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THE ADVENTURES OF SCAMP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1608824
Published by Werner Laurie. 1st thus 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth. Originally issued under the pen name of Mary Pollock. Inscription to front endpaper. Top edges dusty. A little foxing. Wrapper is foxed and browned.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SCAMP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1506337
Published by Werner Laurie. 1st thus 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Scamp is a delightful little terrier dog. B/w illustrations. Cream boards with dark blue titles. 94 pages. Originally written under the pen name of Mary Pollock. Light bumping to corners. A little darkening to some cover edges. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with a few chips and tears. Larger tear down rear edge of spine into rear panel. Very little loss. Wrapper is heavily foxed on both sides.

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AN ARTIST'S MODELS
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1316213
Published by H. F. & G. Witherby. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

SIGNED/LTD edition of which 300 copies are for sale. Not a collection of lovely ladies but a collection of even lovelier dogs! 20 superb full-page sketches depicting models the artists has known in various doggy poses. White boards, gilt titles. Plates have captioned tissue-guards. 80 pages, top edge gilt others untrimmed. SIGNED by Aldin to limitation page. This is copy no. 46. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing and slight grubbiness to covers. Evidence of removal of a name plate to front pastedown. Some pale foxing else contents clean.

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A DOZEN DOGS OR SO
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1506026
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Brown cloth, dark brown titles. A selection of verses which have appeared in 'Punch', all of which are about dogs. Twelve colour plates plus frontis plus b/w illustrations. 47 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some darkening to edges. Some light browning, foxing is mainly to prelims and page edges. Just an odd mark to contents. All plates present. Dustwrapper has one third of rear panel and half of rear flap missing, also loss from spine and bottom of front panel. Creasing and tears to edges, grubby some some darkening.

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OLDER PEOPLE AND PETS
Written by Jo-Ann Dono; Elizabeth Ormerod.
Stock no. 1208590
Published by Society For Companion Animal Studies. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

An insight into how companion animals improve health, provide social support and enhance the quality of life for older people in different settings, those living in the community as well as those in sheltered housing and residential care homes. Pictorial card wraps. A few colour photos. 206 pages. ISBN: 0954800117. A fine unused copy.

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QUO VADIS CANIS? HAS THE REAL DOG HAD HIS DAY?
Written by Dieter Fleig.
Stock no. 1812038
Published by Ringpress Books. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Assessing the startling anti-dog legislation in Europe, particularly Germany, and describing all the positive influences that dogs have on our lives in general. Cardwraps. ISBN: 1860542352. Light page browning.

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WILD DISCOVERY GUIDE TO YOUR DOG
Written by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.
Stock no. 1208418
Published by Discovery Books. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Understanding and Caring for the Wolf Within. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 216 pages includes index. ISBN: 0297825712. Corners bumped else a fine copy. Wrapper is scuffed and slightly creased at edges.

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URBAN DOG
Written by Cis Frankel.
Stock no. 1208417
Published by Willow Bookscreek Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

The Ultimate Street Smarts Training Manua. Training and owning a dog in the city. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 236 pages includes index. ISBN: 1572233842. Inscription scribbled out on first page else a fine copy.

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THE TRICK IS IN THE TRAINING
Written by Stephanie J. Taunton; Cheryl S. Smith.
Stock no. 1208403
Published by Barron's. Very good condition.

25 fun tricks to teach your dog. Colour pictorial card wraps. Colour photos. 93 pages. ISBN: 0764104926. Scribbled out inscription on first page else a fine copy.

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JUNK, THE PUPPY
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 1315705
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1937. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial paperboards showing puppy in dog kennel. B/w illustrations of cute little pup. Spine bumped, faint pink title written to spine. Covers slightly grubby and corners worn. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to rear cover. Some light foxing and some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper.

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THE PODGY-PUPPY
Written by Clara G. Dennis. Illustrated by Alan Wright; Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1405017
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

A story for children. Small format. Cream pictorial paper boards show podgy-puppy sitting in the middle of an almost empty dinner plate! Red pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations and colour plates. Printed on one side of the page only - one page of text facing one colour plate. Spine bumped, worn and browned. Corners bumped and rubbed. Front board browned and a little scratched and rubbed. Rear board has a line of browning and is also grubby. Line browning to endpapers. Couple of hinges are cracked. Some foxing and grubby marks. One plate has brown mark at bottom margin which also affects the bottom of the plate.

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PICKLES
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1315489
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Telling the story of Pickles the puppy who is always getting into a pickle! Large format. Brick red cloth spine, with gilt title. Green cloth covers with orange and gilt titles. 24 delightful colour plates. Recased in original covers, joints professionally repaired and rear free-endpaper backed as some loss to edges. Some pages and plates slightly worn to edges where they were loose before repairs. Some creases to pages. Light browning mainly to margins of text pages, plates bright and clean. Inscription in ink and small newspaper clipping (about Peter the lost Budgerigar!) fixed with white tape to verso of front-endpaper. Musty odour to contents. Still a decent copy of a scarce title, now in sound binding.

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