Master Caesar Kings Dog (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Maud Earl (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1910. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Paper cover with gold lettering and a pastedown image of Caesar, the King's dog on the front. Size: 19 x 13 cms or 7 3/4 x 5 inches on the front. Page number: 54. A book describing the experience of the dog Caesar upon his beloved master's death. With a postcard of the King and his dog and a newspaper cutting attached to the first endpaper that announces the death of Caesar in April 1914. With one illustration by Maud Earl opposite the title page. There is a bookseller's label inside the cover; Goulding & Curry, Tunbridge Wells. Condition: Poor. The spine is missing. Both front and back boards are scarcely attached. It is also possible that a page preceding the first page of script is missing. This is often a blank page though it may carry a dedication. The binding of the book's contents remains secure. The pages are, but for some occasional light spots of foxing, still fresh and clean. The boards are slightly grubby and worn at the corners. A previous owner's name is written in ink on the first endpaper. There is no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. [54] pp. Hodder & Stoughton Frontispiece from a drawing by Maud Earl 1910 7 5/8" x 5 1/8" Caesar was King Edward VII's favourite dog and led the funeral procession in 1910. This book was published just after the King's death and hurriedly withdrawn soon afterwards, hence only a few copies exist. A story told from the perspective of King Edward VII's wire-haired terrier Caesar that led up to the events of the king's death and the dog's confusion as he sought his dead master in vain. The writing is very simple and easy-to-follow while truly included in a novella form for those who enjoy a good dog story. Caesar (18981914) was a Wire Fox Terrier owned by King Edward VII. He was bred in the kennels of Kathleen, Duchess of Newcastle, and became the constant companion of the King. After the King's death in 1910, the dog attended the funeral and walked in the procession in a prominent position ahead of nine kings and other heads of state. Caesar has been the subject of paintings, and a hand crafted hardstone model created by the House of Fabergé.