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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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DIANA THORNE'S DOG-BASKET
Written by Diana Thorne; Albert Payson Terhune. Illustrated by Diana Thorne.
Stock no. 1801103
Published by William Edwin Rudge. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

A Series of Etchings (18 in total) with an Introductory Note on The Mind of the Dog by Terhune. Limited Edition of 1500 copies. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front, spine untitled. B/w illustrations. Lower edge of boards slightly mottled by damp. Corners lightly worn. A few minor foxspots and light page edge browning else a very presentable 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 OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG
Written by Ann Davis.
Stock no. 1801062
Published by Popular Dogs. 3rd 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third edition revised. Popular Dogs' Breed series. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 0091281008. Name in ink to front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block and prelims. Pictorial wrapper has small chip to top rear edge. A very nice copy.

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THE AFGHAN HOUND
Written by Charles Harrisson.
Stock no. 1801060
Published by Popular Dogs. 2nd 1972. Very good condition.

Second Edition, revised with extra illustrations. Black cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 0091142008. Corners rubbed, covers a little marked. Margin mark to page 19 else contents clean.

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THE ALASKAN MALAMUTE
Written by Barbara A. Brooks; Sherry E. Wallis.
Stock no. 1701042
Published by Alpine. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

Yesterday and Today. Large format. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0931866960. A lovely copy!

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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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BINGO'S BOOK
Written by G. Grant Mason; William B. Kip. Illustrated by G. Grant Mason.
Stock no. 1201088
Published by The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Grey cloth spine, pictorial boards. Humorous b/w illustrations with captions. Board edge lightly rubbed. Tiny, neat, faint inscription to free front endpaper. Book plate to front pastedown. Front joint starting to split but still tight. First section of binding a little loose. Spine slightly browned. Corners lightly rubbed.

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