Archives for 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 […]