American Kennel Club Stud Book, Vol. IV, Part I
January 1 to March 31, 1887
Hardback. 1st edition. 180 pgs.

A PIECE OF HISTORY!!!

There seems to be some sort of glitch and I can't get this listed on ebay so this is a web only exclusive. Though it says Volume IV, this is really the very first Stud Book that was published by the American Kennel Club. Volumes 1, 2, and 3 had been published by the National American Kennel Club before the AKC arranged to take over their stud books. Because this is the first AKC volume, it is highly collectible.

For more about this book and its historical significance, click here to read our article "The True History of the AKC and James Watson" in our DOGCRAZY NEWSLETTER #10

For many breeds, this was the first time they were entered in any stud book! There are some surprise entries, like a Leonberg, a Mexican Hairless, a Russian Setter, several Staghounds, a Toy Terrier and a White English Terrier (separate from Bull Terriers). Ah, the joy of seeing the early AKC classifications when the only Groups were Sporting and Non-Sporting. Why you would have the Irish Terrier in Non-Sporting, but the Fox Terrier in sporting boogles the mind. But, you have to remember that the AKC was in chaos in those years, as you can tell if you read the article. It was still being run as a gentleman's club and those wealthy owners often kept Fox Terriers.

In addition to the usual stud dog entries, they feature a number of "Tabulated Pedigrees." These are pedigree charts for notable dogs. Includes registrations for the following breeds: Basset Hounds, Beagles, Bulldogs, Chesapeake Bay Dogs [Retrievers], Collies, Dachshunds [spelled with a final "e" back then], [Scottish] Deerhounds, Fox Hounds, Greyhounds, Great Danes, Italian Greyhound, Leonbergs, Mastiffs, Mexican Hairless, Newfoundland, Pointers, Poodles, Pugs, Retrievers, Setters (including Cross-Bred, English, Gordon or Black and Tan, Irish and Russian), Spaniels (including Clumber, Field and Cocker, Irish Water, King Charles), Staghounds, St. Bernards, Terriers (including Bedlington, Black and Tan [Manchester], Bull, Dandie Dinmont, Fox, Irish, Scotch [Scottish], Skye, Toy, White English, Yorkshire).

CONDITION: Very good. Incised decoration on front cover and continuing onto spine. Cover shows some wear as you can see in the spine. Slight wear to corners and bottom of the spine. There is a little damage to the top of the spine. Gilt lettering on the spine and also library number in white ink. Decorative bookplate on inside front cover donating book to the library. Originial library stamp and Discard stamp on front endpage along with faded signature dated 1890. Old timey perforated library stamp on title page. Library notations, in pencil, on copyright page. Discard stamp on Table of Contents page. Original library stamp on inside back cover. Library stamp on bottom and top of outer pages (what you see when the book is closed). Binding tight. Apart from the library marks, the pages are clean and bright.

American Beagling, by Glen G. Black (alias "Old Kickapoo")
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1949.
Hardback. 1st edn. 292 pgs.

Illustrated with photos of field dogs, pedigrees and some drawings.

CONDITION: Good+

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Auction Sale for the Messrs. L. & W. Rutherfurd's Fox Terriers, at American Horse Exchange, 1644 Broadway, New York, Friday, February 27th, [1891] at 2:30 PM

A pedigree from Francis Redmond, England

An incredible find for the Fox Terrier collector! Click here to see the story of how these rare items came into my collection. There are additional illustrations and some historical background.

CONDITION: Brochure: Fair. Small chunks missing from the bottom edges. The crease in the center, where the brochure was folded and laid in a book for over 80 years, has separated so that the brochure is actually in two pieces. Pedigree: Very good.

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The Fox Terrier, Its History, Points, Breeding, Rearing, Preparing for Exhibition and Coursing, by Hugh Dalziel. London: L. Upcott Gill. 1889. hardback. 1st edn.

Go here to read how this book came into my collection.

Pictured is the frontispiece for the book. Also includes 3 stunning wood engravings and a very large fold-out pedigree chart.

A lovely copy of this early work on the breed. I have often seen the illustrations taken from copies of the book and sold for $100. It's also rare to find a copy with the pedigree chart still attached. This is often detached or completely missing.

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You simply cannot find this for sale anywhere else!

Fox Terrier Stud Books, 1888-1891, by Hugh Dalziel. London: L. Upcott Gill. Vol I contains pedigrees of every Fox Terrier that won a prize at any of the principal shows. As excitement about the first volume grew, people began to send pedigrees to Dalziel and the work expanded. By the time he had reached Vols. IV and V, various Fox Terrier clubs were contributing all the pedigrees they could find. After Vol. V, the project was taken over by England's Fox Terrier Club. No illustrations.

Click here to read the story of how these books came to be in my collection and to see scans of all the volumes.

Condition: Vol. I: Poor. Front cover detached. Binding tight, though back hinge cracked. PICTURED Vol. II: Poor. Strip 1 1/2 in. wide by 5 in. long missing from front cover. Vol. III: Good to very good. Vol. IV: Good+ Vol. V: Very good

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Breeding Show Fox Terriers with a Gallery of Celebrities of the Fox Terrier World, (no author listed, but considered Harrison); London: The Stock-Keeper. 1897. 108 pgs + ads


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A VERY RARE title. In all my years of collecting, I have only found this offered for sale once in a catalog and that was in the late 1970s. Illustrated with photos of dogs and individuals.

Condition: Very good.

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A History and Description with Reminiscences of the Fox Terrier, by Rawdon Lee. illustrated by Arthur Wardle. London: Horace Cox. 2nd edn. 1890

Go here to see illustrations from the book and to learn how this volume came into my collection.

A RARE AND IMPORTANT BOOK! Considered an invaluable reference for the student of Fox Terriers. Not only do you get Lee's wonderful research and terrific memories, but you have six superb plates, protected by tissue paper, by famed artist Arthur Wardle. You will sometimes find these plates detached and selling for $50-100 each. All plates are present. In addition, there are nice charming drawings (Lee calls them "vignettes") that go with the text.

CONDITION: Good. Covers worn and scuffed, but gilt remains. Corners worn and bumped. Binding reasonably tight, but back hinge is cracked. Pages in great shape.

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Our Friend the Fox Terrier, edited by Rowland Johns.
NY: E.P. Dutton. 1933.
Hardback. 1st edn. in dust jacket

NOTE: We have a 1952 edn., minus the dust jacket, in our ebay store for $12

Becoming increasingly difficult to find 1st edns with the dust jacket. Only has 2 frontis photos

CONDITION: Dust jacket: Good only. Worn, scuffed, soiled. Has a number of smaller tears and a 2 inch tear to front cover. Book: Very good. Corners bumped. Lots of aging to endpages. Binding tight. Light foxing on some pages.

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Champion of Champions, by Don Reynolds. NY: Random House. 1st edn.1950

The charming story of the Smooth Fox Terrier, Ch. Nornay Saddler. With all the thousands of dog books in my collection, this one ranks in my TOP 10! It's flat out a great book. The writing is first rate and will keep you turning the pages. It's chockful of wonderful photos. And, it includes some really nifty little extras from the actual blue ribbon on the title page to the "flip-o-matic," a nickelodeon effect that lets you see Saddler in action.

If you like dogs and dog shows, buy this book. You will thank me!

Click here to read about an anecdote from the book and to see how I acquired many of the items in my Fox Terrier collection.

CONDITION: Dust jacket: good to very good. Book: very good+

WAIT!!! Are you interested in this book, but just can't afford the price? I have another copy at a reduced price due to condition. Sadly, it feel victim to my first Weimaraner puppy who was teething. I grabbed it from her jaws just in time, but you can still see the teethmarks. If you're interested in a copy of this rare book for $50, click here to email us.

The Tibetan Mastiff, Legendary Guardian of the Himalayas, by Ann Rohrer and Cathy J. Flamholtz. 1989.
Hardback. 2nd printing. 156 pgs. SIGNED BY FLAMHOLTZ.

CONDITION: as new

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The Venerable Tibetan Mastiff, by Max Siber; revised and edited by Cathy J. Flamholtz. Hardback, 1995, 1st edition. 192 pgs. RARE.

SIGNED by Flamholtz.

Translation of Max Siber's very rare 1897 book, Der Tibethund.

Large print format.

CONDITION: as new.

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THE BULLDOG, A MONOGRAPH, by Edgar Farman
Liss, Hants, England: Nimrod. 1985
Hardback. Limited edition. 159 pgs.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE 2006 REPRINT

This is a magnificent limited edition reprint of one of the highest price books in dogs. The original edition of Edgar Farmen's book on the Bulldog was published in 1899. It had a blue cover with the same Bulldog illustration you see here. The book was reprinted a couple of times in the early 1900s, but none of the editions had big press runs. For that reason, the original 1899 and early 1900s copies sell for anywhere between $500 up to over $1,000.

This exact reproduction of Farman's book was done in 1985 and everything about it is high quality. It was a LIMITED EDITION of 1,500 copies. The pages are done on top-quality glossy paper that, frankly, looks better than what was originally used. I'm not sure if the cover is leather or faux leather, but it's very rich looking. The Bulldog head and letter, both on the cover and the spine, are gilt.

Note: In 2006, a limited edition of this book was produced with a color laminate cover. The production qualities can't compare with this book.

CONDITION: As new

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