Intelligent and Loyal A Celebration of the Mongrel. by Cooper, Jilly

London England: Eyre Methuen, 1981. price clipped.In this book the author has written a tribute to all Britain's mongrels - and by extension to the mongrels of the world - and of the place they occupy in our hearts and homes. Her collaborators in this enterprise have been hundreds of mongrel owners, who wrote to her about their loved ones and the photographer Graham Wood, who has captured many aspects of mongrel life in pictures. It offers a delightful and eloquent celebration of the exploits in love, in war, at home and abroad of creatures whose eyes and gestures may speak volumes but have had to wait patiently for this book to chronicle in words and pictures their natures and their lives in rich diversity. Illustrated. 222 pp. Tiny tear to top edge of back of D/J.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.

London: Collins Harvill, 1986. First Edtion . Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. Author's note. The Sue Ryder Foundation. Preface by Sue Ryder dated Summer 1986. List of Illustrations. Book is organized into seven parts. 612 pp. plus: Acknowledgements, Index. Blue cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine only. Illustrated with many b/w photographs. Book has rubbed spine ends. Unclipped (£ 15.00 net) DJ has light edge/shelf wear. Book weighs over 2 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. INSCRIPTION: With warm wishes/ Sue Ryder SIGNED by author in blue ink. NOT personalized. Bookseller's Inventory # 201706