Veronica Tudor Williams Book


  • I just found a copy of this book on Basenjis at a local book store. The front end page is torn out though. Anyone out there have this book? If you do can you take a look and tell me what might be missing? It's a 1966 version of the book.

    Thanks.


  • What color is the cover? There were only two printings that I know of for Basenjis, The Barkless Dog. First was 1946 (red cover) and the second 1954 (Blue Cover)

    Is this the book you are talking about?


  • Pat,

    I don't know what color the cover is yet. I found it on line and they said that it was a former library book. Pretty interesting - a library. I does say 1966 in the description. Wonder if that was a typo. I plan on going to look at it before I do anything. I'll let you know The description also says something like Watmouth's?

    Karen


  • Did it say what the title is?


  • Basenjis The Barkless Dog is the name of the book.


  • @Kebasmom:

    Basenjis The Barkless Dog is the name of the book.

    Then the cover will be Red if the first edition and Blue if the Second. I am pretty sure there is no 1966 edition?


  • Thanks Pat. I'm going to go look at it this weekend.


  • i thought there were three editions - red, blue and tan.
    i have a tan/brown cover from 1976. i know the tan cover has considerable more pages than the blue copy. i've never had my hands on a red edition. i found my copy at a used bookstore, autographed for $10.00. i felt like i was stealing it as i paid for it


  • Good to know, as I have not heard of the "tan" one… but still it is not from 66?


  • nope, i double checked.


  • @agilebasenji:

    i thought there were three editions - red, blue and tan.
    i have a tan/brown cover from 1976. i know the tan cover has considerable more pages than the blue copy. i've never had my hands on a red edition. i found my copy at a used bookstore, autographed for $10.00. i felt like i was stealing it as i paid for it

    Yes you are right there was a 3rd edition done in 76!
    My mum is lucky enough to have all 3 editions which are all signed by VTW which I will inherit:D
    I saw the read book on ebay a while ago for ?300 but I don't think it sold.


  • I got a copy of the blue book on Abe Books for $23. When I got it, there is an inscription and signature by VTW inside.
    Would anyone be willing to compare books to see if my inscription is real?

    Thanks.

    -Nicole
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  • Looks right to me


  • @nkjvcjs:

    I got a copy of the blue book on Abe Books for $23. When I got it, there is an inscription and signature by VTW inside.
    Would anyone be willing to compare books to see if my inscription is real?

    Thanks.

    -Nicole

    Our Blue cover copy is 1966 as well. From what I see on the publishing page, the publishing is as follows:

    First Published December 1946
    Revised Edition January 1954
    Reprinted December 1966

    On the bottom of the publishing page the following is written:

    Made and Printed in Great Britain by WATMOUGHS LIMITED IDLE, BRADFORD AND LONDON

    Jason


  • @agilebasenji:

    Looks right to me

    Cool! After seeing these go for over $100 at the National, I felt like I was stealing this book before I found the signature!

    Thanks,

    Nicole

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