Dogs Are Like That

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1941. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Margaret Bourke-White, Beth Dickinson. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY JOHN VASSOS -- AND INCLUDING A LOVELY PEN-AND-INK PORTRAIT IN HIS HAND OF ONE OF THE THE STARS OF THE BOOK, HIS BELOVED DOG "BEATRICE". A sharp copy to boot of the 1941 stated 1st edition of this uncommon tribute to the canine world by the renowned artist and industrial designer John Vassos (1898-1985). Tight and VG+ (very light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), VG+ example of the Margaret Bourke-White-photographed dustjacket, with light soiling at the panels and several tiny closed tears --with just a bit of creasing-- to the panel edges. Octavo, charming black-and-white photographs throughout by Beth Dickinson.