- Condition: New
- Hardcover: 107 pages with dust jacket - Brown Background
- Publisher: Siaga Publishing Co. Ltd (1979)
- Language: English
- Illustrations: B&W and color illustrations
- ISBN-10: 0904558436
- ISBN-13: 978-0904558432
- Product Dimensions: 31.3 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 851 g
Bird Dogs



Both author and artist are dog lovers and experts. They have co-operated to produce a book which is both instructive and artistic.
George Johnston uses his personal experiences to present modern ideas on management and show requirements. Maria Ericson has drawn and painted from life more than 35 black and white illustrations and 8 pages in full color.
Breeds included are:
- The large hounds such as: Poitevin, Billy, Francais Blanc et Noir, Grand Gascon-Saintongeois, Griffon-Nivernais.
- The medium hounds such as: Ariegeois, Porcelaine, Bruno du Jura.
- The Bassets and Extinct breeds
** this is for the brown background dust jacket cover ***
We also have in-stock the BLUE background dust jacket cover - which is very rare and a collectors item!!
Product details
An unusual feature is the coverage of the Game Birds which are the quarry of the Bird Dogs. After descriptions of the various breeds there is a chapter on selecting and training a puppy for pointing retrieving. The author is a keen breeder and enthusiast of the gun-dog breeds and has been actively concerned with them for more than 40 years.
Product details
- Condition: New
- Hardcover: 182 pages with dust jacket
- Publisher: Nimrod Press Ltd (1989)
- Language: English
- Illustrations: B&W photos and hand drawings
- ISBN-10: 1852591765
- ISBN-13: 978-1852591762
- Product Dimensions: 22.5 x 15 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 490 g
Contents:
1. Ancient History 2. Early Development of the Pointer Types 3. The Game Birds and Related Species 4. The Pointer, Setter, Spaniel and Other Breeds 5. The Brittany | 6. Training Your Puppy Bibliography Index |
All the pets pictured in this book inhabit the beautiful informative world of Saiga Publications. The illustrations are produced in the sharp, black and white medium of Scraperboard and combine this fascinating art with the fascination of their furred and feathered creatures.
The author offers no short cut to success. Perseverance and practice are the key words but maybe the information, instructions and art work contained herein will help to make the effort a little easier until the reader finds his other own particular style an learns the pleasure of producing Scraperboard pictures.
Product Details
- Condition: New
- Paperback: 71 pages
- Publisher: Saiga Publishing Co. Ltd (1982)
- Language: English
- Illustrations: B&W illustrations
- ISBN-10: 0862300436
- ISBN-13: 978-0862300432
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.6 x .7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 177 g
Contents:
1. Materials 2. Tools 3. Preliminary Exercises 4. Making a Picture 5. Various illustrations 6. Using a Grained Board 7. Special Pets' Corner |
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