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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Excerpt from A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland: Including Toy, Pet, Fancy, and Ladies' DogsI hope the alterations in and additions to the illustrations in the artistic portion of the volume, as well as the new matter and revision of the old in the literary part of the book, will be as satisfactory to my readers as kindly reviewers and a generous public have led me to believe my former volumes have proved...

Excerpt from A History and Description of the Modern Dogs (Sporting Division) Of Great Britain and IrelandIN the following pages an endeavour has been made to summarise the progress, and describe the varieties, of the dog as they are at present known, and, I believe, appreciated, in the British Isles. Without losing any of the early history, my wish has been to introduce matter bringing the subject up to date, not only so far as the work of do...

Excerpt from History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 2: Sporting Division NewEnglish sportsmen required something better. The old strain tired much, and became slow at the end of a day's heavy work, and it lacked persever ance generally. So, it was said, a cross was resorted to. History tells us this was found with the foxhound, and that the much quoted sports man, Colonel Thornton, of Yorkshire, was the f...

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About the Book Books about Pets describe the wide range of animals that are domesticated, and maintained as part of a household for protection, company or joy they provide to their owners. Titles include: A history and description of the collie or sheep dog in his British varieties, The Arab, the Horse of the Future, The Cat, Its Points: And Management in Health and Disease, The illustrated Australasian bee manual and complete guide to modern ...

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Excerpt from History and Description of the Modern Dogs, Vol. 1: Of Great Britain and IrelandMilford Hall, Newtown, N. Wales, and of the Hon. H. C. Wynn, of Rug, Corwen, N. Wales.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the ...

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Excerpt from A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland: Including Toy, Pet, Fancy, and Ladies' Dogs I hope the alterations in and additions to the illustrations in the artistic portion of the volume, as well as the new matter and revision of the old in the literary part of the book, will be as satisfactory to my readers as kindly reviewers and a generous public have led me to believe my former volumes have prov...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.