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NON-FICTION BOOKS WITH SHEEPDOG CONTENT

#00142 From the Glens to the Lowlands by Anderson, George Murray
1979 New Horizon, Bognor Regis, W. Sussex; First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent
Autobiography of a shepherd, farmer, and breeder of horses, dairy cattle, and Border Collies through nearly 8 decades of the 20th century.
$40.00 SOLD

#00347 Red Sky At Night by Barrington, John
1984 Michael Joseph Ltd., London (First edition)
Hardcover. Excellent
A year in the life of a shepherd in the hills where Rob Roy roamed. One of my favorite books, liberally peppered with lovely drawings by the author, plenty of working sheepdog descriptions, and esoterica such as naming his chapters with North Country sheep-counting terms.
$36.00 SALE $26.00

#00195a One Woman and Her Dog by Billingham, Viv
1984 First Edition, Patrick Stephens, Cambridge
Paper. Very Good -Excellent
Life and times of a 20th century shepherdess: autobiographical, training, judging, trialling, etc.
$25.00 SALE $20.00 SOLD

#00055 Tam, The Life and Death of a Dog by Bowman, Derek
1978 Gordon Wright Publishing, Scotland
Hardcover. Excellent, small tear on dust jacket at back
Diary of a Border Collie x Lab in Edinburgh
$20.00 SOLD

#00046 The Rising Arrow by Call, Hughie
1955 The Viking Press.
Hardcover. Very good, dust jacket a bit worn, pages a bit yellowed, no other damage.
Life on a sheep ranch in Montana in the 1950s
$20.00 SALE $16.00

SHEEPDOG TRAINING BOOKS
These, for the most part are old, out-of-print, or rare. We know there are many, many training books available today, but we do not stock them. Our interest in training books is purely from the historical viewpoint of a collector.

#00136 Rearing & Training a Sheep Dog by Broad, E.G.
1948 New Zealand Department of Agriculture, this edition 1954
Stapled. Excellent; staples rusty but no stains
A pamphlet; the dog pictured is a Border Collie
$60.00 SOLD

#00146 The Shepherd's Guide by Greig, Dr. J. Russell
1985 Robert Young & Co. Ltd., Glasgow
Paper. Good; some wear on covers
A guide to the diseases of sheep and the care and training of sheepdogs
$35.00 SALE $25.00

#00162 the Shepherd's Dogs by Hartley, C.W.G.
No date; second printing of first edition; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Australia and New Zealand
Hardcover. Very good; slight wear on dust jacket
Training and management of sheep dogs
$75.00 SALE $45.00

#00163 the Shepherd's Dogs by Hartley, C.W.G.
Orig. 1949, second edition 1956, this edition (third) 1967; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Australia and New Zealand
Hardcover. Very good, slight wear on dust jacket, fading on covers
Training and management of sheep dogs
$55.00 SALE $45.00 SOLD

#00164 the Shepherd's Dogs by Hartley, C.W.G.
No date; second printing of first edition; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Australia and New Zealand
Hardcover. Good, protected dust jacket has some staining, fading; covers slightly worn on edges.
Training and management of sheep dogs
$60.00 SALE $45.00

#00165 the Shepherd's Dogs by Hartley, C.W.G.
Orig. 1949; this edition (second) 1959; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Australia and New Zealand
Hardcover. Excellent, little or no wear on either dust jacket or covers
Training and management of sheep dogs
$65.00 SOLD

#00166 the Shepherd's Dogs by Hartley, C.W.G.
Orig. 1949, this edition (second) 1956); Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Australia and New Zealand
Hardcover. Good; much wear & tear on dust jacket, dust jacket glued to covers damaging covers; pages are in excellent cond.
Training and management of sheep dogs
$60.00 SALE $45.00

#00167 the Shepherd's Dogs by Hartley, C.W.G.
No date; first edition; Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., Australia and New Zealand
Hardcover. Good; no dust jacket, some fading & wear on covers.
Training and management of sheep dogs
$75.00 SOLD

#00189 The Farmer's Dog by Holmes, John
1960 Popular Dogs, London; First Edition
Hardcover. Very good; wear & tear on dust jacket; some minor staining on beginning pages.
Herding training book, long the "bible" in the 60s & 70s
$40.00 SALE $30.00

#00189a The Farmer's Dog by Holmes, John
First published 1960 Popular Dogs, London; this edition 1966
Hardcover. Excellent; no dustjacket; slight white stains on front cover.
Herding training book, long the "bible" in the 60s & 70s
$30.00 SOLD

#00190 The Farmer's Dog by Holmes, John
Revised edition 1963, Popular Dogs, London
Hardcover. Excellent; no dust jacket
Herding training book, long the "bible" in the 60s & 70s
$30.00 SOLD

#00057 Sheep Dog Training Explained by Hunter, R.G.
1983 Self published
Paper. Very good
Training methods of Ian Hunter
$50.00 SALE $40.00

#00100 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
Orig. 1978, this edition 1989 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks.
Paper. Excellent, very little wear
Sheepdog training book
$25.00 SOLD

#00101 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
Orig. 1978, this edition 1989 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks.
Paper. Excellent, appears new
Sheepdog training book
$25.00 SOLD

#00102 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
Orig. 1978, this edition 1989 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks.
Paper. Excellent, appears new
Sheepdog training book
$25.00 SOLD

#00103 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
Orig. 1978, this edition 1989 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks.
Paper. Excellent, appears new
Sheepdog training book
$25.00 SALE $15.00

#00104 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
Orig. 1978, this edition 1989 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks.
Paper. Excellent, appears new
Sheepdog training book
$25.00 SALE $15.00

#00105 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
Orig. 1978, this edition 1989 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks.
Paper. Excellent, appears new
Sheepdog training book
$25.00 SALE $15.00

#00106 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
Orig. 1978, this edition 1989 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks.
Paper. Excellent, appears new
Sheepdog training book
$25.00 SALE $15.00

#00107 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
Orig. 1978, this edition 1989 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks.
Paper. Excellent, appears new
Sheepdog training book
$25.00 SALE $15.00

#00108 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
Orig. 1978, this edition 1989 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks.
Paper. Excellent, appears new
Sheepdog training book
$25.00 SALE $15.00

#00109 Sheepdogs At Work by Iley, Tony
1978 Dalesman Books, Clapham, Yorks. First Edition
Paper. Good, some wear on covers
Sheepdog training book
$35.00 SALE $30.00

#00371 A Way of Life, Sheepdog Training, Handling and Trialling by Jones, H. Glyn
1987 Farming Press Ltd., Ipswichj, UK, this edition 1988
Hardcover. Excellent, appears new.
A history of the breed, autobiography, and training book by the renound Welsh sheepdog trialist, H. Glyn Jones.
$45.00 SALE $35.00

#00369b thru hTraining A Stockdog--For Beginners by Karrasch, R.J. "Dick"
1985 by R.J. Karrasch, Vandiver, Alabama.
Paper. New, in excellent condition
A small book packed with all the useful information a beginner needs by the late American triallist, Dick Karrasch, with clear illustrations by Jim Tucker and Calvester Johnson. We have 9 copies available.
$9.00 ea. SALE $7.00 ea.

#00129a South African Sheepdogs, Training & Trials by Kingwill, Con & Brenda Munitich
1985 Wescot Printing Co. Ltd., Ladysmith, S.A.
Hardcover. Excellent; like new with just a little "rippling" on the dust jacket
The training and history of sheepdogs in South Africa.
$75.00 SALE $50.00 SOLD

#00352 Training and Working Dogs For Quiet Confident Control of Stock by Lithgow, Scott
1981 by U. of Queensland Press; this edition 1991
Paper. Excellent; possibly never read; just some minor dirt stains around edges of book.
$20.00 SOLD

#00117a Your Sheep Dog and It's Training by Longton, Tim and Edward Hart
1969 Alan Exley Ltd., Netherfield, First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent; some fading on spine; very minor staining inside front cover.
Classic training manual for working sheep dogs. This is the original book that eventually grew into the classic The Sheep Dog and It's Work and Training
$40.00 SALE $25.00

#00117b The Sheep Dog and It's Work and Training by Longton, Tim and Edward Hart
1976 David & Charles, London; this, the sixth printing, 1981.
Hardcover. Excellent, like new
Classic training manual for working sheep dogs.
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00122 A Practical Guide to Handling Dogs & Stock by Mills, A.R, W.V. McIntyre, & S.F. Herbert
1964 A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne
Hardcover. Very good; dust jacket a bit worn
Title self explanatory; Australia & New Zealand.
$50.00 SOLD

#00122a A Practical Guide to Handling Dogs & Stock by Mills, A.R, W.V. McIntyre, & S.F. Herbert
1964 A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne
Hardcover. Very good; dustjacket a bit worn
Title self explanatory; Australia & New Zealand.
$50.00 SALE $40.00

#00001 The Farm Dog, A Beginner's Guide by Quarton, Marjorie
Self published.
Paper. Good, some staining at top edge.
Small book on how to buy/care for farm dog
$9.00 SALE $7.00 SOLD

#00184 Practical Stockdog Training by Scott, Bill
None
Stapled. Good
Companion guide to the Practical Stockdog Training video.
$5.00 SALE $3.00 SOLD

#00003 Sheepdog Training, An All Breed Apprch by Taggart, Mari
1986 Alpine Publications, Colorado.
Hardcover. Very good, slight warping to pages
Training book
$30.00 SALE $20.00

#00355 Working Sheep Dogs, Management & Training by Templeton, John
1988 The Crowood Press; this edition 1995
Hardcover. Excellent, brand new. A training book from a well known and respected sheepdog trialist.
$35.00 SALE $30.00 SOLD

FICTION WITH SHEEPDOG CONTENT

#00187 Cattle Dog by Atwater, Montgomery M.
1954 Random House, New York, First Edition
Hardcover. Fair; some wear & tear on protected dust jacket; top edge of book dirty; some pages looked nibbled in their upper front corner.
Fiction: "A story of the West...of a lone boy and his faithful dog guarding a thousand head of cattle on the range."
$60.00 SOLD

#00187a Cattle Dog by Atwater, Montgomery M.
1954 Random House, New York, First Edition
Hardcover. Fair; Was a library book; cover is stained, a little beat-up at corners, and repaired at spine; binding is tight but pages 21/22 and 23/24 are torn away from binding at top; some minor staining on some pages.
Fiction: "A story of the West...of a lone boy and his faithful dog guarding a thousand head of cattle on the range."
$60.00 SOLD

#00138a Taff the Sheepdog by Berrisford, Judith M.
1949 University of London Press Ltd., London; First Edtion
Hardcover. Good. No dustjacket. Some staining on front cover, but little wear, boards only very slightly warped. Binding is tight and pages are in excellent condition with only minor staining on some pages.
Taff, a sheepdog, goes from small pup to trials champion, with many adventures in between. Illustrated by G.W.Barrington, Taff is portrayed as a black and white collie of the original Lassie type. Interestingly, this volume was owned by a boy in Scotland who printed in pencil inside the cover: "STUART LAUCHLAN, P7, COMRIE PRIMARY SCHOOL"
$40.00 SALE $32.00

#00138b Taff the Sheepdog by Berrisford, Judith M.
1949 University of London Press Ltd., London; First Edtion
Hardcover. Excellent, like new, with only some extremely minor staining on top edge of book and a few pages; dustjacketin excellent condition.
Taff, a sheepdog, goes from small pup to trials champion, with many adventures in between. Illustrated by G.W.Barrington, Taff is portrayed as a black and white collie of the original Lassie type.
$50.00 SALE $32.00

#00139a Taff the Sheepdog by Berrisford, Judith M.
1937 Hodder & Stoughton; this edition 1971 University of London Press Ltd., London
Hardcover. Very good; no dustjacket so minor staining on covers and front board very slightly warped, otherwise in excellent condition.
Taff, a sheepdog, goes from small pup to trials champion, with many adventures in between. llustrated by G.W.Barrington, Taff portrayed as black/white collie of Lassie type.
$40.00 SALE $32.00

#00140a S.O.S. for Sheepdog Taff by Berrisford, Judith M.
1963 Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London; first edition.
Hardcover. Excellent; dust jacket has little wear
Taff has to fetch help when his master is swept away by a flooded river. This one, illustrated by David Rook, has Taff looking more like a Border Collie
$60.00 SALE $32.00

#00141a Son of Taff by Berrisford, Judith M.
1959 U. of London Press Ltd., London; first edition.
Hardcover. Very good; protected dustcover has slight wear and tear, and a child has colored a small portion of the frontispiece illustrations with colored pencils--but she stayed in the lines!
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam. When three children are trapped in a pot-hole, Glen has to live up to his sire's reputation and help rescue them.
$40.00 SALE $32.00

#00374 Rab and His Friends by Brown, Dr. John
First published 1906; this edition 1934 by Everyman's Library/Dent/Dutton, London/New York.
Hardcover. Very good; dustjacket intact with only slight wearing on edges; binding tight; pages in excellent condition with only some staining on the edges.
A collection of short stories about dogs, several about sheepdogs, including one very lovely one about a working collie who steals off periodically to work sheep in the stockyards.
$25.00 SALE $15.00

#00374a Rab and His Friends by Brown, Dr. John
First Edition,1902 by Rand, McNally & Company, London, New York, Chicago.
Hardcover. Very good; no dustjacket, but only slight wear on the covers and spine. This edition has a picture of Dr. Brown as frontispiece, a dedication to Dr. Brown by Robert Louis Stevenson, and is illustrated by Angus MacNonall.
A collection of short stories or essays about dogs, several about sheepdogs, including one very lovely one about a working collie who steals off periodically to work sheep in the stockyards.
$40.00 SALE $30.00 SOLD

#00037 The Island of Sheep by Buchan, John
1936 Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London First Edition
Hardcover. Good. Binding inside covers loosish
Fiction
$75.00 SALE $60.00

#00037a The Island of Sheep by Buchan, John
1936 Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London First Edition
Hardcover. Very Good. Binding tight, pages excellent, was a library book.
Fiction.
$75.00 SALE $60.00

#00038a The Island of Sheep by Buchan, John
1936 Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London; this edition 1938 Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, London, etc.
Paper. Good. Slight wear and tear on covers.
Fiction. This book was made into a TV series in England in the '80s
$25.00 SALE $15.00

#00119 Treasury of Great Dog Stories by Caras, Roger (Ed.)
1987 Dutton, New York; this edition 1993 Galahad Books, New York.
Hardcover. Excellent. Like new. No wear on dust jacket.
29 dog stories by great author's such as John Muir, O. Henry, Albert Payson Terhune, Zane Grey, Eric Knight, and others.
$30.00 SALE $15.00

#00032 Dusty by Davison, Frank Dalby
1946 Angus and Robertson, Sydney, London, this a 1972 edition.
Hardcover. Excellent, dust jacket & pages show no wear
Fiction, story of an Australian Kelpie
$40.00 SALE $35.00

#00033 Dusty by Davison, Frank Dalby
1946 Angus and Robertson, Sydney, London. First Edition
Hardcover. Very Good; no dust jacket, cover slightly worn, pages show little or no wear.
Fiction, story of an Australian Kelpie
$60.00 SALE $32.50

#00033a Dusty by Davison, Frank Dalby
1946 Angus and Robertson, Sydney, London. First Edition
Hardcover. Good; no dustjacket, some slight wear on covers; discoloring of edges.
Fiction, story of an Australian Kelpie
$45.00 SALE $32.50

#00033b Dusty by Davison, Frank Dalby
1946 Angus and Robertson, Sydney, London. First Edition
Hardcover. Very good; no dustjacket, some slight wear on edges of covers; very slight staining on edges of book and some pages.
Fiction, story of an Australian Kelpie
$45.00 SALE $32.50

#00045 Dog of the Storm by Dudley, Ernest
1979 Frederick Muller Ltd., London; First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent; dust jacket
Fiction? Story of a deaf sheepdog.
$30.00 SOLD

#00096 Tail Up, The Story of "Manna", Personality Dog by Evans, Sylvia
1944 Self published?
Hardcover. Very good.
True? stories written from the point of view of Manna, a kelpie.
$55.00 SOLD

#00095 Flash, the Sheep Dog by Fidler, Kathleen
1965 Lutterworth Press, this edition 1986 Canongate Publishing Ltd., Reading UK
Paper. Poor. The back cover and corner of the last 15 pages have been chewed by a dog. The story is still completely readable.
Fiction; Tom is an orphan who goes to live on his uncle's farm, where he finds a new home and a wonderful sheepdog who become a champion.
$10.00 SOLD

#00154 A Dog At His Heel by Finger, Charles J.
1937 George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, Bombay, Sydney, First Edition
Hardcover. Good; some staining/fading on covers; binding a bit loose in some places; pages in good condition.
Fiction. The story of Jock, an Australian sheep-dog and what befell him and his companions on a Great Drive
$45.00 SALE $25.00

#00154a A Dog At His Heel by Finger, Charles J.
1937 George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, Bombay, Sydney, First Edition
Hardcover. Very Good; dust jacket heavily worn and stained, torn in places; but the book itself is in excellent condition.
Fiction. The story of Jock, an Australian sheep-dog and what befell him and his companions on a Great Drive
$50.00 SALE $25.00

#00155 A Dog At His Heel by Finger, Charles J.
1937 George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, Bombay, Sydney, First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent
Fiction. The story of Jock, an Australian sheep-dog and what befell him and his companions on a Great Drive
$50.00 SALE $25.00

#00155a A Dog At His Heel by Finger, Charles J.
1936 The John C. Winston Company, First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent, like new.
Fiction. The story of Jock, an Australian sheep-dog and what befell him and his companions on a Great Drive
$50.00 SOLD

#00155b A Dog At His Heel by Finger, Charles J.
1936 The John C. Winston Company, First Edition
Hardcover. Very good. Minor fading on spine, extremely minor staining on front cover and around edges of book
Fiction. The story of Jock, an Australian sheep-dog and what befell him and his companions on a Great Drive
$45.00 SALE $25.00

#00155c A Dog At His Heel by Finger, Charles J.
1936 The John C. Winston Company, First Edition
Hardcover. Good. Some fading and wear on corners of covers and spine; staining on edges of book, inside covers, and on some pages. Otherwise pages in good condition. Was a library book. The loose cover was repaired.
Fiction. The story of Jock, an Australian sheep-dog and what befell him and his companions on a Great Drive
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00348 Kelley of the Triune by Georgetta, Clel
1979 Venture Publishing Company, Ltd., Reno, Nevada.
Hardcover. Excellent--brand new with protected dustjacket.
A true story (but written in a "fictional" way) of a Border Collie pup owned by the author when he farmed sheep and cattle in Nevada.
$40.00 SOLD

#00345 Great Working Dog Stories by Goode, Angela & Mike Hayes
First published 1990 by the Australian Broadcasting Company. This is the 6th reprinting in 1993.
Paper. Very good. A collection of stories sent into a radio program in Australia by the owners of the working dogs.
$20.00 (I will sell the pair (00345 and 00346) for $35.00)
SALE $16.00 (the pair for $30.00)

#00346 More Great Working Dog Stories by Goode, Angela
1992 by the Australian Broadcasting Company.
Paper. Very good. A collection of stories sent into a radio program in Australia by the owners of the working dogs.
$20.00 (I will sell the pair (00345 and 00346) for $35.00)
SALE $16.00 (the pair for $30.00)

#00157 Watch, Shepherd of the Range by Hastings, Howard L.
1939 Cupples & Leon Company, New York. First edition.
Hardcover. Good; some fading/staining on covers, pages in excellent condition except for tear on bottom of Foreword page.
Fiction; the adventures of a working sheepdog in the American West. Illustrated by the author.
$35.00 SALE $20.00 SOLD

#00157a Watch, Shepherd of the Range by Hastings, Howard L.
1939 Cupples & Leon Company, New York. First edition.
Hardcover. Good; some fading/staining/wear on covers, but pages in excellent condition and binding is tight.
Fiction; the adventures of a working sheepdog in the American West. Illustrated by the author.
$25.00 SOLD

#00158 Watch, Shepherd of the Range by Hastings, Howard L.
1939 Cupples & Leon Company, New York. First edition.
Hardcover. Very good.
Fiction; the adventures of a working sheepdog in the American West. Illustrated by the author.
$40.00 SALE $20.00

#00158a Watch, Shepherd of the Range by Hastings, Howard L.
1939 Cupples & Leon Company, New York. First edition.
Hardcover. Very good. Little wear on covers except for a "wound" where a sharp object hit in the middle of the front cover. Binding is tight and pages are in excellent condition.
Fiction; the adventures of a working sheepdog in the American West. Illustrated by the author.
$35.00 SALE $20.00 SOLD

#00159a Watch, Shepherd of the Range by Hastings, Howard L.
1939 Cupples & Leon Company, New York; First Edition
Hardcover. Very good. A little ware/staining on covers Binding is tight and pages are in excellent condition.
Fiction; the adventures of a working sheepdog in the American West.
$35.00 SALE $20.00

#00188a Kelpie, a Scottish Sheepdog by Knowles, Cecilia
1958 Evans Brothers Limited, London; First Edition
Hardcover. Good. Some staining on front cover, book slightly warped.
Fiction: The story of a Border Collie trained to be a working sheepdog; training instructions are given in detail in this book as the author intends it to be used as a training manual as well.
$30.00 SALE $20.00

#00094 Towser, Sheep Dog by Lamond, Henry G.
1955 E.P. Dutton and Co. Inc, New York
Hardcover. Excellent; protected dust jacket
Fiction; takes place on an Australian sheep station at the turn of the 20th century. Towser was a real dog, owned by the author.
$40.00 SALE $30.00 SOLD

#00094a Towser, Sheep Dog by Lamond, Henry G.
1955 E.P. Dutton and Co. Inc, New York
Hardcover. Very good; was a library book.
Fiction; takes place on an Australian sheep station at the turn of the 20th century. Towser was a real dog, owned by the author.
$35.00 SALE $30.00

#00094bTowser, Sheep Dog by Lamond, Henry G.
1955 E.P. Dutton and Co. Inc, New York
Hardcover. Good; was a library book; cover beat-up
Fiction; takes place on an Australian sheep station at the turn of the 20th century. Towser was a real dog, owned by the author.
$30.00 SOLD

#00029 Beth, A Sheep Dog by Lewis, Ernest
A First Edition, 1934 E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York
Hardcover. Good, some staining and damage to covers, pages in good condition.
Fiction, takes place in the Pennines in England
$65.00 SALE $45.00

#00029a Beth, A Sheep Dog by Lewis, Ernest
A First Edition, 1934 E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York
Hardcover. Good, some staining and damage to covers, pages in good condition.
Fiction, takes place in the Pennines in England
$65.00 SALE $50.00

#00029b Beth, A Sheep Dog by Lewis, Ernest
First published 1934, this edition 1985 by Boydell and Brewer, Ltd., Suffolk, UK
Paper. Excellent, looks like it hasn't even been read; slight yellowing around edges of book.
Fiction, takes place in the Pennines in England
$25.00 SOLD

#00029c Beth, A Sheep Dog by Lewis, Ernest
A First Edition, 1934 E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York
Hardcover. Good, some wear on covers, binding is tight, pages in good condition.
Fiction, takes place in the Pennines in England
$65.00 SALE $45.00

#00012 A Place by the Fire by MacKellar, William
1966 Weekly Reader Book Club, New York; First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent
Fiction, a boy saves an elderly sheepdog from being put to sleep.
$30.00 SALE $20.00

#00012a A Place by the Fire by MacKellar, William
1966 Weekly Reader Book Club, New York; First Edition
Hardcover. Good. small tear on protected dustjacket, slight wear on edges of cover; black marker line on bottom of book. Pages in good cond.
Fiction, a boy saves an elderly sheepdog from being put to sleep.
$20.00 SALE $15.00

#00012b A Place by the Fire by MacKellar, William
1966 Weekly Reader Book Club, New York; First Edition
Hardcover. Very good.
Fiction, a boy saves an elderly sheepdog from being put to sleep.
$20.00 SALE $15.00

#00007 Nop's Trials by McCaig, Donald
1984 Lyons & Burford, New York, New York
Paper. Good, some puckering on cov.
Fiction, about a BC stolen and recovered
$13.00 SALE $12.50

#00008 Nop's Trials by McCaig, Donald
1984 Lyons & Burford, New York, New York
Paper. Excellent: New
Fiction, about a BC stolen and recovered
$25.00 SALE $12.50

#00021a Midget, The Tale of a Border Collie by McCulloch, John Herries
1976 Robert Dinwiddie & Co. Ltd., Dumfries; First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent; some minor wear on spine.
Fiction, with many true facts about BCs by the man who knew so much about them.
$95.00 SOLD

#00030a Tat, the Story of a NZ Sheep Dog by McNaughton, Neil
1970 Collins Bros. & Co. Ltd., Aukland, NZ; First Edition
Hardcover. Very good; some wear & tear on dustjacket
Fiction, takes place in South Island, NZ
$30.00 SALE $20.00

#00030b Tat, the Story of a NZ Sheep Dog by McNaughton, Neil
First published 1970 William Collins, Aukland, NZ; this edition 1974 by Fontana Silver Fern, Auckland and London.
Paper. Very good; some wear on cover
Fiction, takes place in South Island, NZ
$15.00 SALE $10.00 SOLD

#00091 Chummy, The Story of a Champion by Munitich, Brenda
1986 De Jager-Haum, Pretoria; First Edition
Hardcover. Very good; no dust jacket, some staining on covers
Fiction: a young girl is given a Border Collie pup to train for "jumping" (obed/agility), but she gives the dog to a sheep farmer because of his strong herding instincts.
$30.00 SOLD

#00092 Tuff Guy by Munitich, Brenda
1992 De Jager-Haum, Pretoria
Paper. Excellent
Fiction; Tuff Guy is a dolphin, the sheepdog is Buddy, and there is magic going on.
$20.00 SOLD

#00344 The Galloway Shepherd by Niall, Ian
First published 1970 by William Heinemann Ltd.; this edition 1971 by Readers Union Ltd.
Hardcover. Excellent, appears new, with a dustjacket.
A series of anecdotes about a sheep farmer from the area in which the author grew up, the "Gallowa' Hills" in southwest Scotland.
$40.00 SOLD

#00004 Bob, Son of Battle by Ollivant, Alfred
Original publication date 1898 by Doubleday, Page & Co. This is a Garden City Publishing later edition, illustrated by Marguerite Kirmse with some color illustration, including a painting of Bob on the cover. Bob looks like a Border Collie-type dog in this edition, possibly a blue merle.
Hardcover. Fair, binding loose, some staining
Fiction, story of Bob, the Grey Dog of Kenmuir
$45.00 SALE $30.00

#00004a Bob, Son of Battle by Ollivant, Alfred
Original publication date 1898 by Doubleday, Page & Co. This is a Grosset & Dunlap later edition, illustrated. Bob looks like a Border Collie-type dog in this edition, possibly a blue merle.
Hardcover. Fair; binding tight, but cover in poor condition with staining and much wear; pages in good condition but very yellowed and darkened on edges.
Fiction, story of Bob, the Grey Dog of Kenmuir
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00004c Bob, Son of Battle by Ollivant, Alfred
Original publication date 1898 by Doubleday & McClure Co. This edition 1904 by Doubleday, Page & Co.
Hardcover. Very good; the rear joint is starting to crack but the rest of the book is in very good condition; Illustrated by 24 black and white photographs by A. Radclyffe Dugmore. which are all in place and tight.
Fiction, story of Bob, the Grey Dog of Kenmuir.
$30.00 SOLD

#00004d Bob, Son of Battle by Ollivant, Alfred
Original publication date 1898 by Doubleday & McClure Co. This edition published during WWII by Grosset & Dunlop by arrangement with Doubleday, Doran & Co.
Hardcover. Good; binding , some wear on edges; pages yellowed to some extent. Black and white llustrations throughout the book.
Fiction, story of Bob, the Grey Dog of Kenmuir.
$30.00 SALE $20.00

#00201 Toby on the Sheep Drive by Phelps, Margaret
1949 MacCrae Smith Company, Philadelphia
Hardcover. Very good; appears brand new, but some light pencil writing on a few pages
Fiction: A 13 year boy hires on for a sheep drive in Arizona, and his adventures.
$30.00 SOLD

#00202 Six and Silver by Phipson, Joan
1954 Angus and Robertson, Sydney, London (first edition)
Hardcover. Very good; some wear & tear on the protected dust cover, some minor staining on the covers, pages in ex. cond.
Fiction: Five young people and a guide go on a camping expedition to the Karkoo Ranges of Australia, and with them comes Silver, a sheep-dog, who "has a more important part to play than any of them when calamity overtakes them..."
$30.00 SALE $20.00

#00001a No Harp Like My Own by Quarton, Marjorie
1989 Fontana/Collins. Paper. Good, some wear due to reading.
A young man leaves his home in Ireland for the sheep farms of Yorkshire, and there he must overcome some hardship, with the help of Border Collie, Meg. A modern tale.
$6.00 SALE $4.00

#00192 Craig of the Welsh Hills by Saunders, Roy
1958, this edition 1960, Oldbourne, London
Hardcover. Very good; some fading and staining on spine.
Fiction: Craig, a sheep-dog, escapes into the hills during a car accident and becomes a rough killer. Illustrated by the author.
$40.00 SALE $30.00

#00192a Craig of the Welsh Hills by Saunders, Roy
1958, this edition 1960, Oldbourne, London
Hardcover. Very good; dustjacet shows minor wear; cover and pages in good cond. except for some staining and small holes on pages 11 through 15 from removed staples that were in the margins.
Fiction: Craig, a sheep-dog, escapes into the hills during a car accident and becomes a rough killer. Illustrated by the author.
$40.00 SALE $30.00

#00192b Craig of the Welsh Hills by Saunders, Roy
1958 Oldbourne, London, first edition
Hardcover. Good; protected dustjacet shows minor wear and tear; cover and pages in good cond. except for some staining on the end papers and edges.
Fiction: Craig, a sheep-dog, escapes into the hills during a car accident and becomes a rough killer. Illustrated by the author.
$40.00 SALE $30.00

#00200 Old Ramon by Schaefer, Jack
1960 Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Paper. Excellent (front page loose)
Fiction: Old Ramon is a shepherd of the Plains who takes in a boy and teaches him everything he knows, including herding with dogs.
$15.00 SOLD

#00366 One Dog And His Man by Silvey-Jex Partnership, The
1999 by Dalesman Press; this edition 2005.
Paper. Excellent, appears brand new.
Cartoons of shepherd, sheep, and sheepdog.
$5.00 SALE $2.50

#00366a One Dog And His Man by Silvey-Jex Partnership, The
1999 by Dalesman Press; this edition 2005.
Paper. Excellent, appears brand new.
Cartoons of shepherd, sheep, and sheepdog.
$5.00 SOLD

#00168 Rex by Stranger, Joyce
1967 Harvill Press Ltd. London; First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent; like new, with protected dust jacket
Rex is born in the wild and is trained to be a champion sheepdog by the man that finds him.
$50.00 SALE $25.00

#00168a Rex by Stranger, Joyce
1967 Harvill Press Ltd. London; First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent; very slight wear on protected dustjacket
Rex is born in the wild and is trained to be a champion sheepdog by the man that finds him.
$50.00 SALE $25.00

#00168b Rex by Stranger, Joyce
Originally1967 Harvill Press Ltd. This edition (7th paperback) 1982 Corgi Books, London
Paper. Excellent; may not have been read at all.
Rex is born in the wild and is trained to be a champion sheepdog by the man that finds him.
$15.00 SALE $12.50

#00170 Rex by Stranger, Joyce
1968 The Viking Press, New York
Hardcover. Good; dust jacket very worn & torn; some fading/puckering on spine; covers in good cond., pages in ex. cond.
Rex is born in the wild and is trained to be a champion sheepdog by the man that finds him.
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00170a Rex by Stranger, Joyce
1968 The Viking Press, New York
Hardcover. Very good; some wear & tear on dustjacket
Rex is born in the wild and is trained to be a champion sheepdog by the man that finds him.
$35.00 SALE $25.00

#00171 Rex by Stranger, Joyce
1967 Harvill Press Ltd. London; First Edition
Hardcover. Very good; dust jacket very worn & torn; covers, pages, binding all in ex. cond.
Rex is born in the wild and is trained to be a champion sheepdog by the man that finds him.
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00171a Rex by Stranger, Joyce
1967 Harvill Press Ltd. London; First Edition
Hardcover. Very good; dustjacket stained and worn; covers, pages, binding all in ex. cond.
Rex is born in the wild and is trained to be a champion sheepdog by the man that finds him.
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00172 Flash by Stranger, Joyce
1976, this edition 1978, Corgi Books, London
Paper. Very good
Fiction: an orphan boy adopts a runt Border Collie, and is then separated from him.
$15.00 SALE $12.50

#00172a Spy, The No-Good Pup by Stranger, Joyce
1989 J.M. Den & Sons Ltd., London, first edition, signed by author. Beautiful ly illustrated by Terry Riley
Hardcover. Excellent condition, like new with protected dustjacket
Fiction: Spy, an intelligent but sometimes wayward sheepdog born on a smallholding in Wales, has to prove his worth.
$50.00 SALE $25.00 SOLD

#00172b Spy, The No-Good Pup by Stranger, Joyce
1989 J.M. Den & Sons Ltd., London, first edition. Beautiful ly illustrated by Terry Riley
Hardcover. Excellent condition, like new with protected dustjacket
Fiction: Spy, an intelligent but sometimes wayward sheepdog born on a smallholding in Wales, has to prove his worth.
$50.00 SALE $25.00 SOLD

#00077 Sit, The Jolly Collie Book by Woods, G.E.
1989 Browns, Glendale, Isle of Skye
Paper. Excellent
Humor/cartoons
$6.00 SOLD

#00078 The Crofter's Cartoon Book, Vol. I by Woods, G.E.
1988 Browns, Glendale, Isle of Skye
Paper. Excellent
Humor/cartoons
$6.00 SOLD

#00079 The Crofter's Cartoon Book, Vol. II by Woods, G.E.
1989 Browns, Glendale, Isle of Skye
Paper. Excellent
Humor/cartoons
$6.00 SOLD

Above, James Cole's "Where Have You Been"

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE WITH SHEEPDOG CONTENT
There is much overlap between this section and the one on fiction with sheepdog content. Most of the books in this section are for younger children than the ones in the section above, but they appeal equally to collectors.

#00056 The Monday Sheepdog by Baker, Ivy
1987 Angus & Robertson Publishers, London
Paper. Excellent; brand new, hasn't been read
Children's lit. A boy and his sheepdog in Aus.
$15.00 SOLD

#00010 A Dog For Davie's Hill by Bice, Clare
1956 the MacMillan Co., New York, 1957 Children's Book Club edition
Hardcolver. Good. Dustjacket a little worn.
Fiction. Davie gets a dog from an old beggar and turns him into a champion sheepdog.
$30.00 SALE $15.00 SOLD

#00010 A Dog For Davie's Hill by Bice, Clare
1956 the MacMillan Co., New York, 1957 Children's Book Club edition
Hardcolver. Good. Dustjacket missing; slight wear on edges of covers; binding tight and pages in good condition but very yellowed.
Fiction. Davie gets a dog from an old beggar and turns him into a champion sheepdog.
$20.00 SALE $15.00

#00009 A Dog for Davie's Hill by Bice, Clare
1956 the MacMillan Co., New York, 1957 Children's Book Club edition
Hardcover. Excellent. Protected dust jacket a little worn.
Fiction. Davie gets a dog from an old beggar and turns him into a champion sheepdog.
$30.00 SALE $15.00 SOLD

#00009a A Dog for Davie's Hill by Bice, Clare
1956 the MacMillan Co., New York, 1957 Children's Book Club edition
Hardcover. Excellent. Dustjacket in perfect condition. Pages a little yellowed and smelling from mildew, but otherwise appear untouched.
Fiction. Davie gets a dog from an old beggar and turns him into a champion sheepdog.
$30.00 SALE $15.00

#00050 Shadow, the Sheep-Dog by Blyton, Enid
4th edition 1947 George Newnes Ltd., London
Hardcover. Very good, no dust jacket, slight wearing on bottom of spine, crayon markings inside back cover.
Children's lit. Story of a boy and his dog.
$30.00 SOLD

#00061 Chalou by Carlson, Natalie Savage
1967 Harper & Row, New York & London, illustrated by George Loh; First Edition
Hardcover. Very good. Very slight wear on cover.
Children's lit. Chalou is a livestock guardian dog in France in this Lassie-come-home-type story.
$20.00 SALE $10.00

#00064 Private Pepper Comes Home by Cavanah, Frances & Ruth Cromer Weir
Orig. 1945; this edition 1947 Albert Whitman & Co. Chicago.
Hard. Very good. Very slight wear on edges of spine.
Children's lit. Pepper, a sable Collie, returns from the war and is reunited with his family.
$35.00 SOLD

#00039 Jock's Island by Coatsworth, Elizabeth
1963 The Viking Press, New York; First Edtion
Hardcover. Good, some repair done, protected dust jacket in good cond.
Children's lit., story of a loyal collie on Tristan de Cunha during a volcanic eruption.
$40.00 SALE $30.00 SOLD

#00039a Jock's Island by Coatsworth, Elizabeth
1963 The Viking Press, New York; First Edtion
Hardcover. Very Good, no dustjacket.
Children's lit., story of a loyal collie on Tristan de Cunha during a volcanic eruption.
$40.00 SALE $30.00

#00040 Jock's Island by Coatsworth, Elizabeth
1963 The Viking Press, New York; First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent. Dustjacket shows minimal wear
Children's lit., story of a loyal collie on Tristan de Cunha during a volcanic eruption.
$40.00 SALE $30.00

#00041 Jock's Island by Coatsworth, Elizabeth
1963 The Viking Press, New York. First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent. Dustjacket shows minimal wear
Children's lit., story of a loyal collie on Tristan de Cunha during a volcanic eruption.
$40.00 SALE $30.00

#00042 Jock's Island by Coatsworth, Elizabeth
1963 The Viking Press, New York. First Edition
Hardcover. Excellent. No dust jacket, but same painting on cover as on the dust jackets of others.
Children's lit., story of a loyal collie on Tristan de Cunha during a volcanic eruption.
$40.00 SALE $30.00

#00143 Double or Nothing by Erickson, Phoebe
1958 Harper & Brothers, New York; First Edition
Hardcover. Fair. Lots of scribbling in the front and back of the book, and a couple of pages look nibbled. Wear on the spine. Pages are in good cond. however.
The delightful story of two children who discover a pair of runaway Border Collies and the adventures they have luring them in.
$30.00 SALE $20.00

#00095a Turk, the Border Collie by Fidler, Kathleen
First published in 1975; this edition 1993 by Canongate Press Ltd, Edinburgh.
Paper. Excellent. A "Lassie-Come-Home-type" of story, Turk is sent away after his master dies, but he runs away and tries to get home again. Based on a true story. Illustrated by Mary Dinsdale. $10.00 SALE $5.00

#00356 Charlie and Tess by Hall, Martin
Original 1995 by Magi Publications, London; this edition 1996 by Little Tiger Press, WI
Hardcover. Excellent--brand new.
Delightfully illustrated by Catherine Walters, this book is about an orphan lamb, Charlie, raised by the farm's Border Collie, Tess. A la Babe, Charlie still thinks he's a sheepdog after he grows up and eventually, with the skills he learned from Tess, he saves the day.
$30.00 SALE $25.00

Right, an 1882 print of a child feeding a lamb with two sheepdogs watching.

#00384 Farm Animals by Helweg, Hans
1978 by author; this (abridged) edition 1983 Random House Inc., New York.
Paper. Very good.
Little illustrated booklet describing farm animal; has a black/white collie on the last page.
$3.00 SALE $1.50

#00059a Only One Woof by Herriot, James
1985 St. Martin's Press, New York, illustrated by Peter Barrett. Originally published in 1974.
Hardcover. Excellent
Children's lit. A Border Collie who never barked
$15.00 SOLD

#00059b Only One Woof by Herriot, James
1985 St. Martin's Press, New York, illustrated by Peter Barrett. Originally published in 1974.
Paper. Excellent
Children's lit. A Border Collie who never barked
$12.00

#00375 Babe, the Sheep-Pig by King-Smith, Dick
First published 1983; this edition, published as a tie-in with the movie, 1995 by Puffin (Penguin) Books, London; illustraded by Mary Rayner.
Paper. Good; some creasing at the covers and spine. Babe is brought home as a piglet for Christmas dinner, but learns to make himself useful and save his life.
$4.00

#00375a Babe, the Sheep-Pig by King-Smith, Dick
First published 1983; this edition, published as a tie-in with the movie, 1995 by Puffin (Penguin) Books, London; illustraded by Mary Rayner.
Paper. Very Good. Babe is brought home as a piglet for Christmas dinner, but learns to make himself useful and save his life.
$5.00 SOLD

#00016 The Day Patch Stood Guard by Laird, Elizabeth
1990 Tambourine Books, NY
Hardcover. Excellent, dust jacket, plastic cover over it
Children's lit, delightful story of a BC and her relationship to a red tractor. Lovely watercolor illustrations by Colin Reeder
$40.00 SOLD

#00025 Tramp, the Sheep Dog by Lang, Don
Orig.1938, this edition 1943 Grosset & Dunlap, New York.
Hardcover. Good, no dust jacket.; some wear at corners of the covers.
Children's lit. Tramp is described as a cross between a collie and a terrier who learns to herd sheep. He could be an airdale, also used for herding. There is a collie, Ruff, his best friend. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00025a Tramp, the Sheep Dog by Lang, Don
1938 Grosset & Dunlap, New York, first edition.
Hardcover. Very good, no dustjacket.; slight wear at corners of the covers, slight scratching on front cover; pages in excellent cond.
Children's lit. Tramp is described as a cross between a collie and a terrier who learns to herd sheep. He could be an airdale, also used for herding. There is a collie, Ruff, his best friend. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00026 Tramp, the Sheep Dog by Lang, Don
Orig.1938, this edition 1943 Grosset & Dunlap, New York.
Hardcover. Very good, some staining on protected dust jacket
Children's lit. Tramp is described as a cross between a collie and a terrier who learns to herd sheep. He could be an airdale, also used for herding. There is a collie, Ruff, his best friend. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
$35.00 SALE $25.00

#00026a Tramp, the Sheep Dog by Lang, Don
Orig.1938, this edition 1943 Grosset & Dunlap, New York.
Hardcover. Excellent. Appears new. Protected dustjacket.
Children's lit. Tramp is described as a cross between a collie and a terrier who learns to herd sheep. He could be an airdale, also used for herding. There is a collie, Ruff, his best friend. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
$40.00 SALE $25.00

#00027 Tramp, the Sheep Dog by Lang, Don
Orig.1938, this edition 1943 Grosset & Dunlap, New York.
Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket, some wear at corners of covers.
Children's lit. Tramp is described as a cross between a collie and a terrier who learns to herd sheep. He could be an airdale, also used for herding. There is a collie, Ruff, his best friend. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00027a Tramp, the Sheep Dog by Lang, Don
1938 Grosset & Dunlap, New York,. first edition
Hardcover. Fair-good. No dustjacket, but plastic cover protector; some wear at corners of covers. Some staining and/or tearing on some pages.
Children's lit. Tramp is described as a cross between a collie and a terrier who learns to herd sheep. He could be an airdale, also used for herding. There is a collie, Ruff, his best friend. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
$25.00

#00028a Tramp, the Sheep Dog by Lang, Don
Orig.1938, this edition 1943 Grosset & Dunlap, New York.
Hardcover. Very good. No dustjacket. Slight wear on corners of covers, and staining only inside covers. Pages are in very good cond.
Children's lit. Tramp is described as a cross between a collie and a terrier who learns to herd sheep. He could be an airdale, also used for herding. There is a collie, Ruff, his best friend. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
$30.00 SALE $25.00

#00093 Clarence Turns Sea Dog by Lauber, Patricia
1959 Coward-McCann, Inc., New York; First Edition
Hardcover. Good, some staining, protected dust jacket.
Children lit. Clarence is a terrier. These are his adventures on Cape Cod
$20.00 SALE $10.00

#00334 Floss by Lewis, Kim
1992 First Edition, Candlewick Pres, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hardcover. Excellent
Floss, a young Border Collie, loves to play soccer with kids in the park in the town where she grew up, but is sent to become a sheepdog on a farm. Beautifully illustrated.
$25.00 SALE $20.00

#00334a Floss by Lewis, Kim
1992 Walker Books Ltd., London. This is a tiny edition, possibly made for small children, but in every other way like the full-sized edition.
Excellent, brand new.
Floss, a young Border Collie, loves to play soccer with kids in the park in the town where she grew up, but is sent to become a sheepdog on a farm. Beautifully illustrated.
$7.50 SALE $5.00

#00334b Just Like Floss by Lewis, Kim
2000 Walker Books Ltd., London.
Paper. Excellent, like new.
When Floss, a Border Collie, has puppies, the farmer says his children can keep one. But which should they choose? They like them all, but only one, Sam, is just like Floss. As usual, with Kim Lewis books, this one has gorgeous illustrations.
$10.00 SALE $7.50

BLACK BOB, THE DANDY WONDER DOG
These books, the Black Bob Annuals, are all antique, out-of-print, rare, and quite sought after. We are pleased to be able to offer them to you at a very good price, and will be looking to increase our inventory of them in the future. Some of them, unfortunately, come through with their covers and/or binding in very poor condition. Despite that, the pages are all in good to excellent condition except for some yellowing.