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The Field Press LTD, 1924. hardcover. good. Heavy foxing and some staining to edges.
The Chow-Chow by Lady Dunbar of Mochrum - 1914
by Lady Dunbar of Mochrum
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The Chow-Chow
by Lady Dunbar of Mochrum
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London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1914. First Edition . Hardcover. viii, 80, [4] pp. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt on spine and front board, which has an illustration of a Chow Chow in gilt. 24 plates of notable dogs of the breed, including frontispiece of Lady Dunbar, in full Victorian regalia, with her beloved "Baba, Queen of Sheba." History and characteristics of the breed, with its different varieties, breeding and rearing, as sporting dogs, etc. With index and ads for dog products. VG+
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Lippincott Books
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- Publisher Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1914
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The Chow-chow
by Lady Dunbar of Mochrum
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Berkeley, California, United States
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The Chow-Chow
by Lady Dunbar Of Mochrum
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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The Field Press, 1928. Hardcover. Good. 1928. 77 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed.
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The Chow-Chow
by Lady Dunbar of Mochrum
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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London: The Field Press Ltd.. Very Good+. [1922]. Second Edition. Hardcover. (dark green cloth with decorative gilt embossing on front cover; no dust jacket) [nice-looking book, despite a very faint dampstain on the front cover, with gilt lettering on spine and front cover bright and unrubbed, ditto the gilt illustration of a dog on the front cover; internally it's quite clean except for some offsetting to both endpapers and a previous owner's initials plus date & place of purchase written lightly in ink at the top of the front endpaper]. (B&W photographic plates) A compact little tome (just 78 pages), discussing the history, general management, ailments, breeding, etc. of this much-beloved breed of dog. From the Preface to the First Edition: "A long illness debarring me for some years from all social and literary pursuits, added to my great fondness for dogs, led me to undertake the scientific breeding of Chow-Chows, making a specialty of the blue variety" --…
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