Peruvian Inca Orchid Privately printed, 1998. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 244 pages, index, glossary, bibliography, breed resources, pedigrees; black-and-white line drawings, photos, and art reproductions; 32 color photos. History and development of these unusual breeds, with discussion of genetics and all aspects of care. No. 26 of 128 in 1st trade edition. As new condition; dust jacket in clear Mylar cover. $75.00
JONES, Brenda The Complete Chinese Crested Lydney (U.K.): Ringpress (Book of the Breed series), 1990. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 160 pages, black-and-white photos and a few line drawings. With Razzmatazz Formal Attire in color on the dust jacket front and a lengthy chapter, with pedigrees, on the "Best of the Foundation Stock." Reprint (1997). As new condition. $20.00
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KOPATCH, L. J. Kip The Complete Chow Chow (1st edition) New York: Howell Book House, 1988. Hardcover, 8vo, 288 pages, numerous black-and-white photos and line drawings. 5th printing. Near fine condition. $15.00
PISANO, Beverly Chow Chow Neptune City: TFH, 1990. Hardcover, 8vo, 192 pages, index, color illustrations. An introductory text. 1st edition. As new condition. $6.00
----, edited by Chow Chows Neptune City: TFH, 1980. Hardcover, 8vo, 125 pages, color and black-and-white photos, a few black-and-white line drawings. With an illustrated chapter on grooming. 1st edition. Good condition. $4.00
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Chow Chow "Pocket Puzzle" 54 pieces, measures 5 by 7 inches complete. Boxed. Made in the U.S. $3.00
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FERGUS, Charles Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs New York: Lyons & Burford, 1992. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 201 pages, black-and-white photos; foreword by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr. Practical perspectives on English and Welsh springers; cocker, American and Irish water, Boykin, Clumber, field and Sussex spaniels; Labrador, Chesapeake Bay, golden, flat-coated, curly-coated, and Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers; English, Irish, and Gordon setters; pointer; Brittany; German shorthaired and wirehaired pointers; vizsla; weimaraner; wirehaired pointing griffon; with comments on Pudelpointer, small and large Munsterlander, spinone, and German longhaired pointer. 1st edition; as new condition; $22.95. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in very good dust jacket; $15.00
IRVING, Jan E. Clumber Spaniels Wheat Ridge: Hoflin, 1998. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 224 pages, black-and-white photos, art reproductions, and line drawings, bibliography. Impressive study by the Australian breeder (Erinveine Clumbers). 1st edition. As new condition. $50.00
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ARNN, Barbara Cocker Spaniels Kansas City: Ariel Books/Andrews and McMeel, 1997. Cloth, 48mo, dust jacket, 80 pages; color photos by Isabelle Français. Minibook packed with basic facts on the breed. 1st edition. As new condition. $4.95
CADDY, Joyce Cocker Spaniels Today Lydney (U.K.): Ringpress, 1995. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 176 pages, black-and-white photos throughout, color cover photo (Ch. Mistfall Moet), roster of champions (1969-1995), U.K. breed clubs and breeder advertising. 1st edition. Near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket. $25.00
FOGLE, Bruce, DVM Cocker Spaniel, American & English New York: Dorling Kindersley (Dog Breed Handbook series), 1996. Hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 80 pages, index; color photography by Tracy Morgan. Notable for its pictorial approach. 1st American edition. As new condition. $9.00
GROSSMAN, Dr. Alvin The American Cocker Spaniel San Jose: Doral, 1988. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 682 pages, index, bibliography, black-and-white photos. 2d printing, as new condition, inscribed by the author; $20.00. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition; $18.00
IBY, Judith P., RVT The Cocker Spaniel: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1995. Hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, bibliography, color photos. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $8.00
KANE, Frank Pet Owner's Guide to the Cocker Spaniel Lydney (U.K.): Ringpress, 1999. Hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages; numerous color photos by Steph Holbrook. A good basic resource. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.00
KRAEUCHI, Ruth M. The New Cocker Spaniel New York: Howell Book House, 1979. Hardcover, 8vo, 287 pages, black-and-white photos and line drawings; foreword by Herbert D. Roling. Numerous contributors include Ron Fabis on breed type, John S. Ward on the breed in obedience, Frank S. Wood on the breed in the field; with pedigrees and photos of top producers, reports on the American cocker around the world, and an illustrated grooming chapter. 1st edition/8th printing (1986), very good condition; $10.00. A second copy: 1st edition/1st printing, good+ condition; $10.00
SANFORD, William R., and Carl R. Green The Cocker Spaniel New York: Crestwood House/Macmillan (Top Dog series for children), 1990. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 48 pages, index, glossary, color photos. A good introduction to the breed for youngster. 1st edition. As new condition. $8.00
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BARTLETT, Arthur C. Sergeant Squiffy, Army Dog Boston: W. A. Wilde Company, 1941. Silver-stamped blue cloth, 8vo, 299 pages, black-and-white frontispiece and title page artwork showing a handsome and patriotic cocker spaniel. Fiction for young adults. 1st edition. Fair to good condition (tight; spine stained); no dust jacket. $35.00
BROWN, Robert M., DVM The Cocker Spaniel Owners' Medical Manual Jackson: Breed Manual Publications Ltd., 1989. Wraps, 8vo, 295 pages, index, bibliographic references. Addresses general health issues and breed-specific concerns. 1st printing. As new condition. $18.00
Cocker Spaniel "Pocket Puzzle" 54 pieces, measures 5 by 7 inches complete. Boxed. Made in the U.S. $3.00
Cocker Spaniels: A Book of Postcards Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1997. Pictorial wraps, oblong 32mo. 30 color portraits; detachable. As new. $6.95
FERGUS, Charles Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs New York: Lyons & Burford, 1992. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 201 pages, black-and-white photos; foreword by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr. Practical perspectives on English and Welsh springers; cocker, American and Irish water, Boykin, Clumber, field and Sussex spaniels; Labrador, Chesapeake Bay, golden, flat-coated, curly-coated, and Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers; English, Irish, and Gordon setters; pointer; Brittany; German shorthaired and wirehaired pointers; vizsla; weimaraner; wirehaired pointing griffon; with comments on Pudelpointer, small and large Munsterlander, spinone, and German longhaired pointer. 1st edition; as new condition; $22.95. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in very good dust jacket; $15.00
GAFFNEY, Patricia Mad Dash New York: Shaye Areheart Books/Random House, 2007. Hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 355 pages. Sock, a small black dog with one white paw, plays an important role (and appears in gently humorous art on the dust jacket) in this contemporary romance of a woman photographer and midlife crisis. An elderly cocker spaniel, Hobbes, also plays a part in the story. Stated 1st edition/1st printing. Very good condition (spine slightly rolled), in very good dust jacket. $5.00
GALSWORTHY, John Memories London: William Heinemann Ltd./New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Brown paper-covered boards with darker brown decoration featuring the dog Chris on the front cover and brown lettering on front cover and spine, 4to, 71 pages, illustrated endpapers showing the front cover illustration in enlargement; 24 full-page black-and-white and 3 full-page color illustrations and frontispiece by Maud Earl. Lavishly illustrated memoir of the novelist's black cocker spaniel Chris. November 1929 reprint. Very good condition (boards slightly worn; text and art pristine). $80.00
GRAY, Elizabeth Janet Adam of the Road New York: Puffin Newbery Library/Penguin, 1987. Illustrated wraps, 12mo, 317 pages; black-and-white illustrations by Robert Lawson. Spaniel Nick is 11-year-old Adam's constant companion on travels in 13th-century England. First published in 1942. 24th printing. Very good condition. $3.50
MERRILL, Flora Flush of Wimpole Street and Broadway New York: Robert M. McBride, 1933. Illustrated paper-covered boards, 8vo, 120 pages, illustrated endpapers; black-and-white photo frontispiece of Flush by Boris; cover, endpaper, and numerous black-and-white text illustrations by Edwina. The life and times of actress Katharine Cornell's cocker spaniel, who appeared with her on stage as Elizabeth Barrett Browning's beloved dog Flush. The poet's verses to Flush are included. 1st edition. Inscribed and dated on page facing half-title. Good+ condition (modest edgewear; text and illustrations pristine); no dust jacket. $70.00
NEWBERRY, Clara Turlay Barkis New York: Smithmark, 1998. Illustrated hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 32 pages. Facsimile of the 1938 Caldecott Honor story, illustrated by the author, of a cocker puppy who moves into a home with a kitten. For ages 4 to 8. 1st printing. As new condition. $11.00
SELDEN, George Irma and Jerry New York: Avon Books, 1982. Wraps, 12mo, 217 pages; full-page black-and-white drawings and color cover art by Leslie H. Morrill. The "philosophically inclined" cocker spaniel Jerry tells this story of Greenwich Village life. 1st thus. Fair to good condition (spine cracked; front cover chipped; reading copy only). $4.00
STRASSER, Ted Lady and the Tramp New York: Disney Press (Illustrated Classics edition), 1994. Illustrated hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 92 pages; illustrated by Franc Mateu. Children's picture book adapted from the Walt Disney film. 1st edition. As new condition. $10.00
TABER, Gladys Especially Spaniels Philadelphia: Macrea-Smith Co., 1945. Cloth, 12mo, 180 pages, index; black-and-white photos by Jill (Eleanor S. Mayer). All about the selection, care, and training of cockers, and much about the author's Stillmeadow spaniels. 11th printing. Fair condition (previous owner's inscription on free endpaper), in fair dust jacket in Mylar. $18.00
WOOLF, Virginia Flush San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1983. Wraps, 8vo, 177 pages; introduction by Trekkie Ritchie. Biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's dog. 1st thus; later printing. As new condition. $7.00
---- Flush: A Biography New York: Harcourt Brace, 1933. Cloth, 8vo, 185 pages, notes, black-and-white photo frontispiece. 3d printing. Good+ condition (inscription on free endpaper; news clipping on a stage performance of Flush taped inside front cover); no dust jacket. $21.00
See also Spaniels and Sporting Dogs for additional books of interest to the cocker spaniel's fans.
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CLARK, Stella Rough & Smooth Collies Letchworth (U.K.): Ringpress (Book of the Breed series), 1993. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 176 pages, black-and-white photos and line drawings. More than 200 illustrations contribute to the text's comprehensiveness; chapters highlight the working abilities of both varieties and their progress throughout the world. 1996 reprint, as new condition; $22.00. A second copy: 1st edition, as new condition; $25.00
COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA The Complete Collie (1st edition) New York: Howell Book House, 1962. Hardcover, 8vo, 128 pages, glossary, black-and-white photos. 1st edition/3d printing. Good condition (ink stain and scribbles on free endpaper). $15.00
COMBE, Iris Rough Collie Records Waterlooville (U.K.): Kingdom Books/TFH, 1997. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, 112 pages, index, concise bibliography, numerous color and black-and-white photos and other illustrations, Hall of Fame roster. Detailed text emphasizes history and development of the rough collie. 1st edition. As new condition. $23.95
HUNT, Hazel Rough Collies: An Owner's Companion Ramsbury (U.K.): Crowood, 1990. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 256 pages, index, black-and-white photos and line drawings. From the founder of Britain's Rifflesea Collies, a comprehensive guide; history, breeding, conformation, training, showing, breed-specific concerns, and other topics. 1st edition. As new condition. $30.00
McCARTY, Diane Collies Neptune City: TFH, 1990. Hardcover, 8vo, 190 pages, index, color illustrations. An introductory text. 1st printing. As new condition. $5.00
NICHOLAS, Anna Katherine The Collie Neptune City: TFH, 1986. Hardcover, 8vo, 320 pages, index, black-and-white and color photos. 1st edition. As new condition. $12.00
SUNDSTROM, Harold W., and Mary O. Sundstrom Collies: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual Hauppauge: Barron's, 1995. Pictorial wraps, 12mo, 95 pages, index, color photos; black-and-white drawings by Michele Earle-Bridges. 1st printing. As new condition. $5.95
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BALCH, Glenn White Ruff New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1958. Wraps, 12mo, 235 pages; illustrated by Dick Priest. Adventure novel for young readers, set in the U.S. West and featuring a memorable collie. 10th printing (1972). Good condition (some soil and discoloration; adequate reading copy). $3.00
KNIGHT, Eric Lassie Come-Home New York: Henry Holt, 1978. Hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 248 pages; illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse. Reissue of the 1940 edition, with endpaper maps of the collie's memorable trek, 6 full-page, several smaller black-and-white drawings throughout the text, and a half-page ilustrations introducing each of the 22 chapters of this classic novel. 13th printing. As new condition. $9.00
---- Lassie Come-Home New York: Dell, 1992. Wraps, 12mo, 202 pages. Paperback edition of the classic collie novel. 1st thus. Very good condition (pages faintly browned). $3.50
LAUBER, Patricia Champ: Gallant Collie New York: Random House (Easy to Read Library series), 1960. Illustrated hardcover, 8vo, 62 pages; illustrated by Leonard Shortall. Children's story of a playful sheep-herding collie and the dangers he braves. Later printing. Good+ condition (some cover wear). $12.00
OLLIVANT, Alfred Bob, Son of Battle Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914. Green-cloth binding (embossed type and collie head inset on front cover), 12mo, 356 pages, 8 full-page black-and-white photos. Classic novel of a sheepdog of Scotland. Good condition (slight cover wear). $17.00
---- Bob, Son of Battle New York: Grosset & Dunlap (Thrushwood Book series), no date (ca. 1948). Red cloth binding with decorative lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, dust jacket, 306 pages, black-and-white illustrations. Classic novel of a sheepdog of Scotland. Undated reprint (ca. 1948). Good condition (pages lightly browned; handwritten inscription from Westchester Shore Humane Society, dated 1948, on free endpaper), in good dust jacket (overall wear; small chips; front cover art in color, featuring a standing collie among sheep, in very good condition) in Mylar. $12.00
---- Owd Bob: The Grey Dog of Kenmuir London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, no date (ca. 1910). Green cloth binding, 12mo, 309 pages plus 2 pages of publisher's advertising, line-drawn frontispiece map of field trial course. The classic novel of sheep-keeping in Scotland; a version of Bob, Son of Battle. 1st edition. Fair condition (pages browned; some pages creased or wrinkled). $30.00
TERHUNE, Albert Payson Further Adventures of Lad New York: Grosset & Dunlap, no date [1925]. Decorated cloth (two romping collies on the front cover), 12mo, dust jacket, 341 pages, illustrated endpapers, black-and-white collie frontispiece. "Lad is a gentleman born, a hero to his master of course, a thoughtful and trustworthy member of the family." Reprint of the 1922 George H. Doran edition; later printing. Very good condition (previous owner's name on free endpaper in tiny script), in fair to good dust jacket (majestic color portrait of Lad on the front panel in excellent condition; some chips and tears and overall wear). $15.00
---- Gray Dawn New York: Grosset & Dunlap, no date [1929?]. Decorated green cloth (two romping collies on the front cover), 12mo, dust jacket, 246 pages, illustrated endpapers, black-and-white collie frontispiece. Terhune said of Gray Dawn, a son of his collie Bruce, that he "is unlike any dog he has ever owned and that the tales he has to tell about him are unlike any other dog stories he has ever written." Reprint of the Harper & Brothers 1927 edition; later printing. Very good condition, in poor to fair dust jacket (price clip; chips and tears, especially at head and tail of spine; front panel color illustration of a leaping Gray Dawn in very good condition). $15.00
---- The Heart of a Dog Garden City: Doubleday & Co. (Young Moderns series), 1924. Cloth, 8vo, 221 pages; illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse (color cover art, black-and-white throughout text, illustrated endpapers). Good condition (some wear on spine and foxing); no dust jacket. $15.00
"Here one day would stand a giant among dogs, powerful as a timber wolf, lithe as a cat, as dangerous to foes as an angry tiger; a dog without fear or treachery; a dog of uncanny brain and great lovingly loyal heart and, withal, a dancing sense of fun. A dog with a soul." ---- from Lad: A Dog
---- Lad of Sunnybank New York: Grosset & Dunlap, no date [1929]. Silver- and blind-stamped blue cloth, 8vo, 322 pages, illustrated endpapers, black-and-white drawing of a recumbent collie on the title page; frontispiece in color by Marguerite Kirmse. Companion volume to Further Adventures of Lad, set at Sunnybank and in the woods of New Jersey; the collie's adventures include such supporting players as Rameses the Raccoon and Zat the Crow. Kirmse's contribution makes this a charming addition to any Terhune or collie library. Good condition; no dust jacket. $15.00
---- Lad of Sunnybank New York: Grosset & Dunlap, no date [1929]. Gray cloth with black stamping (two collies romp on the front cover), 12mo, dust jacket, 322 pages, illustrated endpapers, black-and-white frontispiece (drawing of a collie reclining near a tree). Companion volume to Further Adventures of Lad, set at Sunnybank and in the woods of New Jersey; the collie's adventures include such supporting players as Rameses the Raccoon and Zat the Crow. Undated reprint [1957?]. Good+ condition (previous owner's inscription on printer's blank), in good+ dust jacket (price clip; small chips at head and tail of spine), in Mylar. $10.00
---- The Man in the Dark New York: E. P. Dutton, 1921. Green cloth binding with black stamping, 12mo, 311 pages. A collie named Bruce has a role in this novel of rural West Virginia. 1st printing of the 1st edition. Rare. Fair condition (small ink mark on free endpaper; boards show wear, especially one corner of back cover, which is badly weakened; text pages clean) in Mylar; no dust jacket. $140.00
---- The Way of a Dog New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Blue cloth binding (blind-stamped collie head on front cover), 12mo, 334 pages, illustrated endpapers, black-and-white text illustrations. More stories of Gray Dawn and other memorable dogs. Good condition (pages faintly browned; some light soil); no dust jacket. $8.00
---- Wolf New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. Dark blue cloth binding, 12mo, 236 pages, illustrated endpapers; frontispiece and dust jacket artwork in color by Marguerite Kirmse. Novel based on the beloved Sunnybank collie. Good condition (slight edgewear), in good dust jacket (a few small chips and a small hole) in Mylar. $16.00
More books by Albert Payson Terhune are listed under "Fiction and Literature."
WELLS, Rosemary, written for young readers by Eric Knight's Lassie Come-Home: The Original 1938 Classic New York: Henry Holt, 1995. Illustrated hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, unpaginated (48 pages); illustrations by Susan Jeffers. A retelling, with fine artwork, of what Wells calls "a modern legend of the triumph of love over the indecent power of poverty." 1st edition. As new condition. $10.00
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EWING, Susan M. A New Owner's Guide to Pembroke Welsh Corgis Neptune City: TFH, 2004. Pictorial laminate binding (front cover color photo of 1995 Westminster Best of Breed Ch. Nebriowa Face to Face by Isabelle Français), 8vo, 160 pages, index, resources; numerous color photos by Isabelle Français and others. Contains the breed standard as published by the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America. 1st printing. Near fine condition (one corner bumped). $10.00
HARPER, Deborah S. The New Complete Pembroke Welsh Corgi New York: Howell Book House, 1994. Hardcover, 8vo, 290 pages, bibliography, black-and-white photos and drawings. 3d printing, as new condition; $27.00. A second copy: 5th printing, as new condition; $25.00
NICCOLI, Ria Pembroke Welsh Corgis Neptune City: TFH, 1995. Pictorial wraps, 12mo, 192 pages, index, color illustrations. An introductory text. 1st printing. As new condition. $6.00
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BROWN, Rita Mae, and Sneaky Pie Brown Murder at Monticello, or, Old Sins New York: Bantam Books, 1994. Hardcover, 8vo, 298 pages; black-and-white illustrations by Wendy Wray. Another "Mrs. Murphy Mystery" featuring the corgi Tee Tucker, a Pembroke. 1st edition/1st printing. Very good condition, in very good dust jacket in Mylar; a collectible copy. $15.00
---- Murder on the Prowl New York: Bantam Books, 1998. Hardcover, 8vo, 320 pages; illustrations by Wendy Wray. The corgi Tee Tucker, a Pembroke, assists Mrs. Murphy, the crime-solving cat, in this entertaining novel. 1st edition/1st printing. Very good condition (spine slightly rolled), in very good dust jacket. $14.00
NOVAK, Joseph, Jr. Day of Magic New York: Vantage Press, 2003. Illustrated wraps, 8vo, 30 pages, 12 full-page black-and-white drawings. A fantasy novel featuring three Pembroke Welsh corgis and their adventures in a magical forest. Stated 1st edition. As new condition. $10.00
PILKEY, Dav Dogzilla San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1993. Illustrated wraps, 4to, unpaginated (32 pages). A Cardigan stars in a spoof of the famous film monster. Picture book for ages 4 and up, with fun illustrations combining photo collage and acrylics. 1st thus. As new condition. $5.95
TUDOR, Tasha Corgiville Fair Boston: Little, Brown, 1998. Illustrated hardcover, oblong 8vo, dust jacket, unpaginated (48 pages). The classic tale, first published in 1971, returns in all its charming 1830's detail as the village of corgis prepares for the annual fair and its climactic goat race. A picture book treasure for all ages. 1st thus/2d printing. As new condition. $15.95
---- The Great Corgiville Kidnapping Boston: Little, Brown, 1997. Illustrated hardcover, oblong 8vo, dust jacket, unpaginated (40 pages). Caleb Corgi rescues a rooster kidnapped by raccoons. Enchanting artwork by the creator of Corgiville Fair. 1st edition/1st printing. As new condition. $20.00
FERGUS, Charles Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs New York: Lyons & Burford, 1992. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 201 pages, black-and-white photos; foreword by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr. Practical perspectives on English and Welsh springers; cocker, American and Irish water, Boykin, Clumber, field and Sussex spaniels; Labrador, Chesapeake Bay, golden, flat-coated, curly-coated, and Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers; English, Irish, and Gordon setters; pointer; Brittany; German shorthaired and wirehaired pointers; vizsla; weimaraner; wirehaired pointing griffon; with comments on Pudelpointer, small and large Munsterlander, spinone, and German longhaired pointer. 1st edition; as new condition; $22.95. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in very good dust jacket; $15.00
MEEK, Gary and Mary Curly-Coated Retriever: A Complete and Reliable Handbook Neptune City: TFH, no date (1999). Pictorial hardcover, 4to, 93 pages, dust jacket, color photos, illustrated endpapers (principal parts of the dog, featuring Ch. Ptarmigan Gale at Riverwatch). Excellent illustrations. 1st edition, as new condition, but without dust jacket; $15.00. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket (a small crease at the head of the spine); $14.00. A third copy: 1st edition, as new condition, in as new dust jacket; $16.00
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BRUNOTTE, Hans Dachshund Guide New York: Pet Library Ltd., 1969. Hardcover, 8vo, 250 pages, glossary, black-and-white and color photos, a few black-and-white line drawings. Some wonderful photos capture the essence of the breed. 1st printing. Good condition (some slight edgewear). $10.00
CAREY, Ann The Dachshund: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1995. Hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, color photos and drawings. 1st edition. As new condition. $9.00
DAGLISH, E. Fitch Dachshunds London: W. & G. Foyle (Foyles Handbooks series), 1956. Hardcover, 12mo, 94 pages, index, black-and-white photos and line drawings. 1958 reprint. Fair condition (head of spine bumped; previous owner's name on paste-down endpaper). $7.00
DENLINGER, Milo G. The Complete Dachshund (4th edition) Middleburg: Denlinger, 1958. Gilt-stamped cloth, 8vo, 528 pages, black-and-white photos; revised by William N. Denlinger; drawings by Edwin Megargee. Good condition. $20.00
HUBBARD, Clifford L. B. The Dachshund Handbook London: Nicholson & Watson (The Dog Lover's Library, no. 1), 1950. Cloth, 12mo, dust jacket, 120 pages, index, glossary, black-and-white illustrations. 1954 reprint. Good+ condition, in fair to good dust jacket (chipped) in Mylar. $20.00
JOHNS, Rowland, editor Our Friend the Dachshund New York: Dutton, 1934. Red cloth binding, 12mo, dust jacket, 86 pages, black-and-white frontispiece. A classic, with chapters on "The Uniqueness of the Dachshund" and "The Sporting Dachshund." 1st edition, fair condition (bookplate on paste-down endpaper), in Mylar; no dust jacket; $21.00. A second copy: good condition, in Mylar; no dust jacket; $17.00. A third copy: 1st edition, good+ condition, in good dust jacket (a few small chips) in Mylar; $25.00
LADD, Kaye A New Owner's Guide to Dachshunds Neptune City: TFH, 1996. Hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 160 pages, concise index, color photos. Especially fine photography. 1st edition. Near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket. $7.00
MEISTRELL, Lois The New Dachshund New York: Howell Book House, 1976. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 285 pages, black-and-white photos, drawings, and art reproductions. Contains some priceless photos, and contributions by Dr. G. William Nixon (on genetics), Jeannette W. Cross (on a judge's view of the breed standard), and Peggy Westphal (on the varieties' differences and the breeding of wirehairs). 1st edition/4th printing, very good condition (bookplate on pastedown endpaper; minor edgewear); $14.00. A second copy: 1st edition/8th printing; as new condition; $18.00
----, and Sara M. Barbaresi How to Raise and Train a Dachshund Jersey City: TFH, 1958. Wraps, 12mo, 64 pages, black-and-white and color photos. Charming photography throughout. 1st printing. Good condition. $7.00
NAYLOR, Leonard E. Dachshunds (2d edition) London: Williams & Norgate, 1945. Gilt-stamped red cloth binding, 12mo, 95 pages, 17 black-and-white illustrations. Revised 1949 reprint. Good condition, in Mylar wrapper. $20.00
---- Dachshunds (3d edition) New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1953. Gilt-stamped cloth, 12mo, 95 pages, black-and-white photos. Good condition (previous owner's inscription on free endpaper; some foxing on endpapers), in good dust jacket in Mylar. $20.00
SANFORD, William R., and Carl R. Green The Dachshund New York: Crestwood House/Macmillan (Top Dog series for children), 1990. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 48 pages, glossary, index, color photos. An introductory guide for youngsters. 1st edition. As new condition. $9.00
SCHNEIDER, Earl, edited by Know Your Dachshund New York: The Pet Library Ltd. (no. 509), no date [ca. 1960]. Wraps (with three red smooth dachshund pups in color on the front cover), 8vo, 64 pages (of which 3 pages are devoted to a list of the publisher's pet series), a few uncredited black-and-white photos; color photos by Sally Anne Thompson. An introduction to the breed, notable for numerous superb color photos of all the breed's varieties. Apparent 1st printing. Good condition (some discoloration and wear on covers and edges; text and illustrations clean). $4.00
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BÖNISCH, Susanne Natural Healing for Dogs New York: Sterling, 1996. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 96 pages, index; color photos by Monika Wegler; translated from the German by Elisabeth Reinersman. Originally published as Hunde natürlich heilen (Germany: Mosaic Verlag, 1994). Good illustrations; with a special chapter on paralysis in the dachshund. 1st printing. As new condition. $8.00
COXE, Molly, written and illustrated by Hot Dog New York: Golden Books (Getting Started: Road to Reading, Mile 1 series), 1998. Wraps, 8vo, unpaginated (32 pages). Children's picture book; brief rhymes tell how a red smooth dachshund keeps cool on a hot day. 1st printing. As new condition. $3.99
DOMANSKA, Janina Spring Is New York: Greenwillow Books/William Morrow, 1976. Cloth, 4to, unpaginated (32 pages). A smooth red explores the outdoors as the seasons change; drawn with a magical quality children of all ages will enjoy. 1st edition. Library binding, very good condition, in very good dust jacket in Mylar. $20.00
---- Spring Is Tokyo: Alicekan-Makishinsha, 1976. Illustrated hardcover, 4to, unpaginated (32 pages). Japanese-language edition of the above title. 1st thus. Good condition (paste-down endpaper unfinished); no dust jacket. $20.00
GRÉGOIRE, Caroline Apollo La Jolla: Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2002. Illustrated laminate boards, oblong 8vo, unpaginated (28 pages); illustrated by the author. Red smooth dachshund Apollo goes to amazing lengths as he romps through this children's picture book's colorful pages. Originally published as Apollo -- rundrum schön (Frankurt am Main: Baumhaus Verlag, 1999). Stated 1st American edition/1st printing. Near fine condition. $12.00
HENKES, Kevin Circle Dogs New York: Greenwillow Books/William Morrow, 1998. Hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, unpaginated (32 pages); illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. Children's picture book featuring playful stylized dachshunds, one red and one black. 1st edition. As new condition. $12.00
HOCKNEY, David David Hockney's Dog Days Boston: Bulfinch/Little, Brown, 1998. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 80 pages. The artist's red smooths Stanley and Boodgie appear in 84 illustrations (crayon drawings and oils). A loving tribute to the dachshund's ability to capture our hearts and the most comfortable spot for a nap. 1st North American edition. As new condition. $24.95
KEATS, Ezra Jack Whistle for Willie New York: Viking, 1998. Board book, 24mo, unpaginated (32 pages). A new format for the popular picture book, featuring a black-and-tan smooth dachshund and an adorable little boy. For ages 6 months and up. 1st As new condition. $6.99
LANGEN, Annette Pippo: A Little Dog Finds a Home New York: Abbeville, 1995. Illustrated hardcover, 8vo, unpaginated (40 pages); die-cut foldouts; pictures by Sigrid and Sven Leberer; translated from the German by Laura Lindgren. Children's picture book about a smooth red dachshund. 1st American edition. As new condition. $12.95
LARSON, Gary Wiener Dog Art Kansas City: Andrews & McMeel, 1990. Illustrated wraps, 8vo, 110 pages. Far Side cartoon collection; 8 zany color plates and text on dachshunds. 4th printing. As new condition. $5.00
MAY, Jane Doggy Style New York: Kensington Books, 2006. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 278 pages. Chihuahua mix Miles, who appears on the front and back covers, is the novel's perceptive, shelter-adoptee narrator, bringing a pungent style to a contemporary tale of romance in contemporary New York City. Dachshund Chloe is another character who makes her own notable contributions. 1st thus. Near fine condition (personal inscription by the author on the title page). $6.00
MIGLIORINI, Mario Dig In! Earthdog Training Made Easy New York: Howell Book House, 1997. 260 pages, bibliography, glossary, black-and-white photos and drawings. Contains much dachshund-specific text, and some discussion of the badger, too. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $12.00
MOSLEY, Marilyn Cochran Dachshund Tails Up the Inside Passage (and Other Tales) Vashon Island: M. C. Mosley, 1984. Wraps, 8vo, 95 pages; illustrated by Sueellen Ross. An uproarious account of miniature dachshunds on a sailing trip. 1st printing. As new condition. $15.00
PILKEY, Dav The Hallo-Wiener New York: Blue Sky Press/Scholastic, 1995. Illustrated hardcover, oblong 8vo, dust jacket, unpaginated (32 pages). Children's picture book, with a Halloween theme. Honored: School Library Journal Best Books of the Year. 5th printing. As new condition. $12.95
REY, Margret Pretzel Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, unpaginated (32 pages); pictures by H. A. Rey. Dust-jacketed reissue of a classic children's picture book about the world's longest dachshund (a red smooth). 2d printing. As new condition. $15.00
SAWYER, Mary J. Modern Dachshund Breeding: A Standard Work on the Smooth-, Long- and Wire-haired Idle, Bradford: "Dog World," no date [1937]. Blue cloth, 12mo, 100 pages plus 14 pages of related advertising featuring black-and-white photos of many leading dachshunds of the era. Remarks on showing and general care supplement the detailed text on breeding. Good+ condition (previous owner's label on free endpaper; minor foxing on endpapers and edges; narrow band of fading on front cover). $30.00
STERN, G. B. The Ugly Dachshund Exeter: J. N. Townsend Publishing, 1998. Wraps, 8vo, 170 pages; black-and-white illustrations by K. F. Barker; foreword by Barbara Holland. The classic novel of a Great Dane among dachshunds, set in Provence; with the drawings from the original 1938 edition. 1st thus. As new condition. $15.00
UGOLINI, Lydia The Story of a Rich Dog and a Poor Dog San Diego: Beacon Hill Books/Meridian House, 1997. Illustrated wraps, 4to, 115 pages; illustrated by Anne Timmons; cover art (featuring a black-and-tan smooth standard) by Corey Wolfe; translated from the Italian by Anna Taraboletti-Segre. Kingston, a dachshund and the "rich dog" of the title, and Rags, a country hound, share a journey of self-discovery. Intended to be read with children; a popular favorite in the Italian school system. 1st thus. As new condition. $12.95
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GORE, Catherine Dalmatians London: W & G. Foyle, Ltd., 1962. Hardcover, 12mo, 108 pages, index, black-and-white photos and diagrams; genetics chapter by Denis Cudd. 1966 reprint. Fair to good condition (spine discolored). $9.00
GREGORY, Geraldine Pet Owner's Guide to the Dalmatian New York: Howell Book House, 1994. Hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages, color photos. Concise introduction to the breed. 1st edition. Very good condition. $5.00
---- Pet Owner's Guide to the Dalmatian Letchworth: Ringpress, 1994. Hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages; color photos by Carol Ann Johnson. Concise introduction to the breed. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.00
---- Pet Owner's Guide to the Dalmatian Lydney: Ringpress, 1994. Hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages; color photos by Carol Ann Johnson. Concise introduction to the breed. 1998 reprint. As new condition. $6.00
HOWISON, Sylvia The Proper Care of Dalmatians Neptune City: TFH, 1995. Hardcover, 12mo, 256 pages, index, color photos. Profusely illustrated. 1st edition. As new condition. $14.00
LIEBERS, Arthur How to Raise and Train a Dalmatian Jersey City: TFH, 1959. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 64 pages, black-and-white and color photos. Fair to good condition (covers rubbed). $9.00
MARS, Julie Dalmatians Kansas City: Ariel Books/Andrews and McMeel, 1996. Cloth, 48mo, dust jacket, 80 pages; color photos by Isabelle Français. Minibook packed with basic facts on the breed. 1st edition. As new condition. $4.95
SANFORD, William R., and Carl R. Green The Dalmatian New York: Crestwood House/Macmillan (Top Dog series for children), 1989. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 48 pages, index, glossary, color photos. A youngster's introduction to the breed. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $9.00
SILVERSTONE, Patches Dalmatians Today Lydney (U.K.): Ringpress, 1997. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 176 pages, black-and-white and color photos, black-and-white line drawings. Exceptionally well illustrated. 1st printing. As new condition. $20.00
---- Dalmatians Today New York: Howell Book House, 1997. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 176 pages, black-and-white and color photos, black-and-white line drawings. Exceptionally well illustrated. 1st American edition. As new condition. $15.00
STRAND, Patti and Rod The Dalmatian: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1996. Hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, bibliography, color photos. 1st edition. As new condition. $9.00
TREEN, Alfred and Esmeralda The New Dalmatian: Coach Dog, Firehouse Dog New York: Howell Book House, 1992. Hardcover, 8vo, 248 pages, glossary, black-and-white photos. 4th printing; near fine condition; $12.00. A second copy: 4th printing, as new condition; $15.00
WHOLEY, John, and Gwen Eady Dalmatians: An Owner's Companion Ramsbury (U.K.): Crowood Press, 1999. Gilt-stamped cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 224 pages, index, glossary, short bibliography, black-and-white photos and line drawings. 1st edition. As new condition. $25.00
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Dalmatians: A Book of Postcards Kansas City: Andrews & McMeel, 1996. Pictorial wraps, oblong 32mo. 30 color portraits; detachable. As new. $6.95
EDMONT, Gregory Spotted in France Guilford: The Lyons Press, 2005. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 230 pages. The adventures of an American in Paris and his dalmatian, and their travels by motorscooter through France. 1st edition. As new condition. $8.00
HUTCHINGS, Amy and Richard Firehouse Dog New York: Scholastic, 1993. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 32 pages; photos by Richard Hutchings. Color photos on every page and pithy text tell the story of dalmatian Hooper's service with a New York City Fire Department company in Brooklyn. Nonfiction for children; includes fire-safety tips. 3d printing. As new condition. $2.50
SEELEY, Laura L. McSpot's Hidden Spots: A Puppyhood Secret Atlanta: Peachtree, 1994. Illustrated wraps, 4to, 32 pages; illustrated by the author. Children's picture book, with verse; the story conveys a gentle lesson about pride. 1st printing. Near fine condition. $6.95
SMITH, Dodie The Starlight Barking New York: Wyatt/St. Martin's Press, 1997. Wraps, 8vo, 147 pages; more than 40 black-and-white illustrations by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone. The adventuresome 1967 sequel to The 101 Dalmatians features many of the original characters and the intervention of Sirius, the Dog Star. 1st thus. As new condition. $8.95
Editions of the wonderful 101 Dalmatians story, in children's picture book format, include:
- 101 Dalmatians New York: Random House, 1974. Hardcover, 8vo, unpaginated (30 pages). Disney's "Wonderful World of Reading" edition, using simple vocabulary designed to encourage early readers. Illustrations are based on scenes from the animated film. Unspecified later printing. Near fine condition. $5.00
- 101 Dalmatians (Illustrated Classics edition) New York: Disney Press, 1991. Adapted from the animated film by Ann Braybrooks. Illustrated hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 92 pages; color illustrations by Gil Di Cicco. 6th printing. As new condition. $9.00
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians New York: Disney Press, 1991. Wraps, 12mo, 57 pages, 8-page insert of color pictures from the animated film. Adapted from the animated film by Ann Braybrooks. 5th printing. As new condition. $3.50
- 101 Dalmatians Play Hide-and-Seek New York: Disney Press, 1992. Illustrated hardcover, 8vo, unpaginated (18 pages); illustrated by Kerry Martin. Flap book edition, ideal for toddlers. 1st edition. As new condition. $9.95
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KIRBY, Mrs. William M. Dandie Dinmont Terrier: A Complete and Reliable Handbook Neptune City: TFH, 1997. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 93 pages, color photos, illustrated endpapers (principal parts of the dog, featuring Ch. Loughran's Lamborghini); "Congenital and Acquired Disorders" chapter by Judy Iby, RVT. Excellent illustrations. 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
MIGLIORINI, Mario Dig In! Earthdog Training Made Easy New York: Howell Book House, 1997. 260 pages, bibliography, glossary, black-and-white illustrations. The Dandie Dinmont is one of the breeds for which this book is designed. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $12.00
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BEAUCHAMP, Rick The Doberman Pinscher: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1996. Hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, bibliography, color photos. 1st edition. As new condition. $9.00
CURNOW, Fred, and Jean Faulks The Doberman (8th edition) London: Popular Dogs, 1990. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 360 pages, index, black-and-white photos, pedigrees. Covers obedience, working tests, and police work as well as all the basics. Very good condition (pages faintly browned), in very good dust jacket in Mylar. $25.00
DONNELLY, Kerry Doberman Pinschers Neptune City: TFH, 1979. Pictorial laminate hardcover, 8vo, 125 pages, illustrated endpapers, color and black-and-white photos, black-and-white diagrams. An introductory text. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $5.00
KERFMANN, Woodrow The Doberman Pinscher Neptune City: TFH, 1985. Hardcover, 8vo, 255 pages, index, color and black-and-white photos. Full of practical guidance and background on the breed's development. 1st edition, very good condition; $10.00. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition; $12.00
RICHARDSON, Jimmy Doberman Pinschers Today New York: Howell Book House, 1995. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 206 pages, black-and-white photos and drawings. An attractive and comprehensive guide to the breed. 2d printing. As new condition. $16.00
SANFORD, William R., and Carl R. Green The Doberman Pinscher New York: Crestwood House/Macmillan (Top Dog series for children), 1989. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 48 pages, index, glossary, color photos. A good introduction to the breed for youngsters. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $10.00
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FERGUS, Charles Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs New York: Lyons & Burford, 1992. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 201 pages, black-and-white photos; foreword by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr. Practical perspectives on English and Welsh springers; cocker, American and Irish water, Boykin, Clumber, field and Sussex spaniels; Labrador, Chesapeake Bay, golden, flat-coated, curly-coated, and Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers; English, Irish, and Gordon setters; pointer; Brittany; German shorthaired and wirehaired pointers; vizsla; weimaraner; wirehaired pointing griffon; with comments on Pudelpointer, small and large Munsterlander, spinone, and German longhaired pointer. 1st edition; as new condition; $22.95. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in very good dust jacket; $15.00
Consider the classic Hutchinson on Setters for information on English setters.
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FENTON, Edward Us and the Duchess Garden City: Doubleday, 1947. Cloth, 8vo, 208 pages; black-and-white illustrations by Reisie Lonette. Duchess is an English setter; entertaining novel for ages 8 to 12. Good+ condition (ex-library; most evidence removed), in good+ dust jacket in Mylar. $15.00
OGDEN, Ruth (Mrs. Charles W. Ide) Tattine London: Ernest Nister/New York: E. P. Dutton, 1898. Decorated hardcover, 8vo, 48 pages, black-and-white illustrations throughout, color art on gilt-lettered cover. Laverack setters are featured in this charming Victorian tale. 1st edition. Very good condition (especially for its age). $50.00
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BILLOWS, Yvonne English Springer Spaniel: An Owner's Guide London: Collins, 2000. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 144 pages, index, 1-page glossary, "Useful Addresses" (U.K. only), color photos, drawings; with contributions by veterinarians John and Caroline Bower (health care). Well-illustrated, concise guide to the breed. 1st printing. As new condition. $10.00
CALLAHAN, Carol and Don The English Springer Spaniel: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1996. Hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, bibliography, color photos. 1st edition, near fine condition; $9.00. A second copy: 1st edition, as new condition; $10.00
MILLER, Don Pet Owner's Guide to the English Springer Spaniel New York: Howell Book House, 1995. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages, color photos. A good introductory guide to the breed. 1st printing. As new condition. $7.00
---- Pet Owner's Guide to the English Springer Spaniel Lydney: Ringpress, 1995. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages, color photos. A good concise introduction to the breed. 1st printing; near fine condition; $7.00. A second copy: 1997 reprint, as new condition; $7.00
MUIRHEAD, Colin The Complete English Springer Spaniel Lydney (U.K.): Ringpress (Book of the Breed series), 1996. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 160 pages, black-and-white photos and line drawings. Analysis of the breed standard, advice on coat care, and both show and field work are detailed. 1st edition, as new condition; $27.00. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket; $23.00
SANFORD, William R., and Carl R. Green The English Springer Spaniel New York: Crestwood House/Macmillan (Top Dog series for children), 1989. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 48 pages, index, glossary, color photos. A good primer on the breed for youngsters. 1st edition. As new condition. $9.00
SMITH, Beatrice P., editor The English Springer Spaniel in North America: An Informal History Illustrated with Photographs and Prints English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association, 1970. Wraps, 4to, 160 pages, index. Interesting illustrations throughout this detailed study, including facts on dual champions, field trials, kennels, obedience, conformation, and the standard. Probable 1st printing. Good condition, in Mylar. $45.00
WOOD, Jan English Springer Spaniels: An Owner's Companion Ramsbury (U.K.): Crowood, 1995. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 240 pages, index, bibliography, black-and-white photos. The author, a breeder and judge, chaired the English Springer Spaniel Club. 1st edition. As new condition. $35.00
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BUSH, Millie, as dictated to Barbara Bush Millie's Book New York: Quill, 1990. Wraps, 4to, 141 pages, color photos. The late former First Dog's story. 3d printing. As new condition. $9.00
---- Millie's Book New York: William Morrow, 1990. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 4to, dust jacket, 140 pages, color photos. The late former First Dog's story. 1st edition/8th printing; as new condition; $18.00. A second copy: 1st edition/4th printing; near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket; $15.00
CHAPMAN, Jimbo, AKC, as told to Roger Chapman Cap'n Jimbo San Francisco: Robert D. Reed Publishers, 2001. Pictorial wraps (color portrait photo of Jimbo on the front cover), 8vo, 74 pages; black-and-white photos by Roger Chapman. An English springer spaniel's life, told with humor and verve; Jimbo (1955-69) recounts many outdoors adventures, including days spent sailing on Narragansett Bay. 1st printing. As new condition. $15.00
FERGUS, Charles A Rough-Shooting Dog: Reflections from Thick and Uncivil Sorts of Places New York: Lyons & Burford, 1991. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 234 pages; illustrated by Joe Fornelli. Thoughtful observations on English springer spaniels, their training, and work in the field. 1st edition, very good condition (pages very faintly browned), in very good dust jacket. $10.00
---- Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs New York: Lyons & Burford, 1992. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 201 pages, black-and-white photos; foreword by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr. Practical perspectives on English and Welsh springers; cocker, American and Irish water, Boykin, Clumber, field and Sussex spaniels; Labrador, Chesapeake Bay, golden, flat-coated, curly-coated, and Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers; English, Irish, and Gordon setters; pointer; Brittany; German shorthaired and wirehaired pointers; vizsla; weimaraner; wirehaired pointing griffon; with comments on Pudelpointer, small and large Munsterlander, spinone, and German longhaired pointer. 1st edition; as new condition; $22.95. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in very good dust jacket; $15.00
HALL, Lynn Murder at the Spaniel Show New York: Scribners, 1988. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 118 pages. Mystery fiction for youngsters. 1st edition/2d printing. Near fine condition, in very good dust jacket (price clip). $7.50
WAGSTAFF, Blanche Shoemaker (Mrs. Donald Carr) Bob: the Spaniel: The True Story of a Springer New York: G. Howard Watt, 1927. Cloth, 12mo, 115 pages, black-and-white photo frontispiece of the author and Bob. From their meeting in Edinburgh to their life in New York, a memoir of an English springer's days in the field and at home. 1st edition. Good+ condition (some light foxing on endpapers and front matter; text clean and tight with faint browning; spine sunned); no dust jacket. $25.00
Interested in training your spaniel for field work?
PAINE, Mrs. Milton J. English Toy Spaniel: A Complete and Reliable Handbook Neptune City: TFH, 1997. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 93 pages, color photos, illustrated endpapers (principal parts of the dog, featuring Ch. Debonaire Double Jeopardy); "Congenital and Acquired Disorders" chapter by Judy Iby, RVT. Excellent illustrations. 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
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