Gun Dog; Revolutionary Rapid Training Method
by Richard A. Wolters
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/Good +
- ISBN 10
- 052512005X
- ISBN 13
- 9780525120056
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
CA$11.07CA$7.75
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About This Item
New York, NY: E.P. Dutton , 1961 E.P. Dutton, New York. 1961. Hardcover. 30th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; bumping to upper tips and rear board at center. DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($12.50); closed tears at top or front and rear panels; wear to head, tail, and tips. Red cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. Pictorial endpapers.150 pp 8vo. While working at Sports Illustrated the author developed new techniques for training dogs based on the discoveries from animal behaviorists to meet the needs of the busy amateur who owns only one or two dogs and wants to train them himself. This became the Revolutionary Rapid Training Method that tells you how and why a dog thinks. A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
Synopsis
Richard A. Wolters was director of the North American Hunting Retriever Association and president of the Retriever Club of Westchester County, NY, as well as retriever columnist for Gun Dog magazine. A recognized expert who lectured widely and conducted many seminars, his The Labrador Retriever was named Best Dog Book of the Year by the Dog Writers Association of America.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016708
- Title
- Gun Dog; Revolutionary Rapid Training Method
- Author
- Richard A. Wolters
- Illustrator
- Joan Sydlow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 052512005X
- ISBN 13
- 9780525120056
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- hunting dogs, gun dogs, training dogs, animal behaviorists, dog psychology, hunting dogs, guns, rifles, shotguns, birds, dogs,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animal Stories; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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