Name: The Day of the Dog by George Barr McCutcheon - First Edition, 1904
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The Day of the Dog by George Barr McCutcheon – First Edition, 1904

$100.00

This first edition hardcover of The Day of the Dog by George Barr McCutcheon was published in 1904 by Dodd, Mead & Company. It comes in red cloth with front cover design of a winged bulldog surrounded by Art Nouveau botanicals by Margaret Armstrong. Inside are four color plates by Harrison Fisher. Other black and white illustrations are by Margaret Armstrong and her sister, Helen Maitland Armstrong on every page of text. 137 pages .

Description

Fisher, Harrison, 1875-1934, illustrator
Armstrong, Margaret, 1867-1944, illustrator, binding designer
Armstrong, Helen Maitland, 1869-1948, illustrator

Details:
This vintage copy is in fair condition. Some blemishes on the front cover and a few small age stains throughout. Illustrations are in good condition. Spine is in tact.

The Story:
The Day of the Dog by George Barr McCutcheon is a sweet story about a loyal bulldog named Swallow. A lawyer walks onto farmland to discuss business with a young widow, however, an encounter with a savage bulldog results in him climbing up a ladder in a barn and sitting on a beam. The arrival of fellow humans does not solve the lawyer’s predicament. (ashtree books)

The Author:
George Barr McCutcheon (July 26, 1866 – October 23, 1928) was an American popular novelist and playwright. His best known works include a series of novels set in Graustark, a fictional East European country, and the novel Brewster’s Millions, which was adapted into a play and several films. (wiki)