London: Williams & Norgate Ltd. ,. Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1949. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with gilt titling to the spine and front board. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The boards are clean and tight. The dustjacket is not price clipped, and is 98% complete, but has some chipping to the top edges/corners, a long crease across the inner front flap, a sliver of loss to the blank top of the d/j spine/corners, and the whole jacket is somewhat grubby and discoloured, with some light marks/stains here and there. The page fore-edges are dusty and lightly foxed (brown spotted). Internally NO Inscriptions or Marks. Text block very clean and sound. 128 pp. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Overall a Clean and Tight copy in a near complete but somewhat grubby dustjacket which is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and now looks pretty good. Contents cover: - The Evolution of each breed; Outstanding Sires and Dams; Choosing a puppy; Standard of Points; Breeding; Methods of Training & care ; The Show Ring; Diseases & Remedies, etc. Images available on Request. ; 8vo 7½" - 8" tall .

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Bookseller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 113090
Title: Guard Dogs. Boxers - Alsatians - Bull Mastiffs.
Author: John Watson Mac Innes
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+ in Fair dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Williams & Norgate Ltd. ,
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1949
Keywords: Guard Dogs. Boxers - Alsatians - Bull Mastiffs. ; John Watson Mac Innes., Contents Cover: - The Evolution Of Each Breed; Outstanding Sires And Dams; , Choosing A Puppy; Standard Of Points; Breeding; Methods Of Training, Care, , Etc.; The Show Ring; Diseas
Bookseller catalogs: Natural History; Dogs/Cats;

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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

Payment: 94 St Catherine Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1RF, UK Tel:+ 44(0)1267235462 The cost of books are given in sterling. The cost of books are given in sterling. Payments to me direct may be via PayPal or CC via PayPal (you do NOT have to have a Paypal account to pay by Credit Card) ; By Paypal (Official PP Invoice sent on request): Personal (Sterling) Cheque or Bank Transfer (UK/Europe ONLY), or Cash (Sterling only). Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All items posted by Airmail Overseas or by Standard (Second class post) in the UK unless requested otherwise. We will post abroad by whatever method you request but the standard is by Airmail. Proof of posting certificates are obtained for all books posted. Postal delivery times are ESTIMATES not Guarantees!. Parcels are NOT "Tracked" - We provide PROOF OF POSTING, NOT PROOF OF DELIVERY. All postings are insured. We normally post twice/three times weekly, although we can provide a speedier service for an extra cost. Tracking is also available at an extra cost, please enquire, but these charges will be considerably higher than our advertised rates. If unhappy with a purchase, a full refund will be given if returned within 14 days, in the same condition that it left us.

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Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...