The Book of the Poodle

Decorative front and rear, unclipped dustjacket has curl along the top and bottom, slight wear at the corners and a water stain on the rear cover that has left a discoloration blemish on the rear board but has not impacted the internal text block. The boards are the original publisher's black cloth with stamped pink poodle on a ball. Pink text and poodle decoration on the spine. The spine has slight wear at the top and bottom of the back strip as well as at the corners but they remain sharp. Boards have slight cosmetic blemishes – slight fading at top of front board, discoloration, and a small white blemish to rear lower corner. Spine is straight with no cracking to the endpapers. Text block is solid and all pages are firmly attached. Age tanning throughout. All interior pages are clean, with no tears, cracks, or previous owner marks. Filled with black and white photographs as well line illustrations. 121 pages plus appendix and index. Dimensions: H – 11" W – 8"

"Gay companion, brilliant performer, virtuosos of all breeds, the poodle is beloved today as he has been throughout his long and honorable history, recounted here in fascinating detail – together with valuable information on choosing a poodle, nutrition and health, care and training, types of clips, breeding, standards set by the Poodle Club of America; as well as appreciations of this charming and versatile dog by some of his famous owners."