Antique The Illustrated Book of the Dog By Vero Shaw First Edition 1881 Complete
The Illustrated Book of the Dog with an Appendix on Canine Medicine and Surgery by W. Gordon Stables.
Published by - Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co in 1881, London.
A first edition example.
Large format book.
The book includes all 28 hand-painted chromo-lithographs under tissue guards, numerous woodcut drawings, head- and tail-pieces, and decorative initials.
English text and bound in publisher's original decorative cloth with bevelled board edges. All page edges gilt.
28.5cm X 22.5cm
Condition - In good overall condition.
Binding is secure with no tape repairs. The spine does have some wear as shown in the pictures. Some foxing throughout, otherwise the interior is largely very well-preserved, with the colour plates being fresh and clean.
