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Archives for February 2021

1907 Very rare chow pages and photos from the Melbourne Sporting Library

The pages from this incredibly rare book from 1907 called  Melbourne Sporting Library I purchased from a private seller recently and am so pleased to have found them in pristine condition. I left the pages in their original sepia tones (no color adjustments) as I love to see the patina on such perfectly preserved documents.  […]

Circa 1975 Chow illustration bookplate by Swiss animal artist Willy E. Bär

Circa 1975 Bookplate by Swiss animal artist Willy E. Bär.  This lovely watercolor features both a red and black chow.  Such a pretty rendering of our breed. This print was purchased from Amsterdam and is in my private collection.

1904 First Edition Hondenrassen – 8 Chow pages- H.A. Graaf Van Bylandt

HONDENRASSEN (The Breeds Of Dog)   by H. A. Graaf Van Bylandt, These 8 chow pages come from a first edition 1904 of this extremely rare  hardback dog book, with each of 2 volumes containing about 800 pages!  The chow pages are from VOLUME 2.   Each book boasts hundreds of stunning illustrations and photographs of the […]

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