A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland. Sporting Division - Vol. I

A lovely study on the sporting dog breeds of Great Britain and Ireland, adorned with charming illustrative plates. The fourth edition. Volume I from the two-volume set.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Undated, dated from copies held institutionally.Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirteen charming plates. Collated, complete.A delightful series of histories and descriptions of modern sporting varieties of dog within Great Britain and Ireland, such as the bloodhound, beagle, whippet and greyhound.By English dog breeder and writer on dogs, Rawdon Briggs Lee.With two leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Marks to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Very Good.