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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
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This huge work was first published in parts from 1879 to 1881. It is only the fourth general work on dogs with color illustrations to be published in the English language. It has 28 attractive plates some of which are by Charles Burton Barber who exhibited at The Royal Academy and was commissioned by Queen Victoria to paint some of her pets.
SHAW, Vero
The Illustrated Book of the Dog
London, c.1880
Quarto, contemporary half calf. With 28 chromolithographic plates. pp. 664
Stock number: 1717
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