THE SHOW WHIPPET. By B.S. Fitter.

.# (ND 1937) 1954 revised edition. Small 8vo (124 x 190mm). Ppiv,64. B/w photographs, b/w line illustrations, advertisements. Professionally re-bound in green half-leather, marbled boards, decorative gilt titles to spine.

.# "Whippets in a small nutshell. There are 12 pages of lists of winners and some fascinating advertisements showing dogs that are now 'pillars of the breed'. The first edition, of 1937, is very rare and very expensive". Walsh, The English Whippet. The post-war revised edition is as hard to obtain, especially in really good condition. Chapters include: The antiquity of the whippet; The ideal show whippet - what to look for; Housing and feeding; How to start a stud, breeding, etc; Exercise, grooming, training; Clothing; Exhibiting, show rules, ringcraft; Judging; The whippet clubs; Championship and other shows; The champion's honour list; Advice to the stud dog owner also the art of canine portraiture.