(1931) 1990 new edition. Peregrine Books. Horsforth, Leeds. Ppxviii,56. B/w photograph plates. Facsimile letter from George Scott (2 leaves) in end-paper pocket. Edition ltd to 200 copies. Mint. Out-of-series un-numbered copy.
Notes: From the foreword, by the Duke of Buccleuch; "My ...family played an active part in promoting the [labrador] in its purest and most original form, so that right up to about 1950 the old lies were being maintained. Lord George Scott, my great uncle and author of "The Labrador Dog" and this Stud Book, was wholly responsible for keeping the Kennel going until his death, but with the onset of the 1939-1945 war breeding programmes were sadly neglected. I am old enough, however, to remember our last stud dog of the old type [ie. with a double coat and an otter-like tail] - 'Vaulter', who sired several litters in the late 1940's, and many of his descendants are still at work on Buccleuch Estates. Due to declining numbers, the time came whe it was no longer possible to continue the old strain without in-breeding and so like everyone else fresh blood, using several other breeds, was sought. ...This little book doubtless has the names of ancestors of countless Labrador Retrievers today and will hopefully contribute to the growing interest being shown in the history of the Breed."
