THE PRACTICAL DOG BOOK With Chapters on the Authentic History of All Varieties hitherto unpublished, and a Veterinary Guide and Dosage Section, and Information on Advertising and on Exporting to All Parts of the World A Comprehensive Work dealing with the Buying, Selling, Breeding, Showing, Care, and Feeding of the Dog.

Published by The Derrydale Press, New York, 1931

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1st edition, 1931. A Very Good copy of this scarce title. 8vo., xxxii, 340 pp, with 12 pages of breeders advertisements at the end. Illustrated with full color frontispiece and 500 photographic plates, woodcuts and drawings. Bound in publishers black cloth; spine lettering faded, tips rubbed. Interior pages show some light overall age toning and foxing, not effecting plates. Pages xi and xiii have a small 1/2" tear at the edge, page 251 wrinkled from incorrect fold and has a slight tear at the edge. Text block sound. A Very Good copy. The Derrydale Press was an American book publishing company founded in 1927 with headquarters on Park Ave. in Manhattan, New York. It was the creation of Princeton University graduate Eugene V. Connett III (1891-1969). He told Time magazine that he got the Derrydale name "from a bottle of whiskey and a map of Ireland." An important publisher of outdoor books for North American audiences during the first half of the 20th century, according to a 1938 Time magazine article, it was the only publishing house in the world devoted exclusively to sporting books. - Wiki.…

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Title
THE PRACTICAL DOG BOOK With Chapters on the Authentic History of All Varieties hitherto unpublished, and a Veterinary Guide and Dosage Section, and Information on Advertising and on Exporting to All Parts of the World A Comprehensive Work dealing with the Buying, Selling, Breeding, Showing, Care, and Feeding of the Dog.
Author
Ash, Edward C. Introduction by Hon. Florence Amherst. Arthur Wardle illustrator
Publisher
The Derrydale Press, New York
Publication year
1931
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Arthur Wardle
Edition
1st edition.
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