THE SPORTING SPANIEL. By C.A. Phillips and R. Claude Caine. Second edition.

(1906) ND (1927) 2nd edition. 8vo (139 x 215mm). Ppii,146. B/w photograph plates, 2 fold-out pedigree charts. Brown limp cloth, front cover and spine titled in gilt.

"The various breeds of Spaniels have for centuries enjoyed such popularity, and have still in the twentieth such hosts of admirers, that it has been felt that there was room for a work devoted entirely to them, which would be in some measure a history of each variety, more especially of the period which has elapsed since the establishment of dog shows has encouraged careful and scientific breeding, and to some extent serve also as guide to those who intend in the future to take up spaniels and breed them." Much information on pedigrees is included, as well as photographs of named dogs. Chapters include: The Sporting Spaniel, its origin; The Irish Water Spaniel; The English Water Spaniel; The Springer Spaniel; The Cocker Spaniel; The Black Field Spaniel; The Coloured Field Spaniel; Field Spaniels; The Clumber Spaniel; The Sussex Spaniel; Field Trials.