A REVIEW OF THE FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER. By Nancy Laughton. Second edition.

(1968) 1980 2nd edition. Small 8vo (123 x 192mm). Pp248. B/w photographs, bibliography, appendices. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

"A Review of the Flat-Coated Retriever first appeared as a limited edition in 1968 when it was published privately by the author to fulfill a much-needed requirement by what was then a narrow field of patrons of the Flat-coated Retriever. Since then the demand for the book has grown considerably ... [This] is the only authoritative book on the breed and deals with its evolution, beginning in the last half of the nineteenth century, and its varying fortunes to the present day. I also examine its relations to the other retriever breeds." Chapters include; Author's preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition by Mr. Wilson Stephens; The Flat-coat in particular; Male lines of descent 20th century; Declining fortunes; Present day kennels; The current breed standards and its amplification; Ancestors of the Flat-coated Retriever; Continuation of the male lines; List of references. Many appendices include; Breed clubs past and present, table of measurements, registration graphs, pedigree of Ch. Darenth, main male lines of descent, male lines of descent to present day dogs, oustanding Flat-coat bitches, yearly summary of notable dogs (1929-1967), field trial awards in breed stakes (1924 to present day), challenge certificate winner, field trial awards winners, Kennel Club registered affixes, clarification of Standard, notes on the Flat-coated Retriever by Mr. Read Flowers.