Gun Dogs Vol. III. - A Complete Anthology of the Breeds
Author | : Read Books |
Publisher | : Vintage Dog Books |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2010-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781445526164 |
ISBN-13 | : 1445526166 |
Rating | : 4/5 (166 Downloads) |
Download or read book Gun Dogs Vol. III. - A Complete Anthology of the Breeds written by Read Books and published by Vintage Dog Books. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gun Dogs Vol. III. - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breeds from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure troves of information about the breeds - The physical points, temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are discussed and pictured; and the history of each breed and pedigrees of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books used include: The New Book Of The Dog by Robert Leighton (1907), The Practical Dog Book by Edward C. Ash (1930), Dogs Of The World by Arthur Craven (1931), Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter Hutchinson (1935) and many others. The breeds included in this Volume are: Springer Spaniels, the Sussex Spaniel and Water Spaniels.