All books -- new, secondhand, out-of-print, antiquarian -- are organized by subject. Listings are accessible via a detailed table of contents. Conditions are described for all books that aren't new, even if they're still in print.

Books listed on our site are in stock. The inevitable exceptions are the breeders' reference manuals from Camino, which are often drop-shipped to you from the publisher, and special orders, which we welcome. Old books, often one-of-a-kind and not easy to restock, are removed from the web site promptly, and are not listed again until we acquire another copy.

In stating conditions of older books, we tend to be a bit conservative. We make every effort to note any defects or highlights, such as an author's or artist's signature ("inscribed"; "inscription" means someone else wrote on the endpapers or elsewhere). We verify that illustrations are intact.

We examine, clean, and, when necessary, gently repair all books. Older books, we believe, are like older dogs, deserving extra care and attention. Mylar covers are often added to protect fragile dust jackets or delicate boards. And older books spend time in our cleansing boxes designed to eliminate odors and reduce the potential for allergic reactions. Our goal: to increase the value of each book, to assure its preservation, and to make it a better companion when it reaches its new home.

By and large, our listings are oriented by breed or canine subspecies. That means that if you're looking for a novel or children's picture book about wolves, you'll find it in our "Wolf" department; everything about dachshunds -- breed books, art books, children's books, from postcards to philosophical tracts -- is organized under the "Dachshund" heading. Exceptions are noted, with linked cross-references as appropriate.

Listing style is based on bibliographic form. The device "----" instead of an author's name preceding a book title means that the author is the same as listed for the book or books immediately above.

Most binding descriptions (hardcover, cloth, spiral, etc.) are self-explanatory. The qualifiers "illustrated" and "pictorial" mean that covers feature artwork or photography, respectively. "Wraps" refers to paper covers (also known as softcover or paperback).

Each listing includes an abbreviation for the format (size and shape) of the book described. The terms used most often are as follows: folio (measuring up to fifteen inches, or roughly thirty-eight centimeters), 4to (quarto; up to twelve inches, or thirty centimeters), 8vo (octavo; up to nine and three-quarters inches, or twenty-five centimeters), 12mo (duodecimo; up to seven and three-quarters inches, or twenty centimeters), 16mo (sextodecimo; up to six and three-quarters inches, or seventeen centimeters), 24mo (vicesimo-quarto; measuring up to five and three-quarters inches, or fifteen centimeters), 32mo (tricesimo-quarto; measuring up to five inches, or twelve centimeters).

Prices are quoted in U.S. dollars and are subject to change.

If you can't find a book you're looking for among our listings, please ask us and we'll locate it for you on our site or, if it's not in stock, let you know when it becomes available.

We accept returns for exchange or refund (opened videotapes, only if defective and then only for the same title). Our policy appears in full at the end of our order form.

We do not issue printed catalogs.

New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2002. Hardcover (gilt-stamped spine), 8vo, 190 pages, dust jacket, index, Internet resources, recommended reading list, black-and-white photo frontispiece of Potemkin, our Founding Dog, and snapshots of the authors with staff dachshunds Houdini and Rose.