THE DOG IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. Comprising the various modes of breaking and using him for hunting, coursing, shooting, etc., and including the points or characteristics of all dogs, which are entirely rewritten. By Stonehenge, Editor of 'The Field,' Author of 'the Greyhound,' etc. Third Edition.

[WALSH, JOHN HENRY.] 'STONEHENGE.' Pseud.

Published by Longmans,Green, and Co., London, 1879

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Large 8vo. 6 x 8.25 inches. xviii + 501 pp. + [1] + [2] pp. advertisements. Half-title. Bound in original red half cloth, over green morocco boards, gilt. Edges and endpapers marbled. Extremities worn. Some foxing and occasional small margin tears, not affecting text, e.g., at top of pp. 3-4. Otherwise good condition. Illustrated by frontispiece and engravings in text. The first part of the book surveys the principal breeds of dog, the second is concerned with breeding, rearing, training and management and the third covers the treatment of diseases. The author acknowledges that his work, which was first published in 1859, was partly based on William Youatt, the Dog. John Henry Walsh (1810-88), surgeon and writer on sport, used the pseudonym, Stonehenge. He also published on the greyhound, the horse, British rural sports and served as Editor of The Field. NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE DOGS NATURAL HISTORY ANIMALS ANIMALS DOMESTIC- 19TH CENTURY NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE.

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• Title: THE DOG IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. Comprising the various modes of breaking and using him for hunting, coursing, shooting, etc., and including the points or characteristics of all dogs, which are entirely rewritten. By Stonehenge, Editor of 'The Field,' Author of 'the Greyhound,' etc. Third Edition.
• Publisher: Longmans,Green, and Co., London
• Publication Date: 1879