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We love our vintage chow books! I will be scanning example pages as well as the covers from every book we have in our extensive collection and listing them each, on a post of their own which can be found in the left column. I have multiples of a few of the books and will state if I have one available for sale on its page
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BOOK – Circa 1906 – THE DOG BOOK by James Watson -Chow pages

I am thrilled to have finally obtained the following 5 Chow pages from this very rare publication entitled “The Dog Book”: A Popular History of the Dog, with Practical Information as to Care and Management of House, Kennel, and Exhibition Dogs; and Descriptions of all the Important Breeds. New York: Doubleday, Page, 1906. Two volumes.  […]

BOOK 1950 MAN MEETS DOG author Konrad Lorenz

ABOVE ORIGINAL ARTWORK by artist Germana Conca ©2004  “Konrad Lorenz con il suo Chow”  Watercolor and Pastel on paper Konrad Lorenz  (1903-1989) was an Austrian zoologist, regarded as one of the founders of modern ethology ..the study of animal behavior.  Thank you to my very helpful ChowTales friend and follower Jeff Austin for showing me […]

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.  […]

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