Dogs: Their Management, Being a New Plan of Treating the Animal Based Upon a Consideration of His Natural Temperament

Edward Mayhew; A. J. Sewell

Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, 1901

About this Item

The 1901 edition of this pioneering 19th-century veterinary guide focusing on holistic care based on canine temperament, illustrated with numerous woodcuts and full-page photographs of champion and prize dogs. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with red hardback spine.Originally published in 1854, this is the 1901 edition partly re-written by A. J. Sewell.Illustrated with numerous woodcuts and full-page photographs of champion and prize dogs. With a monochrome frontispiece illustration of a Japanese Spaniel, protected by a tissue guard. A pioneering 19th-century veterinary guide focusing on holistic care based on canine temperament, rather than just harsh training. This work covers diet, exercise, breeding, and disease treatment, offering a compassionate approach to dog care. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with red hardback spine.Externally, smart with shelf wear to the extremities. Both front joints cracked with bookworm marks along front hinge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with light spotting to first and last few leaves. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 1007R1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dogs: Their Management, Being a New Plan of Treating the Animal Based Upon a Consideration of His Natural Temperament
• Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, London
• Publication Date: 1901
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book