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Breeds F-L
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
WOLKENHEIM, Becki Jo Field 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. Bitterblue's Triple Crown). Excellent illustrations. 1st edition. As new condition. $19.95
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NICHOLAS, Anna Katherine Finnish Spitz Neptune City: TFH, 1990. Hardcover, 8vo, 192 pages, index, color photos and drawings. An introductory text. 1st edition. Near fine condition, in Mylar jacket. $6.00
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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
PHILLIPS, Brenda The World of Dogs: Flatcoated Retrievers Waterlooville (U.K.): Kingdom Press, 1996. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, 288 pages, index, bibliography, color and black-and-white photos. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $22.00
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LATIMER, Emily, and Suzy Reingold English Foxhound: A Complete and Reliable Handbook Neptune City: TFH, 1998. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 93 pages, color and a few black-and-white photos, illustrated endpapers (principal parts of the dog, featuring Ch. Plum Rum Blackjack). With a chapter on "The Purpose of the English Foxhound." Excellent illustrations. 1st edition, very good condition (sole defect is manufacturing-related: half-title is glued to pastedown endpaper; illustrated endpapers are visible and in perfect condition at the back of the book), in as new dust jacket; $10.00. A second copy: 1st edition, as new condition; $15.00
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BRADLEY, Cuthbert ("Whipster" of The Field) The Foxhound of the Twentieth Century: The Breeding and Work of the Kennels of England London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1914. Crimson morocco and cloth (leather spine and corners), gilt-stamped spine, 4to, 308 pages, index, list of illustrations (16 full-page color prints with tissue overlays, 16 full-page black-and-white prints, 83 smaller black-and-white text illustrations, and 10 maps). The author of Good Sport Seen with Some Famous Packs, 1885-1910 and Fox-Hunting from Shire to Shire takes the reader on one adventure after another, joining the hunts of Yorkshire, the Northern Counties, the North-Western Counties, the Mid-Eastern Counties, the Eastern Counties, the Western Midlands and South Wales, the Mid-Southern Counties, the South-Eastern Counties, and the West Country. Chapters discuss "The Puppy Walkers The Back-Bone of Fox-Hunting," "Periods in Hunting History Between 1787 and 1912 Which Influenced the Development of the Foxhound," "The Symmetry of the Modern Foxhound," Belvoir kennel sires, and the 1913 Reigate and National foxhound shows. 1st edition. Very good condition (previous owner's name and date inside from cover and on half-title; boards show some wear and small areas of discoloration on front and back covers; hinges firm; minor foxing on some pages but most text pages are clean; all art intact and clean, with tissue overlays on color plates). $90.00
BROWN, Rita Mae Outfoxed New York: Ballantine Books, 2000. Hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 409 pages. Fiction set in Virginia foxhunting country; the story's clever hounds even help solve a murder. 1st edition. As new condition; dust jacket in Mylar. $16.00
FREDERICK, Sir Charles Fox-hunting London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. (The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, volume VII), 1930. Gilt-stamped cloth, 8vo, 368 pages, index, 65 illustrations (including 4 color plates and 18 reproductions of notable hunting scenes). A comprehensive look at foxhunting, from horses to kennel management and hounds and hunt terriers; with reports on the scene throughout Britain and Ireland. Contributors include Cecil Aldin, James Andrews, Isaac Bell, M. E. Barclay, Earl Bathurst, M. Borwick, Geoffrey Brooke, Major Burnaby, L. C. R. Cameron, Richard Clapham, J. D. D. Evans, Charles McNeill, G. R. Mott, Guy Paget, Otho Paget, Eric Parker, A. P. Pollok, Lord George Scott, A. G. Todd, E. Venn, and V. D. S. Williams. 1st edition. Good condition (binding firm; some fading on spine and soil on top and fore edges; endpapers discolored), in good dust jacket (lightly soiled) in Mylar. $55.00
GRAND, Gordon The Silver Horn and Other Sporting Tales of John Weatherford Lyon: Derrydale Press, 1991. Red leather binding, 8vo, 229 pages; 6 full-page black-and-white illustrations by J. Alden Twachtman. Foxhunting is the focus of this classic collection. Limited edition of 2,500 copies (first published in 1932), with illustrated endpapers and gilt edges. Near fine condition. $32.00
GREAVES, Ralph Dainty: A Foxhound London: Adam and Charles Black, 1948. Cloth, 8vo, 156 pages; illustrated by Lionel Edwards. Fiction, with appealing full-page and smaller illustrations depicting foxhounds and their milieu. 1st edition. Fair condition (boards warped; tight; light foxing on endpapers; minor stains and faint discoloration throughout; large inscription on free endpaper); no dust jacket. $30.00
HANSON, Maurice F. Pierpont the Foxhound New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Paper-covered boards, 4to, 44 pages; drawings by D. T. Carlisle. Sophisticated fiction; especially notable for its artwork. 1st edition. Good condition, in Mylar. $33.00
MILLS, John The Life of a Foxhound London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1892. Red cloth binding, 8vo, 222 pages plus 16 pages of publisher's advertising, 5 full-page engravings plus frontispiece. The story of Ringwood, an English foxhound, with wonderful period illustrations. 3d printing, poor condition overall but tight (spine worn; bookplate on paste-down endpaper; small embossed stamp on free endpaper), in Mylar. $70.00
SINCLAIR-SMITH, Michael J. The Rider with the Little Bugle Westmount (Canada): Anvil Press, 1987. Illustrated hardcover, 8vo, 125 pages; illustrated by Michael Fog. Sequel to Don't Trample the Dogs set in England, Canada, and Jamaica; a lighthearted memoir of foxhunting, with drawings to match. 1st edition. Very good condition (inscribed on free endpaper). $18.00
SURTEES, R. S. Handley Cross, or Mr. Jorrocks' Hunt London: Lawrence and Bullen (Sportsman's Pocket Series), 1898. Small 8vo, two-volume set (568 pages); illustrated by John Leech. First published in 1843; one of the popular sporting journalist's most successful novels, with foxhounds aplenty. Fair condition (spines worn at head and tail; endpapers discolored); red-cloth binding with foxhunting motifs. $110.00
---- by the author of "Handley Cross," "Romford's Hounds," "Sponge's Sporting Tour," etc., etc. "Ask Mamma," or, The Richest Commoner in England Bath: George Bayntun, 1926. Decorated blue cloth binding, 8vo, 423 pages; illustrated with 19 full-page and numerous smaller engravings on wood by John Leech. A novel of foxhounds and other sporting matters; first published in 1858. Fair condition (slightly shaken; all art intact and pristine; covers water-stained); no dust jacket. $20.00
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HEARN, Ann Smooth Fox Terrier: A Complete and Reliable Handbook Neptune City: TFH, 1998. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 93 pages, color and a few black-and-white photos, illustrated endpapers (principal parts of the dog, featuring Ch. Son-Es Aphrodesia). Excellent illustrations. 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
See also Toy Fox Terrier.
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ADAMS, Richard The Plague Dogs New York: Fawcett, 1993. Pictorial wraps, 16mo, 480 pages, maps. Snitter, one of this novel's unforgettable protagonists, is a fox terrier. 19th printing. Very good condition (shows light shelf wear; otherwise a new copy). $4.00
Hardcover copies of The Plague Dogs are listed under Fiction and Literature.
BOWEN, Olwen Dogs' Delight London: Thomas Nelson, 1949. Red cloth binding (gilt-stamped spine), 12mo, dust jacket, 136 pages; illsutrated by L. R. Brightwell (frontispiece in color; 5 full-page and numerous smaller black-and-white drawings throughout text). Fox terrier Scrap takes his boy Simon on a visit to a land run by and for dogs; a romp for children of all ages. 1st edition. Good condition (edgewear; faint browning), in fair dust jacket (chipped and worn) in clear Mylar cover. $30.00
CAESAR ("The King's Dog") Where's Master? London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. Decorated boards, 12mo, 54 pages; black-and-white frontispiece and cover art by Maud Earl. Edward VII's Caesar is of fox terrier type; a canine classic. 10th printing (September 3, 1910). Very good condition (covers and edges lightly soiled; text and art pristine; previous owner's elegant inscription on free endpaper). $50.00
"written, drawn, photographed and endured by" CAPEK, Karel Dashenka, or The Life of a Puppy London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1933. Yellow paper-covered boards (front cover sports drawings and a large black-and-white photo of "Miss Dasha"), 4to, 75 pages, numerous black-and-white drawings and photos; translated from the Czech by M. & R. Weatherall. Memorable account of an impish charmer of a wirehaired fox terrier, with illustrations that perfectly express her personality and her author's. 3d impression (1949). Fair to good condition (boards lightly soiled and worn, especially at edges and spine; closed tears on a few pages, but text and art unaffected; lower corner missing on one page, but text unaffected); no dust jacket. $75.00
EMANUEL, Walter A Dog Day, or The Angel in the House London: Souvenir Press Ltd., 1999. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 16mo, dust jacket, unpaginated (60 pages); "pictured by" Cecil Aldin. Facsimile edition of the 1902 classic of a scamp of a wirehaired fox terrier; each page of the text, in the form of the appealing rascal's diary, faces an expressive full-page Aldin illustration. As new condition; dust jacket in Mylar. $18.00
---- A Dog Day, or The Angel in the House Oxford: Past Times, 1995. Illustrated hardcover, 16mo, unpaginated (60 pages); "pictured by" Cecil Aldin. Facsimile edition of the 1902 classic of a scamp of a wirehaired fox terrier; each page of the text, in the form of the appealing rascal's diary, faces an expressive Aldin full-page illustration. Good+ condition (spine worn at head; slight cover wear; free endpaper removed; text and art clean). $10.00
MIGLIORINI, Mario Dig In! Earthdog Training Made Easy New York: Howell Book House, 1997. Hardcover, 8vo, 260 pages, bibliography, glossary, black-and-white illustrations. The fox terrier is one of the breeds for which this book is designed. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $12.00
SAUNDERS, Marshall "Boy" the Wandering Dog: Adventures of a Fox-terrier New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1916. Cloth, 12mo, 363 pages, black-and-white photos (frontispiece of title character; other full-page photos throughout). Sterling account, in the tradition of Beautiful Joe. Fair to good condition (lacks frontispiece), in Mylar; no dust jacket. $25.00
STRYKER, Mabel F. Little Dog Ready in the Country New York: Henry Holt, 1934. Black-stamped blue cloth binding (featuring a terrier, standing in profile, on the front cover), 8vo, 198 pages plus 5 pages of illustrations and spaces for captions (these "photographs" are supplied by the novel's dog Ruggles for his Canine Monthly); black-and-white illustrations by Albertine R. Wheelan (each picture bears an instructive caption). Third in the children's series about the personable wirehaired terrier. In this story, the family leaves their green house in town for a holiday in the countryside, where Ready encounters many new dogs and adventures. Rare. 1st edition. Good+ condition (minor wear to covers, spine, and edges); no dust jacket. $60.00
WALDEN, Jane Brevoort Igloo New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. Cloth, 8vo, 211 pages; illustrated by Diana Thorne; foreword by Richard E. Byrd. Biography of the dog who knew Byrd before he was an admiral, and later joined him on several expeditions. 2d printing (December 1931). Very good condition (scuff on front paste-down endpaper) in Mylar; no dust jacket. $20.00
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LEE, Muriel French Bulldog: A Complete and Reliable Handbook Neptune City: TFH, no date (1999). Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 93 pages, more than 75 color photos, illustrated endpapers (principal parts of the dog, featuring Ch. Lefox Goodtime Steel Magnolia). Excellent illustrations. 1st edition. Near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket. $15.00
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ALLAN, Roy and Clarissa The Essential German Shepherd Dog (second edition) Lydney: Ringpress, 1999. Pictorial laminate boards (with the dust jacket's color photo of Ch. Nero of Shootersway reproduced on the front cover), 4to, dust jacket, 232 pages plus 7 pages of breed-related advertising, black-and-white line drawings; black-and-white photography by Jack Oliver. 1st printing. As new condition; dust jacket in Mylar. $25.00
BENNETT, Jane G. The New Complete German Shepherd Dog New York: Howell Book House, 1982. Hardcover, 8vo, 255 pages, glossary, black-and-white photos and drawings; revision of Milo Denlinger edition. 12th printing. Very good condition. $12.00
CREE, John Training the German Shepherd Dog Ramsbury (U.K.): Crowood Press, 1996. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 208 pages, index, black-and-white photos and drawings. Revision of Training the Alsatian (Pelham Books, 1977). 1998 impression. As new condition. $35.00
---- Understanding the German Shepherd Dog Ramsbury: Crowood Press, 2000. Gilt-stamped cloth binding, 8vo, dust jacket, 144 pages, index, suggested reading list, numerous black-and-white photos and drawings. Insight from the German shepherd expert on the breed's psyche and skills, with chapters on such topics as alertness, loyalty, intelligence, agility, and environmental influences. 1st printing. As new condition. $25.00
DUNBAR, Ian, PhD, MRCVS, consulting editor The Essential German Shepherd New York: Howell Book House, 1998. Pictorial wraps, 12mo, 92 pages, index, concise reading and resource lists, color photos (most by Renée Stockdale), color drawings, "quick reference card" for your dog's personal data. Abridged edition of The German Shepherd Dog: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (Howell, 1995). 1st printing. As new condition. $9.00
FOGLE, Bruce, DVM German Shepherd New York: Dorling Kindersley (Dog Breed Handbooks series), 1996. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 80 pages, index; color photography by Tracy Morgan. Notable for its pictorial approach. 1st American edition. As new condition. $10.00
HOROWITZ, Geo., B.Sc. (Antwerp) The Alsatian Wolf-Dog: Its Origin, History, and Show Points, Working Capabilities, Etc. (second edition) Manchester: "Our Dogs" Publishing Co. Limited, no date [1927]. Brown textured paper wraps with darker brown stamping, 8vo, 155 pages, list of illustrations; black-and-white photos include frontispiece of Cito v. Bergerslust by A. Dauer and 36 full-page text photos (Ajax von Tollensetal is shown "at work" in four scenes) by A. Dauer, C. Law, Th. Bayer, and G. T. Warhurst; full-page black-and-white anatomical drawings and 2 partial-page black-and-white skeletal diagrams. This "revised and brought up to date" version of the original 1923 classic by the author of Alsatian Anglicisms and a contributor to "Our Dogs" adds a chapter on "Feeding and Rearing;" a preface to this edition follows that of the original and two postscripts (one on the nobility of the dog and the author's intentions in writing for his fellow "Alsatianists," the other adding to points pertinent to the breed standard, judging, and coat color, including white). Illustrations feature British and Continental German shepherds. Chapters of special interest include "Concerning the Wolf Cross" and "The Continental Point of View." Apparent 1st printing. Fair to good condition (previous owner's signature and date on free endpaper and handwritten notes on rear blank; some foxing on endpapers and text pages; art clean; edgewear; text block firm; laid-in newspaper clipping has stained "List of Illustrations" without affecting list's readability). $90.00
KERN, Francis German Shepherd Dogs Neptune City: TFH, 1979. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 125 pages, black-and-white and (fabulous!) color photos. 1st edition. As new condition. $9.00
---- German Shepherds Neptune City: TFH, 1995. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 224 pages, index, color photos and drawings. An introductory text. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.00
MARS, Julie German Shepherds 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
NEVILLE, Dr. Peter German Shepherd: An Owner's Guide London: Collins, 1999. 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), Hazel Palmer (breed history), Sarah Whitehead (care of the German shepherd puppy and adult), and David Cavill (showing). Well-illustrated, concise guide to the breed. 1st thus. As new condition. $10.00
PALIKA, Liz The German Shepherd Dog: 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. $10.00
PICKUP, Madeleine The German Shepherd Dog (Alsatian) Owner's Encyclopaedia (2d edition) London: Pelham Books, 1981. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 107 pages, black-and-white line drawings, 8pp black-and-white photo insert, glossary of German descriptive terms. Lexicon format. 1987 reprint. Very good condition (faint browning of pages is the sole demerit), in very good dust jacket in Mylar. $17.00
---- Pet Library's German Shepherd Guide London: Pet Library Ltd., 1969. Hardcover, 8vo, 250 pages, glossary, color photos, black-and-white photos and drawings. Probable 1st edition. Good+ condition (some cover scoring; small nick on spine; text and illustrations pristine). $9.00
SIEGAL, Mordecai, and Matthew Margolis The Good Shepherd: A Pet Owner's Guide to the German Shepherd Dog Boston: Little, Brown (The Siegal-Margolis Dog Library series), 1996. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 224 pages, index, appendix (guide dog schools); color photos by Barbara Hoffmann. 1st edition. Near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket. $14.00
STRICKLAND, Winifred Gibson, and James A. Moses The German Shepherd Today: A Complete Reference for the German Shepherd Owner New York: Howell Book House, 1988. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 460 pages, index, black-and-white photos and drawings. 9th printing. As new condition. $22.00
WALKOWICZ, Chris The German Shepherd Dog Fairfax: Denlinger, 1991. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, 160 pages, brief index and end notes, numerous black-and-white photos and drawings. Especially lovely endpaper illustrations by M. Shola. 1st printing. As new condition. $25.00
WILLIS, Malcolm B., BSc, PhD The German Shepherd Dog: A Genetic History New York: Howell Book House, 1991. Blue cloth binding (gilt-stamped spine), large 8vo, dust jacket, 439 pages, detailed general index and separate index of dogs, extensive references, bibliography, color and black-and-white photos, line drawings, charts and diagrams. The respected authority on the breed and senior lecturer in animal breeding and genetics (The University, Newcastle upon Tyne) details the inheritance of coat color, genetic principles and defects, the inheritance of reproductive traits, hip dysplasia, and other topics, and devotes a chapter to "The Genetics of Behaviour." Numerous fine illustrations. Covers the breed in Europe, Britain, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. Lists German Auslesgruppe winners (1938-1990), British champions (1920-1990), American selects (1961-1990), and "Progeny Tests for Hip Scores" for both active and inactive sires. 1st printing. Very good condition (sole defect: one bumped corner; text pages and illustrations pristine), in near fine dust jacket in Mylar. $125.00
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ACKERLEY, J. R. My Dog Tulip My Dog Tulip New York: New York Review Books, 1999. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 190 pages; introduction by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas. Reissue of the classic memoir, with a photo of Ackerley and the dog on the front cover. 2d printing. As new condition. $9.00
---- We Think the World of You New York: Poseidon, 1989. Wraps, 8vo, 158 pages. Fictionalized account of the My Dog Tulip story; for adults. 2d printing, as new condition; $7.00. A second copy: 1st thus, as new condition; $7.95
---- We Think the World of You New York: New York Review Books, 2000. Wraps, 8vo, 211 pages; introduction by P. N. Furbank. Reissue of the fictionalized version of Ackerley's My Dog Tulip. 1st thus. As new condition. $12.95
CHIPPERFIELD, Joseph E. Storm of Dancerwood (Chestnut Library edition) London: Hutchinson's Books for Young People, no date [1967]. Stamped yellow cloth binding, 8vo, dust jacket, 176 pages; black-and-white drawings (frontispiece and 15 full pages) by C. Gifford Ambler. Stirring fiction; a German shepherd's adventures in England's West Country. 1st printing. Good condition (endpapers lightly foxed; boards show light wear and soil; previous owner's inscription on free endpaper), in good dust jacket in Mylar. $20.00
DICKSON, Pamela M. Noble Friends Middleburg: Fursman Kennels Ltd., 1996. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 215 pages, black-and-white and color photos (including color frontispiece of Rocky, the German shepherd whose life and deeds, including therapy work, are central to this memoir of farm and kennel life). 1st edition. As new condition. $18.00
GARFIELD, James B. Follow My Leader New York: Viking, 1957. Cloth, 8vo, 191 pages; black-and-white line drawings by Robert Greiner. A German shepherd guide dog is at the heart of this novel. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Edition (1958). Fair to good condition (pages browned; previous owner's name on free endpaper and title page, which has a mended corner tear); no dust jacket. $4.00
HOFFMAN, Alice Turtle Moon New York: Berkley, 1992. Wraps, 16mo, 291 pages. Novel set in Florida and featuring a German shepherd character. 6th printing. As new condition. $4.00
LASHER, Margot And the Animals Will Teach You: Discovering Ourselves Through Our Relationships with Animals New York: Berkley, 1996. Wraps, 8vo, 240 pages. A German shepherd called Kirby is just one of the animals in this psychologist's exploration of the animal-inspired lessons to be learned and cherished in daily life. 1st printing. As new condition. $9.00
LEVITIN, Sonia Reigning Cats and Dogs New York: Atheneum, 1978. Gilt-stamped cloth, 12mo, dust jacket, 151 pages; black-and-white drawings by Joan Berg Victor. The story of Baron and Barney, the kittens the younger dog adopts, and the repercussions on family life. A delightful memoir. 1st edition. Very good condition, in very good dust jacket (price clip) in Mylar. $15.00
PARKER, Peter Ackerley: The Life of J. R. Ackerley New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 465 pages, index, bibliography, source notes, black-and-white photos. Biography of the author of My Dog Tulip and We Think the World of You; with additional insights into the dog, who is seen in several photos and a drawing by Ackerley. Stated 1st American edition. Very good condition (sticker damage on paste-down endpaper), in good+ dust jacket. $18.00
TRIMBLE, Lawrence Strongheart: The Story of a Wonder Dog Racine: Whitman Publishing Co., 1926. Paper-covered boards with illustrated front cover, 8vo, unpaginated (20 pages). This biography of the German shepherd movie star who came from Europe to the United States after World War I includes 11 full-page color illustrations evoking scenes from the canine hero's film career. His elegant German shepherd mate, Miss Julie, appears in several images. 1st printing. Good condition (previous owner's signature and date appear at top of title page; edgewear; text and art clean). $50.00
German shepherds figure prominently in the varied literature devoted to Dogs at Work and in the mystery novels of Melissa Cleary.
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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
LAYTON, David German Shorthaired Pointers Today New York: Howell Book House, 1994. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 175 pages, black-and-white photos and drawings. 2d printing. As new condition. $25.95
McCARTY, Diane German Shorthaired Pointers Neptune City: TFH, 1991. Hardcover, 8vo, 192 pages, index, color photos and drawings. An introductory text. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $7.00
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MANN, Thomas Bashan and I Philadelphia: Pine Street Books/University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. Pictorial wraps, 12mo, 247 pages; translated from the German and with a brief foreword by Herman George Scheffauer. In this translation of his 1919 Herr und Hund: Ein Idyll, the literature Nobelist tells the story of the German shorthaired pointer who stole his heart. 2d printing. Good condition (light wear and faint soil on edges; text clean). $5.00
German shorthaired pointer rubber stamp In pointing stance, shown full-length. Wood-block construction; made in the U.S. $7.00
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COMPERE, Newton L. German Wirehaired Pointers Neptune City: TFH, 1990. Hardcover, 8vo, 192 pages, index, color photos and drawings. An introductory text. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.00
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
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German wirehaired pointer rubber stamp An alert, seated dog, shown in profile. Wood-block construction; made in the U.S. $6.00
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BARGH, Bernard Pet Owner's Guide to the Golden Retriever Letchworth (U.K.): Ringpress, 1993. Hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages, color photos. Well-illustrated basic guide. 1996 reprint. Near fine condition. $7.00
CAIRNS, Julie The Golden Retriever: All That Glitters New York: Howell Book House, 1998. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 228 pages, index, bibliography, numerous color and a few black-and-white photos, black-and-white line drawings. With a list of national specialty winners (1988 to 1997). Handsome, dust-jacketed edition. 1st edition. As new condition. $20.00
CASANOVA, Mary The Golden Retriever New York: Howell Book House (Top Dog series for children), 1990. Hardcover, 8vo, 48 pages, index, glossary, color photos. A young person's introduction to the breed. 1st edition. As new condition. $10.00
DUNBAR, Ian, PhD, MRCVS, consulting editor The Essential Golden Retriever New York: Howell Book House, 1998. Pictorial wraps, 12mo, 92 pages, index, reading and resource lists, color photos (most by Renée Stockdale), color drawings, "quick reference card" for your dog's personal data. Abridged edition of The Golden Retriever: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (Howell, 1995). 1st printing. As new condition. $7.95
FOGLE, Bruce, DVM Golden Retriever New York: Dorling Kindersley (Dog Breed Handbooks series), 1996. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 80 pages, index; color photography by Tracy Morgan. Notable for its pictorial approach. 1st American edition. As new condition. $10.00
FOSS, Valerie Golden Retrievers Today New York: Howell Book House, 1994. Hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 174 pages, black-and-white photos. 1st edition; very good condition (minor edgewear), in very good dust jacket; $10.00. A second copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket; $16.00
----, edited by The Ultimate Golden Retriever New York: Howell Book House, 1997. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 256 pages, color photos. Comprehensive and well illustrated; contributors include Foss, Marcia R. Schlehr, Joan Gill, Daphne Philpott, Patrick Holden, Val Birkin, Anne Weeks, Anne Falconer, Hilary Vogel, Dick Lane, and Alison Jones. 1st edition. As new condition; dust jacket in Mylar. $28.00
McDONALD, Jane Golden Retrievers 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
SCHLEHR, Marcia The New Golden Retriever New York: Howell Book House, 1996. Hardcover, 8vo, 272 pages, glossary, bibliography, black-and-white photos. 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
SIEGAL, Mordecai, and Matthew Margolis The Golden Years: A Pet Owner's Guide to the Golden Retriever Boston: Little, Brown (The Siegal-Margolis Dog Library series), 1996. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 208 pages, index, appendix (guide dog schools); color photos by Karen Taylor. The prolific authors' advice on all aspects of life with goldens. 1st edition. As new condition. $9.00
WOODCOCK, Anne The Golden Retriever London: J. A. Allen (Allen Photographic Guides no. 3), 2000. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 24 pages, color photos. Introductory text by a British breeder; with fine photos on every page. 1st printing. Very good condition. $9.00
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ABRAMSON, Jill The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout New York: Times Books/Henry Holt, 2011. Paper-covered boards (gilt-stamped spine), 12mo, dust jacket, 242 pages, black-and-white photos. Instructive and entertaining, this memoir by The New York Times executive editor is based on her eponymous blog. Scout is a golden retriever. 1st edition/1st printing. As new condition, in as new dust jacket. $18.00
ALBANO, Patricia It's All About Teddy -- The Lost Dog Patricia Albano: 2008. Pictorial laminate wraps, 4to, partially unpaginated (82 pages); black-and-white and color photography by the author. A true tale of a golden retriever and how he came home again, with delightful and candid photos. Based on a story that appeared in Golden Retriever News in 2005. Stated 1st edition/1st printing. Near fine condition (sole defect: covers show modest edgewear). $27.00
DOTY, Mark Dog Years: A Memoir New York: HarperCollins, 2007. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 216 pages, illustrated endpapers. Retrievers Beau and Arden, one golden and one black, transform the poet and nonfiction author's life in a time of heartbreak. Stated 1st edition/7th printing; near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket; $10.00. A second copy: stated 1st edition/1st printing; very good condition (sole defect: remainder mark on bottom edge), in near fine dust jacket; $9.00
EAGLE, Ellen Gypsy's Cleaning Day New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1990. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 32 pages; illustrated by the author. Children's picture book about a golden who gamely helps her neighbor, a pig, clean house. Exuberant pastel-tone drawings, with highly expressive faces. 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
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
Golden Retrievers: A Book of Postcards Kansas City: Andrews & McMeel, 1996. Pictorial wraps, oblong 32mo. 30 color photos; detachable. As new. $6.95
Just Goldens Minocqua: Willow Creek Press, 1996. Gilt-stamped cloth, oblong 8vo, dust jacket, 141 pages; text by Tom Davis; color photos by Dale C. Spartas. An ideal gift book; beautifully produced and profusely illustrated tribute to one of the best-loved breeds. 1st edition, very good condition (minor edgewear), in very good dust jacket; $20.00. A second copy: 1st edition, as new condition; $35.00
KOONTZ, Dean A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog New York: Hyperion, 2009. Beige paper-covered board (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 271 pages; black-and-white text photos and color dust jacket photos by Monique Stauder. The popular author honors golden retriever Trixie, who on her retirement from a career with Canine Companions for Independence, becomes Koontz's unforgettable best friend. Stated 1st edition/1st printing; near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket; $10.00. A second copy: stated 1st edition/1st printing; very good condition (sole defect: small stain on top edge), in very good dust jacket; $6.50
KRAUSHAAR, Karen Grassmuck Gas Station Charlie: A True Story About a Real Dog Privately printed, 1999. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, unpaginated (24 pages); color photos by Doris Kays Kraushaar; commemorative drawing by Daniel Fenech. Golden retriever Charlie (1989-99) helped run a Michigan gas station; fine photos on every page follow him through a busy day. As new condition. $25.00
OTTO, Carolyn Our Puppies Are Growing New York: HarperTrophy, 1998. Illustrated wraps, oblong 8vo, 32 pages; illustrated by Mary Morgan. A child follows a litter's progress from birth through the first weeks of life; for ages 3 to 6. 1st edition. As new condition. $4.95
SCHORIES, Pat He's Your Dog! New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 4to, dust jacket, unpaginated (32 pages). Children's picture book about a golden retriever who chews one shoe too many. 1st edition. Near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket. $10.00
STRAIN, Jim Bingo: The Illustrated Rhyme Book Portland: Graphic Arts, 1991. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 32 pages; illustrated by Warren Hile. Versified story based on the popular movie Bingo, by the author of the original screenplay. 1st edition. As new condition. $10.00
TAFURI, Nancy Who's Counting? New York: Mulberry Books/William Morrow, 1993. Illustrated wraps, oblong 8vo, unpaginated (28 pages). Toddler's picture book designed to teach numbers; golden retrievers help on every page. 1st thus. Very good condition (one corner slightly bumped). $4.95
TAYLOR, Livingston Can I Be Good? San Diego: Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace, 1993. Illustrated hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, unpaginated (32 pages); illustrated by Ted Rand. Children's picture book, with rhyming text, about an ebullient golden who tries hard to behave. 3d printing. Near fine condition, in very good dust jacket (narrow band of faint discoloration at top edge of dust jacket). $10.00
TAZEWELL, Charles The Littlest Uninvited One Nashville: Ideals Children's Books, 1998. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 4to, dust jacket, unpaginated (32 pages); illustrated by Gail Tribble. A mischievous cherub brings a puppy, depicted as a golden retriever, to "Celestial City." For ages 3 to 7. 1st edition. Very good condition (boards slightly warped), in as new dust jacket. $15.00
VANDERBILT, Arthur Golden Days: Memoirs of a Golden Retriever New York: Bantam Books, 1998. Cloth, 12mo, dust jacket, 143 pages; black-and-white drawings by Marjori W. Stoll. Memoir of a beloved dog. 1st edition. As new condition; dust jacket in Mylar. $15.00
WELLER, Frances Ward Riptide New York: Sandcastle/Putnam, 1990. Illustrated wraps, 8vo, unpaginated (32 pages); illustrated by Robert J. Blake. Children's picture book about a golden retriever who becomes lifeguard on Cape Cod's Nanuet Beach. 1st thus. As new condition. $5.95
WOLF, Bernard Connie's New Eyes Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1976. Cloth, oblong 8vo, dust jacket, 96 pages; black-and-white photos by the author. Chronicle of a golden's service to a blind woman. Stated 1st edition. Very good condition (inscribed by Wolf to author Isabelle Holland), in good dust jacket (minor chipping) in Mylar. $32.00
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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
Gordon setters are also discussed, and pictured, in Hutchinson on Setters.
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JOHNSON, Di Great Danes Today New York: Howell Book House, 1994. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 158 pages, black-and-white photos. Ch. Patchwork's Ashley Wilkes appears, in color, on the dust jacket. A thorough study of the breed. 2d printing. Near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket. $20.00
LE MARE, Karina Great Danes: An Owner's Companion Ramsbury (U.K.): Crowood Press, 1992. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 224 pages, index, black-and-white photos. A handsome and comprehensive volume. 1995 impression. As new condition. $30.00
McCRACKEN, Mary J. The Great Dane Handbook Centreville: OTR, 1995. Hardcover, 8vo, 239 pages, bibliography, black-and-white photos. Compendium of just about everything a Great Dane fancier wants and needs to know. 1st edition. As new condition. $27.95
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DYE, Dan, and Mark Beckloff Amazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale New York: Workman, 2000. Hardcover, 12mo, dust jacket, 248 pages, black-and-white photos; black-and-white drawings by Meg Cundiff. A Great Dane's life; set in Kansas City, by the founders of Three Dog Bakery. 1st edition/1st printing. As new condition. $15.00
ERICKSON, John R. The Case of the Car-Barkaholic Dog Houston: Maverick Books/Gulf (Hank the Cowdog series, vol. 17), 1991. Pictorial wraps, 12mo, 116 pages; illustrated by Gerald L. Holmes. A Great Dane plays a role in this comic mystery novel for youngsters. 2d printing. As new condition. $6.95
Great Dane rubber stamp A noble standing Dane, shown full-length. Wood-block construction; made in the U.S. $7.50
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 drawings from the original 1938 edition. 1st thus. As new condition. $15.00
WATSON, Heather Take the Lead Stonemarket (U.K.): Whittet Books, 1998. Hardcover, 8vo, 112 pages, index; black-and-white drawings by Libby Drew. This training book, by a former trainer of guide dogs in Great Britain, is illustrated throughout by a harlequin Great Dane. 1st edition. As new condition. $19.95
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HENNIGAN, Shannon An Introduction to the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Half Moon Bay: Dog Tales, 1994. Wraps, 8vo, 90 pages, bibliography, black-and-white photos. From puppy selection to the show ring; includes both American and European breed standards and the U.S. breed club's breeding principles. 1st printing. Very good condition. $20.00
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BARNES, Julia George Curtis: Training Greyhounds Letchworth (U.K.): Ringpress, 1991. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 220 pages, black-and-white photos, pedigrees (Ballyregan Bob and Yankee Express). A revision of the 1987 edition of the classic for racing greyhound enthusiasts. 1993 reprint. As new condition. $40.00
----, editor The Complete Book of Greyhounds New York: Howell Book House, 1994. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 238 pages, black-and-white illustrations, 8-page color insert. A definitive look at the breed. 3d printing, as new condition; $19.00. A second copy: 2d printing, as new condition; $20.00
BRANIGAN, Cynthia A. The Reign of the Greyhound: A Popular History of the Oldest Family of Dogs New York: Howell Book House, 1997. Hardcover, 8vo, 193 pages, bibliography, black-and-white illustrations throughout, 16-page insert of color art reproductions. 1st edition. As new condition. $24.95
COILE, D. Caroline, PhD Greyhounds: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual Hauppauge: Barron's, 1996. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 104 pages, index, color photos; black-and-white drawings by Tana Hakanson. 2d printing. Near fine condition. $5.00
FINCH, Anne Pet Owner's Guide to the Greyhound Lydney (U.K.): Ringpress, 1997. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages; numerous color photos by Steve Nash. A good basic resource. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.00
SANFORD, William R., and Carl R. Green The Greyhound 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
STERN, Daniel Braun The Greyhound: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1997. Hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, color photos and a few drawings, bibliography; training chapter by Ian Dunbar; activities chapter by Bardi McLennan. Good introductory reading. 1st edition. As new condition. $10.00
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BRANIGAN, Cynthia A. Adopting the Racing Greyhound New York: Howell Book House, 1992. Wraps, 8vo, 148 pages, index, black-and-white photos; foreword by Cleveland Amory. 10th printing. As new condition. $4.00
---- Adopting the Racing Greyhound (2d edition) New York: Howell Book House, 1998. Wraps, 8vo, 178 pages, index, photographic anatomy chart, black-and-white photos (including a gallery of other sighthounds), lengthy list of adoption organizations and other resources. 1st printing. As new condition. $8.00
LYONS, Daniel Dog Days New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 302 pages. Contemporary fiction featuring a kidnapped racing greyhound; based on the author's short story "The Greyhound." 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
---- Dog Days London: Bloomsbury, 1998. Wraps, 8vo, 312 pages. Paperback edition of the above title. 1st thus. Near fine condition. $9.00
RAEKE, Carolyn Guide to Adopting an Ex-Racing Greyhound Neptune City: TFH, 1997. Pictorial wraps, 4to, 64 pages, index, color photos (and a few black-and-whites of historical interest). 1st edition. Near fine condition. $6.95
SALMON, M. H. Dutch Gazehounds & Coursing: The History, Art and Sport of Hunting with Sighthounds (revised and expanded second edition) Silver City: High-Lonesome Books, 1999. Hardcover, 8vo, 274 pages, coursing glossary, bibliography, black-and-white photos and reproductions. All about the lore and skill of sighthounds, with incisive observations and guidance on selection and training. Breeds profiled include Afghan hound, borzoi, greyhound, Irish wolfhound, saluki, Scottish deerhound, and whippet. 1st printing. As new condition. $25.00
STAR, Nora, edited by Greyhound Tales: True Stories of Rescue, Compassion & Love Fort Bragg: Lost Coast Press, 1997. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 116 pages, resources, 16-page color photo insert of portraits of rescued dogs; introduction by Susan Netboy. Numerous contributors share inspiring stories of rescued greyhounds. 1st edition. As new condition. $11.00
WEISS, Ellen, and Mel Friedman The Animal Rescue Squad: Nobody's Dog New York: Bullseye/Random House, 1996. Illustrated wraps, 12mo, 108 pages. Fiction for youngsters about a lost racing greyhound named Belle. 1st thus. Very good condition (faintly browned pages). $3.00
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AUBORN, John, Donna Smiley-Auborn, and Kathryn Martel Harrier: A Complete and Reliable Handbook Neptune City: TFH, no date (1999). Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 93 pages, color and a few black-and-white photos, illustrated endpapers (principal parts of the dog, featuring Ch. Kingbury's Sweet Desert Fire). 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
KLUMB, Diane, with Joanne Baldwin, DVM The Havanese Privately printed, 2005. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 159 pages, black-and-white drawings; black-and-white photos by Joanne Baldwin, DVM, et al. Detailed guide to the breed, by a breeder and veterinarian active in health issues specific to the Havanese. With chapters on breed history and "The Corded Havanese," as well as training, health, feeding, grooming, and puppy selection. Apparent 1st edition. Near fine condition. $25.00
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AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB Sporting Dogs (Hounds): The Breeds and Standards as Recognized by the American Kennel Club New York: G. Howard Watt, Inc., 1935. Black-stamped blue cloth binding, 8vo, 118 pages, black-and-white photos and line drawings; introduction by Charles T. Inglee, AKC executive vice president; most photos by R. W. Tauskey; glossary of technical terms compiled by Vinton P. Breese. Combines fine illustrations typical of dogs of the early decades of the 20th century and detailed breed standards for the Afghan hound, basset hound, beagle, bloodhound, dachshund, Scottish deerhound, American and English foxhounds, greyhound, harrier, Norwegian elkhound, otterhound, saluki, whippet, Irish and Russian wolfhounds. 1st edition. Fair to good condition (lacks saluki chapter; spine faded; covers, in Mylar, show wear and light soil; text and illustrations clean); no dust jacket. $15.00
LLOYD, Jack Ivester Hounds of Britain London: Adam and Charles Black, 1973. Gilt-stamped red cloth binding, 8vo, 135 pages, index; illustrated by the author and James R. Mead (23 black-and-white photos); foreword by the Duke of Beaufort. Chapters on hounds (foxhound, Dumfriesshire black and tan, Welsh hound, fell hound, harrier, beagle, basset, bloodhound, staghound, otterhound) and on their quarry (fox, otter, deer, hare). 1st edition. Very good condition, in good dust jacket (featuring the Whaddon Chase foxhounds in color; large closed tear) in Mylar. $35.00
See also specific breed listings and Sporting Dogs for more training and general nonfiction choices.
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ARMSTRONG, William H. Sounder New York: HarperCollins, 1972. Illustrated wraps, 12mo, 116 pages; illustrated by James Barkley. Novel of a boy and his hound dog in the American South; winner of the Newbery Medal. Reprint (1985). Near fine condition (pages lightly browned). $3.00
DE VEZINS, Comte Elie Hounds for a Pack London: J. A. Allen, 1974. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 12mo, 48 pages, 8 full-page black-and-white drawings (after paintings by Baron Karl Reille); translated from the French and with an introduction by Lionel R. Woolner; foreword by Sir Rupert Buchanan-Jardine. Hare hunting by a master huntsman, with such hounds as the black and tan, griffon, griffon basset, and Porcelaine. 1st English-language edition of Les Chiens courant français pour la chasse, du lièvre dans le Midi de la France (Montauban, 1882). Very good condition, in very good dust jacket in Mylar. $35.00
Hound rubber stamp A handsome, competent-looking coonhound. Wood-block construction; made in the U.S. $7.00
OMAN, Carola Ferry the Fearless Harmondsworth/New York: Penguin Books (Puffin Story Book series), 1945. Illustrated wraps, 12mo, 144 pages. Fiction set during the Crusades; the title character's hound Hankin and other hounds are featured throughout. For ages 9 to 12. Fair condition (a good reading copy). $10.00
RAWLS, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy New York: Bantam, 1974. Illustrated wraps, 12mo, 249 pages. A modern classic; Old Dan and Little Ann are hounds, the setting is rural America. For ages 10 and up. Reprint (1997). Near fine condition. $4.00
SALMON, M. H. Gila Descending: A Southwestern Journey Silver City: High-Lonesome Books, 1986. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 210 pages; black-and-white illustrations by Fred Barraza. A hound and a tomcat join Dutch Salmon on a wilderness trek, by foot and canoe, through Arizona and New Mexico. 3d edition. As new condition. $9.95
See also specific breeds and Sporting Dogs for more hound literature.
BREARLEY, Joan McDonald Ibizan Hounds Neptune: TFH, 1980. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 125 pages, color and black-and-white photos and diagrams, illustrated endpapers. An introductory text. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $6.00
PUSKAS, Lisa Ibizan Hound: 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. Sarita's Arthur of Imagery). 1st edition. As new condition. $19.95
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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
JOHNS, Rowland, edited by Our Friend the Irish Setter London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. (Our Friend the Dog series), 1932. Orange cloth (light blue stamping on front cover and spine and embossed front cover), 16mo, 85 pages, black-and-white frontispiece. Attractive volume, with a striking frontispiece of Ch. Norna (Borrowdale Kennels), and much of interest on the breed's history and characteristics. 1st edition. Fair condition (corner clip on half-title), in Mylar; no dust jacket. $15.00
THOMPSON, William C. The New Irish Setter New York: Howell Book House, 1968. Cloth, 8vo, 272 pages, bibliography, black-and-white photos, line drawings, and art reproductions. With a chapter on the "Elcho Era." 5th printing (1971). Good condition (crayon and pen markings on 3 pages; edgewear). $12.00
Irish setters figure prominently in the classic Hutchinson on Setters.
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KJELGAARD, Jim Big Red New York: Bantam, 1976. Illustrated wraps, 12mo, 218 pages; illustrated by Carl Pfeüffer. Novel of Ch. Sylvester's Son, the dog of the title, and a trapper's son. First published in 1945. Undated reprint. Near fine condition (pages lightly browned). $3.00
---- Irish Red New York: Bantam, 1951. Illustrated wraps, 12mo, 182 pages. Fiction; a boy and his Irish setter face a wilderness journey, a winter storm, and a dangerous puma. Originally published in 1951. Undated reprint. Near fine condition (pages lightly browned). $3.99
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LONDON, Jack Michael, Brother of Jerry New York: Macmillan (Sonoma Edition), 1919. Cloth, 8vo, 344 pages. Adventure fiction; Michael and Jerry are Irish terriers. Good+ condition (embossed red cloth binding gilt stamping on front cover in good condition; pages lightly browned; spine sunned); no dust jacket. $50.00
MORLEY, Christopher Parnassus on Wheels Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1955. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 160 pages; black-and-white illustrations by Douglas Gorsline; "Certain Essential Preliminary Footnotage" by John T. Winterich. Bock, an Irish terrier, has a small but crucial role in this delightful novel of itinerant bookselling. Book club edition; very good condition, in good dust jacket (slightly chipped) in Mylar; $10.00. A second copy: Book club edition; very good condition, in good+ dust jacket; $12.00
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
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DONOVAN, John A. K. The Irish Wolfhound: Great Symbol of Ireland Loveland: Alpine, 1986. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, 113 pages, black-and-white photos; line drawings by Anne Donovan; reproductions from The Book of Kells by the author. A definitive study of the breed. 1st edition. As new condition. $30.00
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BREMNER, Muriel Monsell The Wolfhound Guide to the Irish Wolfhound: The Brief Chronicle of 'The Gentle Giant', a Living Legend in the History of Ireland Dublin: Wolfhound Press, 1998. Illustrated wraps, 16mo, 66 pages, black-and-white illustrations. Engaging account of the breed in history and folklore. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.95
DUNN, J. Allan Boru: The Story of an Irish Wolfhound New York: Grosset & Dunlap (Famous Dog Stories series), no date [ca. 1946]. Decorated hardcover, 8vo, 195 pages; black-and-white frontispiece (portrait of Boru) by Edwin Megargee; introduction by J. E. de Mund. Adventure novel of a wolfhound's progress from circus performer to free spirit in the wilds of Montana. Good condition (boards show some wear; endpapers browning), in good dust jacket (small chips) in Mylar. $25.00
---- Boru: The Story of an Irish Wolfhound New York: Grosset & Dunlap, no date [ca. 1930s?]. Green cloth, 12mo, 195 pages; black-and-white frontispiece (portrait of Boru) by Edwin Megargee; introduction by J. E. de Mund. Adventure novel of a wolfhound's progress from circus performer to free spirit in the wilds of Montana. Fair to good condition (a good reading copy; boards worn; edges and endpapers lightly soiled; text pages clean); no dust jacket; $7.00. A second copy: good+ condition (small inscription on free endpaper), in poor dust jacket (large chips affecting spine and illustration on jacket front) in Mylar; $15.00
GEORGE, Kristine O'Connell Little Dog and Duncan New York: Clarion Books, 2002. Illustrated laminate boards, square 8vo, dust jacket, 40 pages; illustrated by June Otani. Irish wolfhound Duncan's visit with a small terrierlike friend is recounted in simple, charming verse for children; with expressive color illustrations on every page. By the author and illustrator of Little Dog Poems. 1st edition. Very good condition (sole defect: a few small scuffs on free endpaper; text and artwork pristine), in very good dust jacket. $10.00
SALMON, M. H. Dutch Gazehounds & Coursing: The History, Art and Sport of Hunting with Sighthounds (revised and expanded second edition) Silver City: High-Lonesome Books, 1999. Hardcover, 8vo, 274 pages, coursing glossary, bibliography, black-and-white photos and reproductions. All about the lore and skill of sighthounds, with incisive observations and guidance on selection and training. Breeds profiled include Afghan hound, borzoi, greyhound, Irish wolfhound, saluki, Scottish deerhound, and whippet. 1st printing. As new condition. $25.00
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SHIBOLETH, Myrna The Israel Canaan Dog (2d edition) Loveland: Alpine, 1994. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 110 pages, black-and-white photos. A concise but definitive study of the breed. 1st edition. As new condition. $18.00
KEPPLER, Dean Italian Greyhound: 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. Bobett's Windmere Sirius Style). 1st edition. Very good condition (tail of spine bumped), in very good dust jacket (small crease on front cover near spine). $14.00
SALMON, M. H. Dutch Gazehounds & Coursing: The History, Art and Sport of Hunting with Sighthounds (revised and expanded second edition) Silver City: High-Lonesome Books, 1999. Hardcover, 8vo, 274 pages, coursing glossary, bibliography, black-and-white photos and reproductions. All about the lore and skill of sighthounds, with incisive observations and guidance on selection and training. Breeds profiled include Afghan hound, borzoi, greyhound, Irish wolfhound, saluki, Scottish deerhound, and whippet. 1st printing. As new condition. $25.00
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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
See Reference Books and Sporting Dogs for additional titles of interest.
Breed Books
BROWN, Catherine Romaine The Jack Russell Terrier: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1996. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, bibliography, color photos. A good introduction to the breed. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $10.00
DUNBAR, Ian, PhD, MRCVS, consulting editor The Essential Jack Russell Terrier New York: Howell Book House, 1998. Pictorial wraps, 12mo, 92 pages, index, reading and resource lists, color photos (most by Renée Stockdale), color drawings, "quick reference" card for your dog's personal data. Abridged edition of The Jack Russell Terrier: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (Howell, 1996). 1st edition. As new condition. $7.95
PLUMMER, D. Brian The Complete Jack Russell Terrier Woodbridge/New York: Boydell Press/Howell Book House, 1980. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 158 pages, black-and-white drawings; black-and-white photos by Keith Ruston. Reprint (1996) of this now-classic volume. As new condition. $15.00
STROM, Mary, edited by The Ultimate Jack Russell Terrier New York: Howell Book House, 1999. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 256 pages, more than 200 color photos. With a good chapter on history; contributions by Sheila Atter, Pat Baker, Jo Ballard, Alison Jones, Dick Lane, Dorothea Penizek, Paul Ross, Pam Simmons, Cindi Stumm, John Valentine, and Nick Waters. Originally published in Great Britain by Ringpress. 1st American edition; fair to good condition, in fair to good dust jacket; $20.00. A second copy: 1st American edition; very good condition (minor edgewear is the sole defect), in very good dust jacket; $26.00
TOTTENHAM, Katharine The Jack Russell Terrier Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1982. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 159 pages, index, glossary, black-and-white photos and line drawings. With chapters on the terrier in sport and the Rev. John Russell. 1st edition. Very good condition, in very good dust jacket in Mylar. $20.00
VALENTINE, John Pet Owner's Guide to Jack Russell Terriers Lydney (U.K.): Ringpress, 1997. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages, color photos. Well-illustrated basic guide. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.00
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GREEN-ARMYTAGE, Stephen Dudley: The Little Terrier that Could New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 32 pages, color photos. A photo essay focusing on a sprightly Jack Russell, with succinct and witty text. For ages 4 to 8, but will appeal to all ages. $12.95
SIEBERT, Charles Angus: A Memoir New York: Crown, 2000. Hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 173 pages. Fictionalized memoir of the brief but touching life of a Jack Russell terrier, by the author of Wickerby: An Urban Pastoral.. 1st edition. A minor manufacturing defect: a small scuff on endpapers (otherwise as new), in as new dust jacket. $12.00
VAN ALLSBURG, Chris The Sweetest Fig Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 28 pages; illustrated by the author. Children's picture book featuring a memorable Jack Russell. 1st edition. As new condition; dust jacket in Mylar. $20.00
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ALEXANDER, Mrs. Claude V. Japanese Chin Neptune City: TFH, 1990. Hardcover, 8vo, 192 pages, index, color photos and drawings. An introductory text. Very good condition (a little soil on fore edge; a few pages wrinkled). $7.00
STERN, Pamela Cross, and Tom Mather The Complete Japanese Chin New York: Howell Book House, 1997. Cloth, 4to, dust jacket, 175 pages, numerous black-and-white and color photos and other illustrations, including grooming shots and visual standard of the Japanese Kennel Club. A definitive book on the breed. 1st edition. As new condition. $35.00
NICHOLAS, Anna Katherine The Keeshond Neptune City: TFH, 1984. Pictorial boards, 8vo, 287 pages, index, 41 color photos. A comprehensive guide. 1st edition. Near fine condition, in Mylar. $13.00
WEIL, Martin Keeshond Neptune City: TFH, 1995. Hardcover, 8vo, 224 pages, index, color photos and drawings. An introductory text. 1st printing. As new condition. $6.00
---- Keeshond Neptune City: TFH, 1983. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 125 pages, color photos, black-and-white photos and line drawings. With a chapter on grooming the keeshond and beautifully illustrated endpapers. An introductory text. 1st edition. Very good condition. $4.00
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SCHWEPPE, Frederick Kerry Blue Terriers Neptune City: TFH, 1990. Hardcover, 8vo, 192 pages, index, color photos and drawings. An introductory text. 1st edition. Very good condition (minor split restored at tail of spine). $6.00
See Cavalier King Charles Spaniel for books of potential interest.
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ALVI, Dana I., and Leslie Benis Kuvasz: A Complete and Reliable Handbook Neptune City: TFH, 1997. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 96 pages, color photos; "Congenital and Acquired Disorders" chapter by Judy Iby, RVT. Excellent illustrations. 1st edition. As new condition. $13.00
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BECKETT, Diana Pet Owner's Guide to the Labrador Retriever New York: Howell Book House, 1994. Hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages, numerous color photos. A good introduction to the breed. 2d printing. Near fine condition. $5.00
---- Pet Owner's Guide to the Labrador Retriever Lydney (U.K.): Ringpress, 1994. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages, numerous color photos. A good introductory text. 1998 reprint. As new condition. $7.00
CHURCHILL, Janet I. The New Labrador Retriever New York: Howell Book House, 1995. Hardcover, 8vo, 287 pages, bibliography, black-and-white photos. 1st edition/1st printing, as new condition; $15.00. A second copy: 1st edition/3d printing, near fine condition; $12.00
EDITORS OF VOYAGEUR PRESS Love of Labs: The Ultimate Tribute to Labrador Retrievers Stillwater: Voyageur Press, 1997. Pictorial hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, 160 pages, color photos; foreword by Bill Tarrant. Anecdotal text, superb photos of dogs in action. 1st edition. As new condition. $20.00
DUNBAR, Ian, PhD, MRCVS, consulting editor The Essential Labrador Retriever New York: Howell Book House, 1998. Pictorial wraps, 12mo, 92 pages, index, reading and resource lists, color photos (most by Renée Stockdale), color drawings, "quick reference card" for your dog's personal data. Abridged edition of The Labrador Retriever: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (Howell, 1995). 1st edition. As new condition. $5.00
FARRINGTON, S. Kip, Jr. Labrador Retriever: Friend & Worker Hastings House, 1976. Cloth, 8vo, 175 pages, index (including dogs), black-and-white photos, illustrated endpapers; introduction by R. Brinkley Smithers; preface ("The Black Hunting Machine") by Bill Perry. Summation of the author's quarter century in the breed. 1st edition. Very good condition, inscribed by Smithers on half-title (previous owner's stamp on front paste-down endpaper), in good+ dust jacket (spine shows wear) in Mylar. $40.00
FOGLE, Bruce, DVM Labrador Retriever New York: Dorling Kindersley (Dog Breed Handbooks series), 1996. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 80 pages, index; color photography by Tracy Morgan. Notable for its pictorial approach. 1st American edition. Near fine condition. $9.00
JURY, Anthony W. Labrador Retrievers: An Owner's Companion Ramsbury (U.K.): Crowood Press, 1996. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 256 pages, index, black-and-white photos and diagrams. Handsome, detailed volume, with "Pedigrees of Some Important Dogs" and a chapter on "The Labrador Around the World." 1st edition. As new condition. $34.00
THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB, INC., Dr. Bernard W. Ziessow, editor The Official Book of the Labrador Retriever Neptune City: TFH, 1995. Hardcover, 4to, 448 pages, index, glossary, line drawings, color and black-and-white photos. 1st edition. As new condition. $40.00
MARS, Julie Labrador Retrievers Kansas City: Ariel Books/Andrews and McMeel, 1996. Cloth, 48mo, dust jacket, 80 pages; more than 30 color photos by Isabelle Français. Minibook packed with basic facts on the breed. 1st edition. As new condition. $4.95
MARTIN, Nancy The Versatile Labrador Retriever Wilsonville: Doral, 1994. Hardcover, 8vo, 320 pages, index, bibliography, black-and-white photos; preface by Joan R. Read. Discusses the breed as a field, show, obedience, tracking, and service dog; with insights into the Labrador in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden. Other topics of interest include history, breeding in the U.S. and England, and the standard. 1st edition. As new condition. $18.00
NAYLOR, Leonard E. Labradors London: Williams & Norgate Ltd., 1952. Cloth, 12mo, 96 pages, black-and-white photos (including Mumbery Calcetto Cornet on the frontispiece and dust jacket). With a "Labrador Glossary" and a chapter on breeding. 1st edition. Good+ condition, in good dust jacket (price clip) in Mylar. $30.00
NEVILLE, Dr. Peter Labrador: An Owner's Guide London: Collins, 1999. 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), Hazel Palmer (breed history), Sarah Whitehead (care of the Labrador puppy and adult), and David Cavill (showing). Well-illustrated, concise guide to the breed. 1st thus. Near fine condition. $5.00
NOLAN, Jim The Labrador Retriever London: J. A. Allen (Allen Photographic Guides no. 4), 2000. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 24 pages, color photos. Introductory text by a British breeder; with fine photos on every page. 1st printing. Very good condition. $9.00
WARWICK, Helen The New Complete Labrador Retriever (3d edition) New York: Howell Book House, 1986. Hardcover, 8vo, 322 pages, glossary, black-and-white and color photos. 8th printing, near fine condition (small remainder mark on top edge); $12.00. A second copy: 10th printing, as new condition; $15.00. A third copy: 11th printing, as new condition; $14.00
WEISS-AGRESTA, Lisa The Labrador Retriever: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1995. Hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, color photos and drawings. Good introductory reading. 2d printing. As new condition. $9.00
See Sporting Dogs for additional books of interest to the Labrador fancier.
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ARRINGTON, John, and Walt Zientek Labrador Tales: A Celebration of America's Favorite Dog Falls Church: Azul Editions, 1998. Illustrated wraps, 8vo, 197 pages, author and artist biographies; black-and-white drawings by Terry Albert. An anthology of stories, poems, and essays that epitomize the beloved retriever breed. 1st edition/1st printing. Very good condition. $10.00
BARLOW, Jacqueline Audley Labrador Characters Wheat Ridge: Hoflin, 1996. Hardcover, 8vo, 128 pages, black-and-white photos, color cover reproduction of painting of Sandringham Chive by John Weiss. Anthology of reminiscence and observation, with contributions from many prominent Labrador enthusiasts. Stated 1st edition. As new condition. $40.00
BLUMSTEIN, Sheila E. The Brown Lab: An Ivy League Dog Providence: Brown University Graphic Services, 2003. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 67 pages, 8 pages of color photos; black-and-white line drawings by Ann Marie Clarkson. A Brown University professor and administrator remembers chocolate Labrador retriever Sammy (1994-2003), in a memoir that is far more than academic. Apparent 1st printing. Near fine condition (signed by the author on the title page). $75.00
BURNFORD, Sheila The Incredible Journey New York: Bantam, 1987. Illustrated wraps, 8vo, 145 pages; full-page black-and-white illustrations by Carl Burger. A Labrador retriever is one of three runaway pets in this fiction classic, in an edition intended for teenage readers. 17th printing. Very good condition (pages faintly browned). $3.00
---- The Incredible Journey New York: Bantam, 1989. Wraps, 16mo, 145 pages; full-page black-and-white illustrations by Carl Burger. A bull terrier, a Labrador retriever, and a Siamese cat on a truly incredible trek. 80th printing. Very good condition (pages very faintly browned). $3.50
CLARK, Edward Up, Bob, Seek! The Story of a Retriever New York: Exposition Press, 1966. Gilt-stamped cloth, 8vo, 60 pages; black-and-white frontispiece, reproduced on the dust jacket, of Bob by Marguerite Kirmse. A San Francisco banker remembers his black Labrador retriever Bob and their duck-hunting days in the 1920s and '30s; includes correspondence to and from Amelia Earhart. 1st edition. Very good condition, in good dust jacket (price clip; some scuffing). $25.00
CLINTON, Hillary Rodham Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 205 pages, black-and-white and color photos and children's artwork. Read all about America's former First Cat and the late Buddy, his chocolate Labrador retriever sidekick; with history on pets in the White House and absolutely charming correspondence. 1st edition. As new condition. $12.00
CURTIS, Bette Kaleel Life with Labradors Wheat Ridge: Hoflin, 1989. Wraps, 4to, 149 pages, 200 black-and-white photos. A breeder's account, profusely illustrated, with a glimpse of the domestic side of the dogs' lives. 1st printing. Near fine condition. $22.00
ERNST, Lisa Campbell Walter's Tail New York: Bradbury Press, 1992. Illustrated hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, unpaginated (32 pages); illustrated by the author. Children's picture book featuring a yellow Labrador pup. 1st edition. As new condition. $14.95
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
GROGAN, John Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog New York: William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2005. Paper-covered boards (red-stamped spine, blindstamped front cover), 8vo, dust jacket, 291 pages, illustrated endpapers (photos of Marley). Popular memoir of a young couple and a pup who grows to 97 pounds of confounding and lovable Labrador retriever. 1st edition/6th printing. Near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket. $7.50
HOCKEN, Sheila Emma V.I.P London: Victor Gollancz, 1980. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 184 pages; color dust jacket photos by Oliver Harch. Sequel to the memoir about the chocolate Labrador retriever guide dog Emma. 1st edition/1st impression. Good+ condition (previous owner's inscription, a single short line in pen, on the free endpaper), in very good dust jacket. $12.00
JONES, Robert F. Jake: A Labrador Puppy at Work and Play New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1992. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, unpaginated (32 pages); color photos by Bill Eppridge. For children; Jake is the pup in Upland Passage. 2d printing, very good condition; $5.00. A second copy: 2d printing, near fine condition; $5.50
---- Upland Passage: A Field Dog's Education New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1992. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 69 pages; color photos by Bill Eppridge. All about hunting Labrador retrievers, with special focus on the author's black Labrador Luke and the yellow Labrador pup Jake. 1st edition, near fine condition, in very good dust jacket; $12.00. A second copy: 1st edition, signed by the photographer on the title page; near fine condition, in good dust jacket in Mylar; $14.00. A third copy: 1st edition, near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket; $16.00. A fourth copy: 1st edition, as new condition, in as new dust jacket in Mylar; $18.00
---- Upland Passage: A Field Dog's Education New York: Noonday Press, 1997. Wraps, 8vo, 69 pages; color photos by Bill Eppridge. All about hunting Labrador retrievers, with special focus on the author's black Labrador Luke and the yellow Labrador pup Jake. 1st thus, very good condition; $8.00. A second copy: as new condition; $10.00
KUUSISTO, Stephen Planet of the Blind: A Memoir New York: Dial Press, 1998. Hardcover, 8vo, dust jacket, 194 pages. The author's story includes his partnership with a yellow Labrador service dog named Corky; Kuusisto directs student services at Guiding Eyes for the Blind. A New York Times Notable Book (1998). 1st edition/1st printing. Very good condition, in good+ dust jacket. $10.00
Labrador Retrievers: A Book of 21 Postcards San Francisco: BrownTrout, 1997. Pictorial wraps, oblong 32mo. Slightly oversize, detachable color postcards, each one different and bearing a famous dog quotation. $7.95
MALYSZKO, Michael, photographs by Betty and Rita Go to Paris San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999. Decorated hardcover, oblong 16mo, dust jacket, 85 pages; text by Judith E. Hughes. Duotone photos show Labrador retrievers Betty and Rita romping through Paris. 1st edition/2d printing. Very good condition, in good+ dust jacket (closed tear on back panel). $8.00
MARKOE, Merrill Noses Down, Eyes Up: A Novel New York: Villard Trade Paperbacks/Random House, 2009. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 305 pages; droll black-and-white frontispiece drawing (four dogs and a man in bed) by the author. Labrador Jimmy is more than dominant in this rollicking tale, which he shares with three mutts and a man who, Jimmy discovers, is not his biological father; Jimmy is also highly communicative, with much to impart. 1st thus/1st printing. Very good condition. $3.50
PARNALL, Peter Water Pup New York: Macmillan, 1993. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 140 pages. The story of Lop, a Labrador mix born in the wild; fiction for young readers. 1st edition. As new condition. $12.00
QUINDLEN, Anna Good Dog. Stay. New York: Random House, 2007. Red paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine, small 8vo, dust jacket, 85 pages; full- and double-page black-and-white photos and frontispiece of the author's Beau and his companion Bea. The bestselling novelist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her New York Times column remembers the black Labrador retriever love of her life. 1st edition/4th printing; as new condition, in as new dust jacket; $8.00. A second copy: 1st edition/1st printing, near fine condition (previous owner's inscription on free endpaper), in near fine dust jacket; $10.00
ROUBAUD, Jacques The Princess Hoppy or, The Tale of Labrador Normal: Dalkey Archive Press, 1993. Wraps, 8vo, 132 pages, index; translated from the French by Bernard Hoepffner. Postmodern fairy tale featuring a Labrador retriever (pictured on the cover) and other animals; with questions to test the reader's attentiveness. 1st thus. Good+ condition. $7.00
ROCKWELL, Anne Hugo at the Park New York: Macmillan, 1990. Illustrated hardcover, 4to, dust jacket, unpaginated (28 pages); illustrated by the author. Children's picture book featuring a yellow Labrador retriever. 1st American edition. As new condition. $10.00
SIMMONS, Lynn Sheffield Bo, the Famous Retriever Argyle: Argyle Books, 1997. Illustrated hardcover, 12mo, 109 pages; illustrated by Lin Hampton. Novel of a black Labrador pup prone to some extraordinary behaviors, a quartet of teens, and an older woman. For preteen readers. 2d printing. As new condition. $9.95
SMITH, Steve Just Labs Minocqua: Willow Creek Press, 1995. Gilt-stamped cloth, oblong 8vo, dust jacket, 144 pages; color photos by Dale C. Spartas. An outstanding photographic tribute to the breed. 5th printing, as new condition; $18.00. A second copy: 1st edition/1st printing, as new condition; dust jacket in Mylar; $30.00
SPARTAS, Dale C. 101 Uses for a Lab Minocqua: Willow Creek Press, 1998. Gilt-stamped cloth, 24mo, dust jacket, 112 pages. Color photography comparable to the photographer's work in Just Labs. 1st edition. As new condition. $12.00
SPOONER, J. B. The Little Black Dog Buccaneer Boston: Arcade/Little, Brown, 1998. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), oblong 8vo, dust jacket, unpaginated (32 pages), glossary (sailing terms); illustrations by Terre Lamb Seeley. Sequel to The Story of the Little Black Dog; a seagoing adventure featuring the beloved New England mascot. 1st edition/1st printing. As new condition. $12.00
---- The Story of the Little Black Dog Boston: Arcade/Little, Brown, 1994. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), oblong 8vo, unpaginated (32 pages); illustrated by Terre Lamb Seeley. Picture-book account of the beloved Martha's Vineyard dog whose image inspired one of the best-known dog logos of recent years. 4th printing. As new condition. $12.00
STERN, Jane and Michael Two Puppies: Being the Authentic Story of Two Very Different Dogs, One Who Is Virtuous and Goes on to a Life of Service, the Other Born to Be Naughty and Wreak Havoc in Her Loving Owners' Home... New York: Scribner, 1998. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 188 pages, bibliography; foreword by Roger A. Caras. The "virtuous" pup is Parnell, a black Labrador destined to serve as a guide dog (his companion is a bullmastiff). Chronicles the dogs' development, and adds information on puppy selection and raising. 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
Labrador retrievers are among the breeds profiled in many books about service dogs.
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MIGLIORINI, Mario Dig In! Earthdog Training Made Easy New York: Howell Book House, 1997. Hardcover, 8vo, 260 pages, bibliography, glossary, black-and-white illustrations. The Lakeland is one of the breeds for which this book is designed. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $12.00
WEISS, Seymour N. Lakeland Terriers Neptune City: TFH, 1993. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 192 pages, index, color photos and drawings. An introductory text on the breed. 1st edition. Near fine condition. $5.00
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CUNLIFFE, Juliette Pet Owner's Guide to the Lhasa Apso Lydney: Ringpress, 2000. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 80 pages; color photography by Carol Ann Johnson. Well-illustrated guide to the breed. 1st edition. As new condition. $7.00
HERBEL, Carolyn The Lhasa Apso: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet New York: Howell Book House, 1998. Hardcover, 8vo, 158 pages, reading and general resource lists, color photos; training chapters by Ian Dunbar; contributions by Bardi McLennan. 1st edition. As new condition. $9.00
HERBEL, Norman and Carolyn The Complete Lhasa Apso New York: Howell Book House, 1979. Pictorial hardcover, 8vo, 303 pages, black-and-white and color photos; foreword by Keke Blumberg. With important pedigrees and a photographic "Lhasa-rama" that will please all fanciers. 1st edition/3d printing (1981). Good+ condition (slight roll). $9.00
---- The New Complete Lhasa Apso New York: Howell Book House, 1992. Hardcover, 8vo, 290 pages, black-and-white and color photos. 1st edition. As new condition. $14.00
PATA, Jan Linzy Lhasa Apso Champions 1952-1980 Foresthill: Pata Publications, 1982. Wraps, 4to, 164 pages, black-and-white photos. An indispensable breeders' reference manual. Near fine condition. $35.00
WEHRMANN, Stephen, DVM Lhasa Apsos Hauppauge: Barron's, 1990. Pictorial wraps, 8vo, 72 pages, index, 24 color photos, 33 black-and-white drawings. Unspecified later printing. Very good condition (small sticker scuff on title page). $4.50
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SEIDLER, Tor Gully's Travels New York: Michael Di Capua Books/Scholastic, 2008. Decorated cloth binding, 8vo, dust jacket, 175 pages; full-page and smaller black-and-white drawings and dust jacket cover portrait of Gully in color by Brock Cole. Lhasa apso Gully's adventures take him from the high life in Manhattan and summers in Paris to a new family with three mutts. Fiction for young readers (of any age). Stated 1st edition. Near fine condition, in near fine dust jacket. $10.00
TARRANT, Bill The Magic of Dogs New York: Lyons & Burford, 1995. Cloth, 8vo, dust jacket, 261 pages, black-and-white photos. The author's beloved Lhasa apso Muffy is very much a presence in this book on training, behavior, and other facets of the human-dog relationship. 1st edition. As new condition. $15.00
---- The Magic of Dogs: Bonding with, Training, and Caring for Your Dog from Puppyhood to Adulthood Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1996. Wraps, 8vo, 261 pages, black-and-white photos. 1st thus. As new condition. $14.95
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DRAKEFORD, Jackie Understanding the Working Lurcher Ramsbury (U.K.): Crowood Press, 2000. Cloth (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, dust jacket, 175 pages, index, black-and-white photos and line drawings, brief suggested reading and U.K. resources lists. Topics include how to choose a lurcher, training and care, and breeding; with a chapter on "entering to quarry." 1st edition. As new condition. $30.00
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