CHAMPION: THE STORY OF A BULL-TERRIER. Written and illustrated by K.F. Barker. The Junior Country Life Library.

(1936) 1939 reprint. Square 8vo (170 x 215mm). Pp159. B/w illustrations and chalk sketches by the author. Red title to light yellow cloth.

"Champion is the life-story of a bull terrier who wasn't quite a bull terrier, and could never gain the right to a prefix as understood in the doggy world. His sire - alas! - was a collie, although his appearance followed that of his blue-blooded dam - a member of a family renowned for its fighting qualities. That was why 'Champion,' known in puppydom by the pedigree name of 'Fearnought,' had to change it because he was by no means a champion fighter. But he was a 'champion' - in the sense known in the North - in other ways, as, for instance, when he defended the sheep against 'killers,' and he was a champion friend to his owner, the ex-huntsman. This fine racy tale, illustrated with colour drawings by the author, will appeal not only to Yorkshiremen as a 'champion,' but to all who have any knowledge of dog character."