Black hardcover boards with silver titles. Tips sharp, spine ends bumped, bit of light soil on foot of page block, and light foxing on endpps only. Price clipped dj in mylar has a 1.5 in closed tear at head of frt panel but still displays well with an adorable vintage photo of a Dalmatian puppy sitting in the cup of an old dime store scale on a kelly green background. 190 pg foundation work on the subject of dog breeding. A complete revision of the authors first printing plus a new and lengthy section added on simple genetics, the study of which is admittedly not easy, the author has explained in clear straight-forward terms. This book will be of the greatest practical use to all dog breeders and lovers.