{"product_id":"the-great-dane-a-dog-anthology-a-vintage-dog-books-breed-classic-9781406787733","title":"The Great Dane - A Dog Anthology (A Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoarhound, German mastiff or tiger mastiff? The giant breed arrives in the English ring, and nobody can agree what to call it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Dane - A Dog Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e reprints the breed chapters from four period works, among them James Watson's \u003cem\u003eThe Dog Book\u003c\/em\u003e (1906), Herbert Compton's \u003cem\u003eThe Twentieth Century Dog\u003c\/em\u003e (1904), W. D. Drury's \u003cem\u003eBritish Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e and Rawdon B. Lee's \u003cem\u003eModern Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e. Lee describes the name being adopted to cover the boarhounds and German mastiffs alike, the special classes at Birmingham in 1884, the founding of the breed club, and the all-Dane show at the Ranelagh Club in June 1885 - with the measured heights of the giants of the day set against a standard of 30 to 35 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Wardle's drawings and the original photographs are reproduced throughout, alongside the points, the temperament and the pedigrees of the leading winners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe breed chapters from four landmark Victorian and Edwardian kennel works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe naming argument, the early classes and the founding of the breed club, told by contemporaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecorded heights and weights of the great dogs of the 1880s, against the standard of the day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArthur Wardle's drawings and period photographs, reproduced from the original volumes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Various\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Dog Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781406787733","brand":"Vintage Dog Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48254379786377,"sku":"9781406787733","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_56b9da4f-0c91-4e6f-b980-cfd9a86a3232.jpg?v=1788300674","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-great-dane-a-dog-anthology-a-vintage-dog-books-breed-classic-9781406787733","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}