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A LOOK AT CECIL ALDIN'S DOGS AND HOUNDS
Written by Rupert Collens. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328398
Published by The Lambourn Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A visual journey through Aldin's career. Colour & b/w illustrations. Oblong format. Brown boards with gilt titles. ISBN: 1872708005. Spine bumped at top. Some erased pencil writing and other light marks to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased and faded, small brown mark to front panel.

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THE ENGLISH WHIPPET
Written by E.G. Walsh; Mary Lowe.
Stock no. 1828273
Published by The Boydell Press. 2nd 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. An authoritative and entertaining book tracing the story of the English Whippet from a point several centuries before its recognition by the Kennel Club in 1890, through the founding of the Whippet Club, the other breed clubs and the Whippet Coursing Club, and up to the present day. Coursing with whippets is covered in detail and there are separate chapters on the hunting whippet and the racing whippet. Also chapters on breeding and rearing. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851152716. SIGNED by Mary Lowe to title page (no dedication) and includes a signed letter from Mary Lowe. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn, corners bumped. Browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has creased laminate to front edge of spine, and is a little scuffed.

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LIVING WITH DEERHOUNDS
Written by Kay Barret.
Stock no. 1326744
Published by Kay Barret. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

Essentially a collection of information that the author has gleaned during her years of living with Deerhounds, from a variety of sources, and from many people. Pictorial cardwraps.B/w photos. ISBN: 0953392309. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Rear cover is lightly scuffed.

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PETERBOROUGH ROYAL FOXHOUND SHOW: A HISTORY
Written by Michael Clayton.
Stock no. 1826787
Published by Quiller Press. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history of foxhunting's most prestigious show, includes a list of previous champions, judges and Peterborough Royal Foxhound Show Society's current vice-presidents. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 9781904057888. Text block lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little marked and lightly scuffed.

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LIVING WITH DEERHOUNDS
Written by Kay Barret.
Stock no. 1324935
Published by Kay Barret. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

Essentially a collection of information that the author has gleaned during her years of living with Deerhounds, from a variety of sources, and from many people. Pictorial cardwraps.B/w photos. ISBN: 0953392309. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean.

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THE BARNSTAPLE STAGHOUNDS
Written by Richard Lethbridge.
Stock no. 1324145
Published by Edward Gaskell Publishers. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the Barnstaple Staghounds. Glazed pictorial boards. 293 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1898546665. SIGNED by the author on title-page. Spine slightly bumped and corners very slightly rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine ends and has a neat barcode label to rear panel.

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THE WHIPPET
Written by Bo Bengtson.
Stock no. 1324005
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

From its humble beginnings in Britain over a century ago to its present position as one of the world's most loved dogs. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 208 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715384996. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. A couple of small, light marks to front endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a large tear which has been tape repaired on verso. Neat barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.

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THE HUNGARIAN VIZSLA
Written by Gay Gottlieb.
Stock no. 2139746
Published by T.F.H. Kingdom. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

The World of Dogs series. Second Edition. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. A valuable reference book for the breed, updated to include the Vizsla's recent history up to the LKA Championship Show 1997. Includes important topics as choosing, rearing, training and breeding. ISBN: 1852791047. Light knocks to top and tail of spine. Foxing and browning to outer page edges/margins.

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MEMOIRS OF THE BELVOIR HOUNDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2130942
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. 1867. Almost very good condition.

From Their Earliest Records to The Present Day. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and small vignette to front cover. Dedicated to His Grace The Duke of Rutland. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and margin marks. Page edge creasing. Pencil annotations.

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THE THREE JOVIAL PUPPIES
Written by E.D. Cuming. Illustrated by J.A. Shepherd.
Stock no. 2127501
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine, dark pictorial covers. Colour illustrations and rhymes. A tale of three foxhound puppies. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping to cover edges. A few scuff marks to covers. Foxing and some page browning. Appears to rear joint has been repaired.

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THE HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW AND STIRLINGSHIRE HUNT 1775-1910
Written by James H. Rutherfurd.
Stock no. 1810090
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates and large map in rear pocket. Top edge gilt. SIGNED by the author with dedication to title page ('from the author'). Boards scuffed and marked. Spine browned. Some grubby marks/foxing to contents but generally a clean copy. Map still in rear pocket.

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THE GREYHOUND AND GREYHOUND RACING
Written by Roy Genders.
Stock no. 1205174
Published by Sporting Handbooks Ltd.. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of the Greyhound in Britain from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0850200474. Corners bumped. Wrapper has a faded spine and rubbed corners.

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