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MY DOG DURBAR
Written by Geoffrey Brooke.
Stock no. 1205158
Published by Allen Figgis. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 59 pages. The story of the author's black Labrador. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper: price-cut and a closed tear to rear.

THE DOGS OF WAR
Written by Walter Emanuel. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1105958
Published by Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1906. Good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine, red title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine darkened. Rear board stained. Same area of damage to cloth on front cover. Pencil name to front endpaper, a few foxspots and fingermarks but otherwise contents very good.

FORAGER HIS ADVENTURES
Written by May Byron. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1105953
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1912. Good condition.

Happy Family Series No. 6. Brown boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Title on cover is 'Cecil Aldin's Happy Family'. 8 x 7.5 inches. Joints badly cracked showing webbing. Lacks front endpaper. Rear endpaper detached and torn with loss. Three pages with an edge tear. Spine slightly split and worn at base. Corners rubbed. Covers grubby. Colour plates bright.

GYP'S HOUR OF BLISS
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1305264
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1919. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Buff boards with blue title and white vignette of Gyp (a young white Aberdeen terrier) to front cover. 15 colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges rubbed. Some browning/foxing to endpapers. Two leaves have small patches of damage to them. A couple of hinges are cracked. Some fingering to contents but generally clean. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby, is edge chipped and rubbed and has a large closed tear to rear panel which has been repaired.

BONZO
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1305095
Published by Hachette. Very good condition.

Red spine, yellow pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations to each page with text (in French) besides them. 16pages. Slight wear to spine and corners. Top edge of rear cover is grubby. Contents lightly browned otherwise clean. Top corners are very slightly creased.

BONZO VA A LA CHASSE
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1305094
Published by Hachette. Good condition.

Red spine, yellow pictorial boards. An average of 6 colour illustrations to each page with text (in French) besides them. 16pages. Covers are edge worn with loss of surface paper to spine. Covers grubby. Remains of white label to front cover. Contents are fingered and a little grubby generally.

PONTO PAGES FROM THE DIARY OF A PET DOG
Written by Kate J. Fricero. Illustrated by Kate J. Fricero.
Stock no. 1304620
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine, brown boards, yellow pictorial onlay to front cover. Delightful full-page colour illustrations in french-fold format. Stapled binding. Unpaginated. 11 x 8.5". Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Staples are rusty and top two are detached from front cover and all three are detached from rear cover, however, the joints have not broken and the binding is still tight. Light page browning and foxing else contents clean.

DOGS THEIR SELECTION KEEPING AND BREEDING
Written by Frank Townend Barton.
Stock no. 1702833
Published by Jarrold & Sons. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with white titles and circular onlay to front. Tipped-in colour frontis and b/w plates. Spine faded (titles hardly visible). Corners bumped and lightly worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present.

US
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1302906
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

Black cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Six colour plates plust 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. Spine slightly frayed at top and bottom. Corners just a little worn and edges slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Joints cracked. Some light fingering else contents clean.

MASTIFF IMAGES
Written by Hans Rosingh. Illustrated by Hans Rosingh.
Stock no. 1801978
Published by Bbpress. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Light grey paper boards with dark grey titles. Light grey image of Bullmastiff to front pastedowns. The result of three decades of magnificent photographs of Mastiffs in all their various guises. Diary entries in English and Dutch to rear. 212 pages (the last page being blank). ISBN: 9076717052. Boards a little grubby and lightly bumped at corners. Contents fine. A lovely copy of a very scarce title!

CRUFTS THE OFFICIAL HISTORY
Written by Frank Jackson.
Stock no. 1801904
Published by Pelham Books. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. The most famous dog show in the world. ISBN: 0720718899. Boards clean and bright, pg 142 has large corner crease else contents fine. Blue pictorial wrapper is edge-rubbed and slightly marked.

LOUIS WAIN'S ANIMAL SHOW WITH STORIES IN PROSE AND VERSE
Written by Louis Wain. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1801849
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial paper boards showing two tabby cats and a dog to front, red title to front, black title to spine. B/w animal illustrations throughout, many of cats and dogs. Not paginated. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Much of back strip missing but title can be made out. Boards have a nice, clean appearance. One or two minor margin marks and tiny tears else contents nice. A nice copy of a scarce Wain title.