The Sight Hound - A Complete Anthology of the Breeds (Hardcover)

The Sight Hound - 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: My Dog And I by H. W. Huntington (1897), Dogs Of The World by Arthur Craven (1931), Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter Hutchinson (1935) and many others. The breeds included in this Volume are: The Afghan Hound, the Borzoi, Greyhounds, the Irish Wolfhound, the Saluki, the Scottish Deerhound and the Whippet.

General

Imprint:	Read Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	Various
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 58mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages:	970
ISBN-13:	978-1-4455-2778-9
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4455-2778-2
Barcode:	9781445527789

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