Dogs Rough & Smooth by Dawson, Lucy

Harper, 2016-11-01. hardcover. Very Good. 9x0x11. Ships Out Tomorrow!

NY: Harper Design, 2016. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover with no dust jacket issued. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to cloth covers, Bottom corner bumped. Black and white drawings throughout. Satin ribbon marker. Lucy Dawson, also known as "Mac," was a preeminent British illustrator in the 1930s and 1940s revered for her paintings and etchings of dogs, from sporting and non-sporting breeds to hounds and herders. Though she worked in numerous mediums—pencil, pen, ink, and oil—her pastels set her work apart. Dawson also published several books, including the beloved Dogs As I See Them, and its follow-up, Dogs Rough and Smooth. Now, Dogs Rough and Smooth is available in a lovely facsimile edition for a new generation discovering her superb craftsmanship. Printed on an uncoated stock that simulates the look and feel of a sketchbook, this delightful volume is filled with her beautiful, endearing drawings of a range of breeds. The illustrations are accompanied by notes in… Read More

NEW YORK: GROSSET & DUNLAP. G+/G OVERSIZE. BOARDS LIGHTLY EDGEWORN. Pages: 78. . UNDATED. HARDCOVER.. DJ EDGEWORN WITH SMALL CHIPS & TEARS, LIGHT CREASE AT REAR. PAGES CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT. DJ IN MYLAR WRAP. .

New York : Grosset. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lucy Dawson. No Dust Jacket. Red crayon scribbles inside front cover. Binding is a little loose by covers but otherwise very tight. No date on book, however, gift inscription is dated 1943 written on dedication page. Previous owner's book plate is pasted on half title page.

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Used-Good/Used-Good. No Date. ........ Hardcover w/DJ. 4to., 78 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, cover edges worn, pages lightly toned .

Very Good. in good dj 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 dreat drawings pages all vg

Good+ in Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Grosset & Dunlap. Red cloth spine, gray picture paper boards, edges chippped and worn, 16 illustrations in color , tight, Picture dust jacket is edge worn, 1" chip top/bottom of spine, in protector; Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 78 p. .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. Dawson, Lucy. 1 inch chip from jacket spine head, ink gift note on half-title page, top corner of front endpaper clipped. 1944 Large Hardcover. 78 pp. Includes 16 illustrations in color and numerous black-and-white sketches. Lucy Dawson's friendly, sympathetic portraits of various dog breeds, with her own amusing notes about the conduct of the dogs while they posed.

London: Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Bottom edge of cloth slightly flecked. Endpapers lightly foxed. Jacket rubbed at folds, lightly chipped at spine ends ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London : Collins , 1937. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good Only. 12" by 9.5". Not Stated. This is a charming collection of sketches and commentaries on various breeds of dog, created by a dog loving author. This is a charming first edition copy of Dogs Rough and Smooth, a collection of sketches of different breeds of dog. The author, in collating this book, made many new friends of lesser-known breeds of dog, writing and drawing greyhounds dachshunds, Alsatians and Sheepdogs amongst other breeds. With sixteen illustrations in colour. In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some fading to the spine and boards. There is previous owner ink to the title and half title pages. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages with the odd scattered spot throughout. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is missing the spine and is rather worn with marks and bumping to the wraps.… Read More