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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.

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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.

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STORIES ABOUT DOGS
Written by Thomas Bingley. Illustrated by Thomas Landseer.
Stock no. 1801210
Published by T.J. Allman. 1864. Slightly better than good condition.

Illustrative of their Instinct, Sagacity and Fidelity. New Edition. Small format. Red cloth boards with gilt titles and embossed decorations. All edges gilt. Eight b/w plates. Re-backed with original spine laid down and new endpapers. Spine browned and title faded to spine. Uneven fading to cloth boards. Two of eight plates missing. Pale damp stain to top half of plates. Contents generally clean. A good working copy.

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MI TRIP WEST BI ME
Written by Ethel Hale Freeman.
Stock no. 1801122
Published by The Hampshire Bookshop. 1st 1930. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A dog story written from the dog's point of view, the dog resembles a Boxer and is called 'Scoutie'. Written in 'doggie' dialect. Green cloth spine with silver title, green paper boards with black title and vignette to front. B/w photo of 'The Orther' as frontis, b/w pencil sketches to text throughout. Covers clean and tight. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Green dustwrapper is lightly worn at corners and browned to spine. A nice copy of an unusual title.

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PUPPY STORIES
Written by Evien G. Beaudry. Illustrated by Diana Thorne.
Stock no. 1801113
Published by The Saalfield Publishing Company. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

Eight short stories accompanied by a full page colour illustration by Diana Thorne. Large format. Blue cloth spine, pink pictorial paper boards showing a terrier puppy looking quizzically at a dish of chicks! Corners worn, small patch of surface paper loss where possibly a small label has been removed from front cover else covers nice and bright. Top of front joint split but binding still tight. Contents nice and clean.

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PONTO PAGES FROM THE DIARY OF A PET DOG
Written by Kate J. Fricero. Illustrated by Kate J. Fricero.
Stock no. 1801106
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Almost 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". Edges rubbed, corners worn. Boards a little marked. Spine a little discoloured. Staple binding rusty. Bottom staple broken therefore some sections splitting from base as seen in the photos. A few minor foxspots else a beautiful copy!

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BRANDY TELLS HIS STORY
Written by Kenneth Hare-Scott. Illustrated by Nigel C. Mould.
Stock no. 1801096
Published by Peter Garnett. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brandy and the author meet at Battersea Dogs' Home when the author was looking for a dog. This is Brandy's story as told by Brandy to his Master. Green paper boards wtih black title & vignette to front. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations to text, two full page two-tone illustrations. Boards nice and clean, endpapers lightly browned. Contents fine. Yellow pictorial wrapper is grubby and has a closed edge-tear to rear panel.

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WATTY A WHITE PUPPY
Written by Mrs. Ernest Ames. Illustrated by Mrs. Ernest Ames.
Stock no. 1801080
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

Watty was the fat white puppy that lived with Dicky the woolly fox-cub and the little blue girl called Betty... Blue cloth spine, white pictorial paper front board. Full page colour illustration every other page. Covers a little grubby and creased. One line inscription in ink to front pastedown. Prelims grubby with a closed tear to gutter edge of title page. A few finger marks present. Illustrations clean and bright.

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THE DOG WHO WOULD GO DIGGING
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1201146
Published by Sandle Brothers Ltd.. 1966. Very good condition.

A Blyton Tulip Book. Yellow glazed pictorial boards, green spine with black title. Colour illustrations. Bottom of spine slightly chipped.

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BANJO THE PUPPY
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 1201143
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1938. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial paper boards. Cream cloth spine. Beautiful pencil drawings throughout. 52 pages. 12.25 x 9 inches. Large format. The story of Banjo the puppy and his exploits. Endpapers lightly foxed else contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn with some loss.

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USEFUL DOGGIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Barbara Briggs.
Stock no. 1201145
Published by Lutterworth Press. circa 1935. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine, colour pictorial front board. 3 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Doggies and other animals that work. A small amount of colouring to the b/w illustrations. Corners worn.

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SAND HOPPERS
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 1201136
Published by Collins. 1st 1946. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Colour and b/w illustrations. Green cloth, white titles. Doggles, a mongrel, is the hero of the story. Front panel of wrapper is stuck to front pastedown (actually looks very nice).

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