The Big Book of Dogs

ISBN 10: 1932183213 / ISBN 13: 9781932183214

Published by Welcome Books, 2004

Seller Inventory # mon0000402497

Synopsis:

J.C. Suares' best-selling series of feline and canine-inspired books have charmed and delighted dog and cat lovers through the past decade. From funny cats to heroic dogs, cool cats to dogs in love, and cats in the city to dogs in Hollywood, readers have adored them all. The Big Book of Cats and The Big Book of Dogs presents the best of Suares' series of books. These 384-page compendiums each include over 230 black and white images by such well-known animal photographers as Eve Arnold, Tanya Braganti, Elliot Erwitt, John Drysdale, Martine Franck, Herbert List, and Robin Schwartz. The photographs are paired with excerpts from such diverse writers as Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, and Sigmund Freud, as well as personal stories and anecdotes. From the cat that fell in love with a parrot, to an Australian Shepard who rescued tornado survivors, The Big Book of Cats and The Big Book of Dogs are filled with the loveable and the famous, the hilarious and the brave. Enlivened with Suares' whimsical drawings, The Big Book of Cats and The Big Book of Dogs are a remarkable tribute to our feline and canine friends, and are sure to warm the hearts of dog and cat lovers everywhere.

About the Author: J.C. Suares is a consultant to various publications including Prevention, Runner's World, Variety, Discover and Heart and Soul. He has designed dozens of art books, drawn covers for the New Yorker, and edited nineteen books on cats and nine on dogs. He has two cats, Spookie and Lucy, who avoid each other at all cost, and eight polo ponies, all addicted to carrots.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Big Book of Dogs
Publisher: Welcome Books
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good