THE RETRIEVER: Its points; management; training and diseases. By Frank Townend Barton, M.R.C.V.S.

ND (1907) 1st edition. Small 8vo (124 x 190mm). Ppviii,121,ad. B/w photograph plates. Bevelled boards, green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt.

This is a comprehensive manual on retrievers for the sportsman. Illustrated with good-quality photograph plates of named animals. Chapters include: General management of retrievers; External parts and conformation; The Flat-Coated Retriever; The Labrador; The Curly-Coated Retriever; Management of the stud-dog; Care of the brood bitch and rearing puppies; Breaking retrievers; Liability of breakers and trainers; Diseases and injuries affecting retrievers; Some skin diseases; Diseases affecting the eyes; Wounds, bruises, sprains and fractures; Specific and allied diseases; Diseases of the respiratory organs; Some diseases affecting the brain and central nervous system; Disorders of the digestive apparatus; Diseases of the urinary organs.