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SHEP AND DOCTOR
Written by Helen Hoke. Illustrated by Diana Thorne.
Stock no. 1201031
Published by Julian Messner Inc.. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

Two stories - Shep is a collie puppy and Doctor is a daschund puppy. Large square format. Russet cloth, black titles. Delightful two-tone illustrations. Top and tail of spine and corners worn. Dampstain to edge of front cover and mark to rear cover. Contents fine.

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DOG BREEDING
Written by Eric Fitch Daglish; Anne MacDonald.
Stock no. 823001
Published by Foyles. 1978. Nearly fine condition.

A Foyles Handbook. Revised Edition. Small format. Blue & yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w and some colour photos. ISBN: 0707105056. A nice, clean copy.

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THE DOGHILL KIDS GO TO TOWN
Written by Mauri Kunnas. Illustrated by Mauri Kunnas.
Stock no. 384003
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st UK 1983. Nearly fine condition.

The Doghill kids come in from the country to stay with their Patterpaw cousins in town... everyone's in for a lot of fun! Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416451608. A tiny blue mark to edge of front endpaper (printing error) else a fine copy.

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A ROSE FOR PINKERTON
Written by Steven Kellogg. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg.
Stock no. 446859
Published by Frederick Warne. 1st 1982. Fine condition.

That loveable, but untrainable Great Dane, Pinkerton, seems lonely. He needs a friend, and a sweet, cuddly kitten like Rose should fill the bill perfectly . Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0723229015.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 630766
Published by Country Life. 2nd 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Contents are slightly pulled from panel disguised by photocopy beneath existing wrappers. Wrapper has substantial loss to front panel disguised by photocopy beneath existing wrapper, and some loss to other smaller areas to rear panel.

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DOGS TOY AND MINIATURE BREEDS
Written by Stanley Dangerfield.
Stock no. 629615
Published by Arco. Almost very good condition.

Small breeds of dogs. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Covers are clean. It is possible that the title page is missing as there does not appear to be one although there are two half-title pages. Slight dampstaining to top edges of endpapers. A few margin marks else contents clean.

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PIPPY
No author listed. Illustrated by Frank Moffatt.
Stock no. 813759
Published by Gryphon Books. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Day in the Life of the Artist's Dog. The true story told in ten words and sixty pictures of a day in the life of the artist's dog. A hilarious sequence of drawings which renders words superfluous. Pippy will appeal to all ages. Pink pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0908131100. Top of spine bumped. Light discolouring to edge of boards. Remains of a large bookplate to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean. Pink pictorial wrapper is faded at spine edges, has a few large closed tears, slight loss to top of spine and spine is foxed.

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BIMBO AND TOPSY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lucy Gee.
Stock no. 813620
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Top and tail of spine faded. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pages lightly browned with odd foxspot. Pictorial wrapper is grubby with slight loss to corners and top and tail of spine. Red title to wrapper spine is faded.

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BIMBO AND TOPSY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lucy Gee.
Stock no. 813628
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Top of spine bumped. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Page edges are browned, with the odd foxspot. Wrapper is edge-chipped with surface paper damage, mainly to top of spine. Reduced from £160.

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BABY'S DOGGIE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 381589
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

A board book, 8 stiff board pages showing full-page colour illustrations (featuring dogs) with a brief sentence of text below. Covers edge worn and scuffed, rear cover marked. Some light chipping to page edges, small crease to edge of 2nd page. Some light marks to page edges else contents clean.

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THE ODD ONES
Written by Christine Chaundler. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 381569
Published by Country Life Ltd.. 3rd 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The "Odd Ones" were Simon, the little brother who was always left out when the two older boys at the Rectory got together, and Larry the Cairn, whose master let Rufus, a lovely red setter, take his place in his affections. Beige cloth, green titles. Charming b/w illustrations. 106 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some fading to covers (mainly to top of spine edge on rear cover). Some light foxing else contents clean. Cream dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with some loss to spine edge on rear panel.

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US
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 811763
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Slightly better than good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale yellow cloth boards with black vignette of 'US' to front. Six colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Covers a little grubby. Joints pulled exposing webbing. First three pages starting to detach from top half. Front hinge also pulled. Contents nice and bright. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with some loss and has a few marks to rear.

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