Dogs of China and Japan in Nature and Art de Collier, V.W.F - 1921

General Books, 2010,. 2010. Soft cover. 9781152239968 paperback, large 8vo, 125pp, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good condition. ISBN: 9781152239968 .

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Heinemann (1921). Hardback in good condition in green cloth without dust wrapper. Binding solid. Small chip to top corner of front board.

Frederick A. Stokes Company. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with yellow spine and tips. Boards are frayed and scuffed. Water mark to outer board edge. Title in gold on front board and spine. Spine is sun faded and soiled, edges are frayed. Faint water mark to outer edge of first free endpaper. Foxing throughout. Edges are rough cut, a few short tears, a few with chips missing. 8 color illustrations, many black and white photos. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1920. Hardcover. VG- (Minor wear to extremities; Hinges cracked; Moderate foxing to first and last few pages). Butterscotch cloth spine/tan boards. xix, 206 pp. 8 color, 80 bw plates. This interesting and rare book tells all about the breeds of dogs peculiar to Japan and China and, in the process, throws some side-lights on Chinese history, together with Eastern palace life, and the inter-state relations of the long line of Emperors who have dominated the world's oldest ruling class. The lovely color illustrations are accompanied by many excellent line drawings scattered throughout the text.

London: William Heinemannn, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. 4to, green cloth boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Pekingese in gilt on front. Upper edge green. Xix + 207pp with 8 coloured plates including frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations and photographs. This is a study of some of the breeds of dog originating in China and Japan, together with a history of the place of dogs in society, palace life, breeding, symbolism etc. Chapters include Eastern Dogs in Early Times, Dog-Lore and Superstition, Dog Breeding, Sporting and Guard Dogs, The Chinese Lion, Symbolism of the Buddhist and Lamaist Lion, Historical References to Dogs of Pekingese Type, Evolution of the Pekinese Type, Points of the Pekinese Type, The Chinese Pug, The “Japanese” Dogs, The Chinese Lion Dog, Toy Dogs in Chinese Art, table of dates and index. Corners bumped, some marks to the boards / shelf ware particularly to top of spine, which has a couple of small tears. Some foxing throughout, mostly to… Leer más

New York: Stokes, 1921. First. hardcover. very good/poor. Illustrated with 7 color plates and 80 in black & white. 205 pages. Short 4to, original orange cloth with brown printed paper wrappers mounted onto covers (paper on front panel is quite tattered; spine ends somewhat rubbed. New York: Stokes, (1921). First American edition. Internally clean and tight but overall about a very good copy of this unusual book.<br/><br/>

London: Heinemann, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. About very good, clean and unworn with moderate foxing to text. Front panel and spine of jacket laid in. Original green cloth, quarto (9 x 11.5 inches), pp xix, 207. 8 color plates with captioned tissue guards, 30 monochrome plates. Interesting study of dogs in Eastern culture. Chapters include: "Eastern Dogs in Early Times"; Dog-Lore and Superstitions"; "Dog Breeding"; "Sporting and Guard Dogs"; "The Chinese Lion"; "Historical References to Dogs of the Pekingese Type"; "Evolution of the Pekingese Type"; etc.