SPANIELS: THEIR BREAKING FOR SPORT AND FIELD TRIALS. By H.W. Carlton.

. (1915) 1926 4th edition. 16mo . Ppxvi,150, 2pp ads. B/w frontispiece. Green cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt.

First published by "The Field and Queen", undated but in 1915. A thorough, authoritative and ground-breaking book, still of much use. The contents cover general principles, the perfect spaniel with regard to its duties, early lessons for puppies, other methods of teaching puppies retrieving, dropping to shot, subesequent retrieving lessons, hunting in cover, the open and hedgerows, work with the gun, brace and team work, water work, some difficulties and suggestions, psychology and dog-breaking,field trials.