Frank Townend Barton - Gun Dogs - 1913





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Gun Dogs di Frank Townend Barton è una prima edizione in inglese, rilegata, pubblicata da John Long, Limited nel 1913, con 318 pagine su cani da caccia e animali, con illustrazioni.
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A very RARE and beautiful and interesting book on "Gun Dogs" written by Frank Townend Barton and published in 1913, first edition.
This fantastic and comprehensive handbook on gun dogs contains chapters on everything from breeding and selection to breaking, training, and beyond. Interspersed with photographs and useful information, “Gun Dogs” constitutes a must-have for all owners and breeders of hunting dogs, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “The Gun Dog's Kennel”, “The Gun Dog and its Food”, “The Selection, Examination and Trail of a Gun Dog prior to Purchase”, “Gun-Dog Breeding”, “Jobbing or Hiring Dogs”, “Breeding and Breaking Gun Dogs for Pleasure and Profit”, “The Flat-Coated Retriever”, “The Labrador Retriever”, “The Golden Retriever”
Brown cloth boards; black titles and vignette of dog on front board; gilt titles and vignette of dog's head on spine. Monochrome plates (mainly from photographs), including frontispiece; a few illustrations in the text, inside light stains but overall clean and complete, externally light wear around edges and corners, shelfwear, light stains.
Uncommon.
A very RARE and beautiful and interesting book on "Gun Dogs" written by Frank Townend Barton and published in 1913, first edition.
This fantastic and comprehensive handbook on gun dogs contains chapters on everything from breeding and selection to breaking, training, and beyond. Interspersed with photographs and useful information, “Gun Dogs” constitutes a must-have for all owners and breeders of hunting dogs, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “The Gun Dog's Kennel”, “The Gun Dog and its Food”, “The Selection, Examination and Trail of a Gun Dog prior to Purchase”, “Gun-Dog Breeding”, “Jobbing or Hiring Dogs”, “Breeding and Breaking Gun Dogs for Pleasure and Profit”, “The Flat-Coated Retriever”, “The Labrador Retriever”, “The Golden Retriever”
Brown cloth boards; black titles and vignette of dog on front board; gilt titles and vignette of dog's head on spine. Monochrome plates (mainly from photographs), including frontispiece; a few illustrations in the text, inside light stains but overall clean and complete, externally light wear around edges and corners, shelfwear, light stains.
Uncommon.

