Frederick Warne, London, 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: photographic & Drawing. Preface and introduction by author, glossary of technical terms, and index of breeds. The text is illustrated with 148 black and white photographs. Red coloured textured boards with black coloured embossed titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with pink coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This is an Observer's book, in which 300 breeds & varieties of dog are described. Observer's book number 8. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing of the other book edges. Age toning of the text block edges and a little too the pages. Some handling marks to the end pages. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip corners. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels Â– rear panel worse than front. A small tear to the top edge of the rear panel. Size: 16mo - up to 6 Â¾" tall - Sextodecimo. 223, [1] pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic & Drawing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Animals & Birds; Dogs; Inventory No: 0287570. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0287570
Title: The Observer's Book of Dogs
Author: Hubbard, Clifford L. B
Illustrator: photographic & Drawing
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Frederick Warne
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1962
Keywords: BZDB2 Natural history, dogs, description, Observer's Book Â– 8 Animals & Birds; Dogs; photographic & Drawing Unbranded Hubbard, Clifford L. B. The Observer's Book of Dogs
Bookseller catalogs: Dogs;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...