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JOHNS, CATHERINE: : Dogs: HISTORY, MYTH, ART

US.CAMBRIDGE,MASSACHUSETTS.HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS,2008.

ISBN 9780674030930.

US,slim,square 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+. [Virtually as new,wrapped+ protected from day of issue/purchase.] No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork (Otter Hounds by Sir Edwin Landseer painting) illustrated dw/dj with brown+black lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent mauve gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a mauve headband and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,slim,square 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-208pp [paginated] includes preface and acknowledgements,chapter on Dogs and People, chapters on Dogs Depicted etc (10),profuse colour reproduction illustrations and colour photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,further reading,illustration references,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,double-page colour photographic illustrated title page,and contents list/table. Archaeological evidence of truly domestic dogs dates back to the Stone Age when humans lived as bands of hunter-gatherers.The long association that followed,with dogs living alongside people as hunters and companions,guardians and guides, has a treasured place in history and myth - and in a wealth of art and artefacts that document and celebrate this ancient relationship. 'Dogs: History,Myth,Art' explores these cultural expressions and reflections of our deep and long-standing interest in dogs.Here,in exquisite reproductions are life-sized sculptures and tiny engraved gems,ceramic floor tiles and stone wall- reliefs,gold ornaments and ceramic vessels,pocketknife handles and miniature paintings,all depicting dogs from prehistory to the present.Through these illustrations - drawn from the collections of the British Museum - author Catherine Johns considers the evolution of the species,its earliest interactions with human communities,its importance in history and culture,and its role in symbolism,mythology and legend.Dogs' wild cousins,wolves,jackals,and foxes,also play a role in this story,and so appear alongside their domestic counterparts in this book's engaging tour of cultural perceptions and depictions of dogs. The juxtaposition and explanation of images as diverse as Greek pottery,Victorian jewellery, Assyrian sculpture,and Japanese netsuke,as well as drawings and paintings from 1850 BC to the 20thC,illuminates our understanding of the place of dogs in human societies around the world. Catherine Johns is a retired curator of Romano-British collections at the British Museum.She is the author of several books, including 'Horses: History,Myth,Art'. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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