The Pekingese - A Complete Anthology of the Dog (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781445527598)

The Pekingese - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure troves of information about the breed - The physical points, temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books used include: The New Book Of The Dog by Robert Leighton (1907), Dogs And How To Know Them by Edward C. Ash (1925), Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter Hutchinson (1935) and many others.

Author: Various
ISBN-10: 1445527596
ISBN-13: 9781445527598
Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2010
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d