Fascinated by them, unable to ignore them, and imaginatively stimulated by them, Charles Dickens was an acute and unsentimental reporter on the dogs he kept and

The first book dedicated exclusively to dogs produced in porcelain during the 19th century, identifying the breeds and the major porcelain factories that made t

"This very thorough catalogue, with excellent footnotes and bibliography, firmly places the subject in its broadest context." --Apollo Covers approximately 95 p