Famous Four Footed Friends, by G.C. Harvey - 1916 1st Ed Illustrated Pet Dog Cat

Up for sale is this hard cover book:  "Famous Four=Footed Friends".

-Good condition.  Minor wear on the corners.  Faded printing on the spine.  Wear and dirt on the front cover.  First and last pages have dealer markings in pencil.  First page inscription in ink from previous owner.  

-Written by G.C. Harvey, author of “The Light that Lies,” etc.  

-Published by: ROBERT M. MCBRIDE AND COMPANY, New York.

-Copyright date is November 1916.

-Book is hard cover, with 15 black and white illustrations.  

-Measures approximately 8½” x 5¾”, with 180 numbered pages. 

The preface of the book reads as follows:  “The attempt has been made, in the following pages, to combine, with the stories of great men’s horses and dogs, a certain amount of information concerning the owners of the animals.  Where it seemed advisable, some slight geographical information has been introduced, though not, it is believed, in such a manner as to give the book the appearance of an educational work.  Finally, the excuse for the introduction of certain ancient tales that are strictly founded on fact must be, that even if they are not true, they are good enough to be so.”

The very intriguing book contains 24 stories of famous men and their famous four-footed friends such as Alexander the Great and his horse, The hound and his master Llewelyn, Sir Walter Scott and his pets, Gladstone and his little dog, Robert E Lee and his grey horse, and many others.