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1941 Calendar artwork of a chow, by the famous illustrator Will Rannells

I’m still pinching myself and can’t believe I was able to purchase this very rare, 1941 calendar page featuring a chow but none other than the well known canine artist Will Rannells.    Mr. Rannells was know for his many LIFE magazine covers as well as other magazines.  His dogs were mostly well dressed with […]

1909 – Two Rare Articles and Photos-The Chows of Sandringham

King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra  we true devotees to the dog sport, housing dozens of popular and rare breeds in their kennels at Sandringham and attending dog shows with their Royal canines.  How fortunate I was to recently purchase 2 rare articles from England, each featuring a different chow from their Royal kennels.    […]

BOOK- 1933 First Edition Dog’Gerel – Illustrations by the famous Cleanthe Carr

Recently I obtained my long anticipated, first edition mint condition copy of Dog’Gerel.  A wonderful book of dog breeds written by Esther Kimball Hartshorne, and illustrated by the famous illustrator and chowist, Cleanthe Carr who started her career as a teenager.  The book features one of her chow illustrations on the cover as well as […]

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