Veronica Tudor Williams Book

[tanza]

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?

[Kebasmom]

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

[tanza]

Did it say what the title is?

[Kebasmom]

Basenjis The Barkless Dog is the name of the book.

[tanza]

@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?

[Kebasmom]

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

[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

[tanza]

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

[agilebasenji]

nope, i double checked.

[basi]

@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.

[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

[agilebasenji]

Looks right to me

[ComicDom1]

@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

[nkjvcjs]

@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