The American Book of the Dog

True first-edition copy of The American Book of the Dog, an essential text for dog lovers with contributions from many well-known authors of dog books as well as other experts on the various dog breeds.

• Edited by G.O. Shields (American).
• The American Book of the Dog: The Origin, Development, Special Characteristics, Utility Breeding, Training, Points of Judging, Diseases, and Kennel Management of All Breeds of Dogs.
• Chicago: Rand McNally, 1891.
• 702 pages.
• Includes a frontispiece and numerous in-page illustrations, a preface, introduction, table of contents, list of illustrations and several pages of advertisements after the last page of the book.
• Bound in full morocco leather custom binding with decorative raised bands to the spine, gilt ruled compartments with the title in a green morocco tile and elaborate floral decorations and central gilt devices, and with triple gilt ruling with floral stops on the covers, gold ruled inner dentelles, hand marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.