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BARKIS
Written by Clare Turlay Newberry. Illustrated by Clare Turlay Newberry.
Stock no. 738512
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Barkis is a gorgeous little brown puppy dog. Oblong format. Pale green pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. SPine and corners worn. Covers a bit grubby with previous owner's name in ink written to front board. Previous owner's name in ink (twice) to front endpaper. One picture has been coloured on (long green teeth added to picture of girl). Some fingermarks to page margins. Contents generally clean.

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THE ROTTWEILER
Written by Jim Pettengell.
Stock no. 626872
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Essential Reading for Owners, Breeders & Judges. Olive boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 271 pages. ISBN: 0715388274. Small bump to top front edge. Price-cut pictorial wrapper.

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ROUGH THE TERRIER: HIS LIFE AND ADVENTURES
Written by Emily Brodie. Illustrated by T. Pym.
Stock no. 738344
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Circa 1880. Very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w text illustrations. 95 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some marking to covers. Name in ink to rear pastedown. 1 page corner tip creased. Fingering to contents but generally clean.

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THE BLACK PUPPY BOOK
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 626829
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1909. Very good condition.

This is a book about all sorts of puppy dogs and their games and sports. It may serve to amuse you, but should it fail, well, this is only a puppy dog's tale. Pictorial paper boards, green cloth spine. B/w and full page colour illustrations. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. One hinge pulled, a few foxspots and finger marks. 2.25" closed tear to bottom edge of 'up with the lark'. A nice copy.

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SHAGGY AND SPOTTY
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by David Lucas.
Stock no. 738107
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

The two dogs (Shaggy and Spotty) set off for the fair - for the jollity, the music, the shouting and excitement... Pictorial glazed boards. Large colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 9.5 x 9.5". ISBN: 0571190871. Spine bumped, a few small dents to cover edges. Front cover is light discoloured. Some light marking to endpapers else contents fine.

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FLAK THE STORY OF A CANINE HERO OF THE WAR
Written by Shirley Goulden. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 626742
Published by W.H. Allen & Co. Limited. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Story of a Canine Hero of the War (World War II). Flak was an alsatian belonging to an airman of the Royal Air Force. Red cloth spine, pictorial front board, colour illustrations. covers clean and bright. Binding a little loose (possibly re-sewn). A few tiny blue marks to contents else clean and bright. Pictorial wrapper is foxed and edge-worn.

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SCARLET TO M.F.H.
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 626663
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1933. Very good condition.

A book of fox-hunting with hounds. Written for the novice with information and instruction on some of the things he or she should know before deciding to follow a pack of hounds and some idea of how they are managed in field and kennel. Limited edition of 50 copies. Large format. Vellum spine with gilt title, red cloth covers. B/w illustrations. xii and 151 pages. SIGNED by Cecil Aldin. Limited edition of just 50 copies. This is copy no. 26. All plates present. Modern red covers, original spine retained and a little grubby. Endpapers a little grubby else contents immaculate! A lovely copy.

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COLLIE
Written by Samantha Moore.
Stock no. 626574
Published by Interpet Publishing. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Everything the reader needs to know about life with a collie. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 190238900X.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1951
Written by G.E. Studdy; Christine E. Bradley. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 582698
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows Bonzo as a cowboy. Red cloth spine. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some surface paper damage to front cover. A few small holes to cloth on spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers and a few page margins.

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M.G.M.'S LASSIE
No author listed.
Stock no. 582258
Published by World Distributors Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

No. 4 in the series. Pictorial card wraps. Colour cartoon style strips. First story is 'Lassie In Marooned'. Covers are a little creased. Glue and small tape repairs to spine. Contents are bright.

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BULLMASTIFFS TODAY
Written by Lyn Pratt.
Stock no. 626292
Published by Ringpress Books. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. 152 pages plus advertising section to rear. A highly comprehensive book of the breed. ISBN: 1860540015. Corners rubbed. Pictorial wrapper has small closed tear to top of spine and slight loss of surface paper to lower front corner.

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PETER A CAT O' ONE TAIL AND TEUFEL THE TERRIER
Written by Charles Morley. Illustrated by Louis Wain; J. Yates Carrington.
Stock no. 577477
Published by Pall Mall Gazette. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Two books bound in one. Peter is the story of Louis Wain's own cat with b/w illustrations. Teufel is Carrington's dog and is illustrated in b/w by Carrington. Pages: 88 (Peter) + 90 (Teufel). Blue cloth. Gilt title on spine is 'Peter - Teufel'. REDUCED FROM £480. Peter is 1st edition 1892. Teufel is 4th edition 1891. Covers unevenly faded. Corners bumped and worn. One inch split to top of spine. Small marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few margin marks and scattered foxing. Contents generally clean. A decent copy of this scarce early Wain, rare with additional title.

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