{"product_id":"the-deerhound-a-complete-anthology-of-the-dog-hardcover","title":"The Deerhound - A Complete Anthology of the Dog - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVarious\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Highland stalking hound, romanticised by Scott and Landseer, and nearly lost before either of them was done with it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Deerhound - A Complete Anthology of the Dog\u003c\/em\u003e gathers breed chapters from the rare kennel literature of 1897 to 1930, among them H. W. Huntington's \u003cem\u003eMy Dog and I\u003c\/em\u003e (1897), Frank Townend Barton's \u003cem\u003eHounds\u003c\/em\u003e (1913) and Edward C. Ash's \u003cem\u003eThe Practical Dog Book\u003c\/em\u003e (1930). The period writers class it with the Irish Wolfhound among the sight hounds, and describe a dog bred to course red deer over open Highland ground - a job that had all but vanished by the time they were writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoints, coat, temperament, coursing ability, the great kennels and the pedigrees of the celebrated dogs are all here, with the original photographs reproduced throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreed chapters from the rare kennel literature of 1897 to 1930\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stalking hound described by writers who knew its working ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoints, coat and temperament, with the pedigrees of celebrated winners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe original photographs of the leading dogs of the era, reproduced throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67872603504792,"sku":"9781445527130","price":53.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/Cetze6gzv39781445527130.webp?v=1793613068","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/the-deerhound-a-complete-anthology-of-the-dog-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}