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TITLE: THE BOOK OF DOGS

ARTIST: LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES

DATE: 1919

SIZE: c.7 x 10 INCHES

NUMBER OF PAGES: 92

'An intimate study of mankind's best friend'.

In addition to the colour prints listed in the table opposite, there are numerous in text b/w illustrations.
The introductory chapter by Ernest Harold Baynes, traces the history & domestication of dogs through the ages. Te use of dogs during wartime & other fascinating details.
The Illustrations are accompanied by a short paragraph describing the breed, their development and habits.
Later editions of the book have been noted up to 1971 when the number of pages had grown to 430 !
Some illustrations are FULL PAGE, c.7x10 inches. The rest are half page, approx 7x5 inches.

LINKS TO OTHER POSTAPRINT WEB PAGES

DOGS - From "Anecdotes of Dogs," by Edward Jesse, with scanned images and some background information - 1846

DOGS - THE DOG ENCYCLOPAEDIA. HUTCHINSON. Colour prints. Many breeds.

DOGS/GREYHOUNDS - Good studies of Greyhounds and Hare Coursing.

DOGS/MAHLER - Attractive colour prints. Many unusual breeds. 'Les Chiens de Chasse'. Published in France. 1931.
 

TO VIEW THE SCANNED IMAGE SIMPLY CLICK ON THE UNDERLINED TEXT
 

TIMBER WOLF & COYOTE

DINGO

NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND

OTTERHOUND

SCOTTISH DEERHOUND

PERSIAN GAZELLEHOUND

IRISH WOLFHOUND

RUSSIAN WOLFHOUND. FULL PAGE

GREYHOUNDS. FULL PAGE

BLOODHOUNDS

BEAGLE AND BASSET

POINTER

DALMATIAN

ENGLISH + AMERICAN FOXHOUNDS. FULL PAGE

GORDON SETTER  IRISH SETTER and ENGLISH SETTER. FULL PAGE

GREAT DANES. FULL PAGE

CHESAPEAKE RETRIEVER CURLY-COATED RETRIEVER IRISH WATER SPANIEL. FULL PAGE

NEWFOUNDLANDS. FULL PAGE

COCKER SPANIEL CLUMBER SPANIEL FIELD SPANIEL. FULL PAGE

SPITZ

ALASKAN ESKIMO DOGS

NORTH GREENLAND ESKIMO. FULL PAGE

SIBERIAN REINDEER DOG or SAMOYED

CHOW-CHOW or CHOW

SMOOTH and ROUGH ST BERNARDS. FULL PAGE

COLLIE. OLD ENGLISH SHEEP DOG. SMOOTH COLLIE. FULL PAGE

POLICE DOG. BELGIAN SHEPHERD. FULL PAGE

PYRENEAN SHEEPDOG

MASTIFF

MANCHESTER TERRIER. DOBERMANN PINSCHER.

BOSTON TERRIER. FRENCH BULLDOG.

BULL TERRIER. ENGLISH BULLDOG. FULL PAGE

TERRIERS: SMOOTH COATED FOX. WIRE HAIRED FOX. IRISH. WELSH. FULL PAGE

AIREDALE and BEDLINGTON TERRIERS. FULL PAGE

POMERANIANS and MALTESE TERRIER. FULL PAGE

JAPANESE SPANIEL. YORKSHIRE TERRIER.

PEKINGESE.

KING CHARLES SPANIEL. BRUSSELS GRIFFON. FULL PAGE

DACHSHUND.

BELGIAN SCHIPPERKE.

CURLY, TOY and CORDED POODLES.

CHIHUAHUA and MEXICAN HAIRLESS.

SCOTTISH, WEST HIGHLAND WHITE and SKYE TERRIERS. FULL PAGE

WHIPPETS

PUGS