Synopsis
The book titled ""The Pointer And His Predecessors: An Illustrated History Of The Pointing Dog From The Earliest Times"" is written by William Arkwright and was published in the year 1906. The book explores the history of pointing dogs, tracing their lineage through the ages, from the earliest times to the present day. The author provides a detailed account of the evolution of pointing dogs, their characteristics, and the role they have played in hunting and sporting activities over the centuries. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and drawings that showcase the various breeds of pointing dogs, their unique features, and their hunting skills.The book covers the development of different breeds of pointing dogs, including the English Pointer, the German Shorthaired Pointer, the Weimaraner, and the Vizsla, among others. The author also delves into the training and handling of pointing dogs, offering practical tips and advice to hunters and dog enthusiasts.Overall, ""The Pointer And His Predecessors"" is a comprehensive guide to the history and evolution of pointing dogs, and is an essential read for anyone interested in the world of hunting and sporting dogs.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Présentation de l'éditeur
The Pointer and his Pre-- decessors in its original form, a demand appears to have arisen for a cheaper, more portable edition, which shall be suitable for everyday use. To meet tlus demand the present volume has been designed, to synchronise if possible with a similar edition in French. It has been carefully revised throughout and a few additions have been made chiefly to the chapter on kennel management: otherwise it remains unaltered. The general arrangement is identical, with the exception that the descriptions of the illustrations, formerly in a separate chapter, have been distributed, so that each may be opposite the picture of which it treats; and the forty original plates have been reduced to twenty-two of the most apposite in order to make the book as compact as possible. After consideration, the chapter that deals with Shows and Working Trials has beoi left untouched because since 1901, 3ie year when it was written, there has been no appreciable change in the policy of the various canine Soaeties. One fresh subject alone seems to me to require con sideration. The late Mr. G. J. Cornish, in the course of a most thoughtful criticism of this book for Country Life, remarked, There is only one bed-rock subject whidi Mr. Arkwright does not discuss, and that is the history of the growth and transmission of the or habit of pointing. This omission not having been due to any cloudiness in my own mind as to the derivation of the phenomenon, I am now presenting my view of the subject without dunung for it any special originality.
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