En Vinthundsklassiker!

Gerd

> At last!
> Be they Borzoi, Azawakh or Afghan,
> Sloughi or Saluki, Whippet or Galgo,
> Lurcher, Cirnecho dell Etna, Polish Chart,
> Pharoah Hound or Podenco,
> Deerhound, Greyhound, or Irish Wolfhound,
> Magyar, Agaror, Italian Greyhound -
>
> t h i s i s t h e i r b o o k !
> - and yours!!
>
> This is to tell you of the publication of an important collector's
> item and indispensible reference work:
>
> O U R L E V R I E R S
> THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
> OF ALL SIGHTHOUNDS
> by Xavier Przezdziecki
>
> - a legendary text first published in French in 1984 as "Le Destin
> des Levriers", and only now receiving its definitive English
> translation in a limited, numbered edition.

> All of the author's illustrations are reproduced - 18 in colour with
> 64 specially commissioned line drawings and 38 black and white
illustrations - and the format has been enlarged to a generous format
of 8.5 by 11 inches. This collector's item, running to 272 pages, is
issued in soft covers in an edition strictly limited to 1,000
hand-numbered copies.
>
> We are inviting you to order your numbered copy!
>
> An order form appears in a separate e-mail entitled Levrier Order
Form.
>
> Tell us you're interested - send us a message now to
> levriers@...!! and please, help spread the word... perhaps you
would be so kind as to let other enthusiasts know of this
publication... forward this e-mail to your friends!
>
> ABOUT THE BOOK....

> Take this passage by Monty Roberts, who, having explained the
> appearance, disappearance and reappearance of the horse in North
America, goes on to say:
> "The American mustang has become a diversified genetic entity:
> tough, highly intelligent, and blessed with physical attributes often
superior to most of our domestic breeds. The Mustang physiological
make-up tends to help them overcome illness or injury; in this regard,
the domestic horse pales in comparison."
> Xavier Przezdziecki traces the obscure origins of the Gazehound,
> Sighthound or Levrier from the Orient to Africa through all their
> many diversities and comes to very much the same conclusions.
>
>
>
>
>
> Unsurpassed since its first publication in French in 1984, rare
> enough to have justified a reprint last year, this fascinating,
> visionary and thorough treatment of the history, morphology,
> iconography - and destiny - of the Levrier has never till now been
> available to the English-speaking world.
>
> Commissioned by Mme. Agnes Rey, the widow of the author, this
complete new translation is the work of Cambridge alumnus, writer and
broadcaster Jonathon Brown. In addition, Grian Wharton adds an
introduction, placing the ideas and vision of Przezdziecki in the
contemporary scene.
> Przezdziecki had a vision: that the Levrier is a breed apart: This is
> the account of that vision.
>
> Whatever your dog be, Sighthound or Gazehound, Greyhound or Whippet -
no one word will quite contain the scope of the vision of this book and
the use of the generic word Levrier is designed to reflect that fact -
or indeed if your interest is in a tale of exploration & investigation
into history & zoology, you will love this book.
> It includes a complete list of Types and a blend of science and
> romanticism that is apt for its subject!
>
> A review of the French edition in the magazine Mammalia, edited by
Museum in conjunction with the French National Centre for Scientific
Research, gave this account of the original book:
> "Greyhounds are usually considered as a group of breeds of dog with
some shared morphological characteristics that therefore mostly stem
from the same origins. The author has the deep conviction that
greyhounds are a species apart and endeavours to bring us round to his
way of thinking.
> "He recounts their history with passion, a history that began some
9,000 years ago. Neolithic artists featured greyhounds in their rock
art in the mountain ranges of the Sahara. The different phases of the
greyhound's history are those of our very own history. "There surely
exists no more complete or better illustrated work dedicated to the
greyhound, an animal for which the author wishes, and justly so, a
special destiny."
>
> Sir Terence Clark, student of the desert-bred Saluki, has this to
> say: "The moment I started reading this book I knew it was written
by a kindred spirit. On my return from years in the Middle East I too
was struck by the gulf that had opened up between the true Salukis of
the desert and those in the West. With this book Xavier Przezdziecki
offers an erudite appraisal of the Saluki which deserves to reach the
wider readership of the English-speaking world."
>
> Przezdziecki opens with the earliest known image of a Levrier, 9,000
years old; and he closes with a French translation of the second
century treatise On Hunting with Hounds by the Roman historian and
statesman Flavius Arrian. Publishers Aris & Phillips have kindly given
permission to reproduce the new translation by Malcolm Willcock of this
classical text, the earliest document in the history of the animal.
>
> Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested...
individuals, your local club or notice-boards.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Digest of the Table of Contents
>
> Part One
> History and the Levrier
> Archaeology and Prehistory
> Antiquity
> The Levrier in Pharaonic Times
> Ancient Greece
> The Roman Period
> The Levrier of Today
> Historical Research
> An Historical Account of Types
> An Historical Account of Breeds
>
> Part Two
> Cynology and the Levrier
> The Cynological Characteristics of the Levrier
> Research Into Origins
> Types
> Safeguarding the Levrier
>
> Maps, Bibliography etc

> Note: this is a privately funded edition and only a very restricted
> number of press copies has been put aside: please apply with full
details to levriers@... - thank you.

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