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This
is an incredibly valuable little book. The preface is written
by Raymond Oppenheimer who dedicated his own book McGuffin
& Co 12 years later to Gladys Adlam, fondly known as
Grannie Adie.
The
book contains over 90 illustrations and photographs (mostly by
the famous canine photographer Mr Thomas Fall who was actually
a series of three people from 1857 to 1990, the last being a
woman called Barbara Bourne). Many of these photographs have
not been published anywhere else and the extensive collection
is really special. There is a particularly stunning photograph
of International Champion Raydium Brigadier with four of his
white and four of his brindle puppies – all nine of them
perfectly posed.
There are also diagrammatic bloodlines
and pedigrees of important dogs of the first half of the
twentieth century. An overview of the Coloured Bull terrier
and the Miniature Bull Terrier are provided. The latter being
significant as it was Gladys Adlam who owned the first
Miniature Bull Terrier Champion Deldon Delovely.
The
Bull Terrier Kennel Club Standard is illustrated with 19
unique drawings showing the good and bad points of the Bull
terrier. Another special feature of the book is the attention
paid to important members of the Bull terrier community both
of the past and the present (that being the start of the
1950s).
Mrs
Adlam also offers her wealth of experience in advice to the
novice on setting up a breeding kennel, looking after and
showing her beloved breed. For the Bull Terrier enthusiast who
thrives on the stories of the past, this book is an essential
addition to their library.
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