Dog Stories Told by Boys and Girls

This beautiful, whimsical volume of sixteens pages is a collection of dog stories told by the children who owned them.

Published by the Saalfield Publishing Co. of Akron, Ohio, which was in business from 1899-1977 and was at the time the largest publisher of children's materials in the world.

Each story is accompanied by a stunning illustration of the dog who is the subject of the story. These paintings were done by Diana Thorne (b. 1895), who was one of the preeminent dog illustrators in America.

This volume is in very good condition. There is a small tear to the top of the front cover, and some scuffing to the back cover. Internally there are some small, likely age-related stains, but none of them are significant, and they do not hinder the text or illustrations.

A beautiful book, of interest for its role both in the history of American's children's literature, as well as for its preservation of the work of a significant artistic figure.