818 - Caillard, P.

Caillard, P. Pointing Dogs: English Breeds. Training, Kennel Hygiene, with twelve watercolors drawn from life by Olivier de Penne and fifty vignettes by O. de Penne and P. Tavernier. Paris, J. Rothschild 1890. Landscape folio (37 x 49 cm.). Portfolio, VIII, 148 pp., with title in red and black and 50 vignettes, as well as 12 mounted chromolithographic plates (27.5 x 19.5 cm) with cover sheets. Contemporary half-linen folder. Thiébaud 147. - First edition. One of 1,650 numbered copies; with a hand-signed dedication by P. Caillard: “Offert au propriétaire du plus beau chien exposé à Chalamont … 14 Juillet 1893 Paul Caillard.” - The beautiful plates, based on watercolors, depict English hunting dogs: I. Young Duke II, Gordon Setter. - II. Snowdrift, Blue Belton Setter. - III. Bob, Setter, white and orange. - IV. Ion, Irish Setter. - V. Paris, Pointer. - VI. Boss II, male Pointer. - VII. Doll, white and lemon-colored Pointer (female). - VIII. Major-Done, Curly-Coated Retriever. - IX. Dash V., Sussex Spaniel, and Bustler, Clumber Spaniel. - X. Busy, Cocker Spaniel (and) Minnie, Cocker Spaniel (and) Signal, Water Spaniel. - XI. Beauty, Beagle (and) Cloudy, Beagle (and) Gamester, Beagle (and) Countness, Beagle. - XII. Lion, Chien de Nuit. - Dust jacket is dusty; closure ribbons are missing; text pages and cardboard inserts are partly slightly stained with brown spots; otherwise well-preserved and complete.