The Sheepdog - A Complete Anthology of the Breeds
Author | : Various |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2011-10-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781447491958 |
ISBN-13 | : 1447491955 |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Sheepdog - A Complete Anthology of the Breeds written by Various and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sheepdog - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breeds 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 breeds - The physical points, temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are discussed and pictured; and the history of each 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: House Dogs And Sporting Dogs by John Meyrick (1861), Dogs Of The World by Arthur Craven (1931), The Book Of Dogs by Stanley West (1935) and many others. This Volume contains information on Sheepdogs from around the world.