The Irish Wolfhound - A Dog Anthology (A Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic)

By Various

Tallest of all dogs and gentlest of giants, this ancient Irish hound once ran down wolves across the plains. This anthology gathers vintage writing and rare illustration celebrating a breed steeped in Celtic legend.

The Irish Wolfhound - A Dog Anthology brings together essays and breed accounts from scarce nineteenth-century sources, among them Vero Shaw's The Illustrated Book of the Dog (1879 - 1881), with plates after the dog artist Arthur Wardle. It traces the great coursing hound's history, its near-extinction and revival, and its enduring place beside the Deerhound and the Great Dane.

This edition features:

Vintage writing on the great Irish coursing houndPeriod illustration, including plates after Arthur WardleThe breed's history, decline, and celebrated revival

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140678771X
• ISBN13: 9781406787719
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Vintage Dog Book
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"