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and their journals are extensively and profitably circu- 

 lated. 



Knowing all this, I am sure that a great demand will 

 be found for so excellent and comprehensive a book as 

 this. The topics treated in this work, to wit : The origin 

 of breeds; their early history; development up to the pres- 

 ent standard; special characteristics; utility, excellences 

 and deficiencies; directions for training, for breeding, and 

 for kennel management; notes on diseases, with directions 

 and prescriptions for treatment of same; preparation for 

 bench show or field trial; the future of the breeds all 

 these are well selected and well treated. 



The special article on diseases and their treatment, by 

 one of the most eminent living authorities, is of itself a val- 

 uable addition to the library of the sportsman. 



I sincerely hope the book will meet with the cordial 

 reception it deserves. 



NEW YORK, June 26, 1890. 



