Lightweights [Hardcover]

Sharon Montrose (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Lightweights features beautiful images of puppies posed on antique scales. Each photo displays the featured puppy's name, breed, age, and weight. All of the puppies are under eight weeks old, with some weighing less than a pound. Montrose is extremely adept at capturing the spirit of each tiny pup, which shines though in each photograph. This affordable, adorable gift book will delight dog lovers, new puppy owners, and antique aficionados alike.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A puppy 'aaaahhhh' book, full of delightful photographs of "lightweights", weeks-old little bundles of canine cuteness, suspended in vintage scales for added emotional effect. From bug-eyed Bostons to dinky Dachshunds, crumpled Bulldogs and leggy Danes, their sweetness and cuddliness emphasised by the colour photographs. The black and white shots meanwhile imbue the pups with subtle contrasts to human photography: a litter of Boxers looking like a 1920s gangster line-up, a Beagle showing childlike curiosity and a German Shepherd resembling a Victorian formal portrait. Photographer Sharon Montrose has captured all the endearing qualities to be found in canine youngsters and transferred them to this wonderfully doggy book. A must for all dog-lovers and, if you're not one already, you soon will be once captivated by the adoration and entreatment emanating from these gorgeous little growlers. - Lucy Watson

About the Author

Sharon Montrose is the photographer and author of Dogtionary and Cationary (both published by Viking Studio). She regularly receives commissions for her photography from both the commercial and private sectors, and her work is included in public and private collections alike.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584792760
• ISBN-13: 978-1584792765
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Puppy Photos, March 29, 2003

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Christine Hazlett "chrishazzoo" (Temecula, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lightweights (Hardcover)

What can one say...Some of the best photos of puppies I have seen. And, I am not just saying that because I own "Ruby" the rat terrier. (Ruby is now Angel) Sharon must have the patience of a saint because I have been trying to get Angel's sister Carly who is 4 weeks old to hold still for a nice picture since she was born and it is no easy task. All the photos are beautiful and show the best of each pup. I was amazed by the weight differences between the breeds...how can a boxer be 1 lb at 4 weeks and a rat terrier 2 and 1/2 lbs? This is a great gift book for dog lovers!!! Oh yeah, I don't have any photos of Angel at 3 weeks, so it is great to have them "published"!!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars TEENEY TOME, TEENEY DOGS, BIG HEART AND SOUL, April 4, 2003

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Alan W. Petrucelli (THE ENTERTAINMENT REPORT (ALAN W. PETRUCELLI)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lightweights (Hardcover)

The title is all wrong: Yes, these pooches are lightweights (in the sense that they weigh so very little), but canine conisueers will find Sharon Montrose's photos weighing in with lots
of cute, captivating charm. This slim volume features color and sepia-toned portraits of puppies snapped during the first weeks of their lives ...most keeping company with vintage or antique scales ... and all of them are simply the cat's meow! There's Lola, an 8 week-old tea cup Chihuahua, weighing in at 14 ounces. There' Scooter and Lily, a 22-pound, 6-ounce snoozing Weimaraner combo whose faces might possibly send William Wegman heading for a phone book. And there's Lurch, a 14-pound, 8-ounce brindle Dane, who, even at 8 weeks, promises to grow (and quickly) into a precious gentle giant. Montrose is not only gifted behind the lens, but in front as well, since she has managed to capture the spirits and spunk of each pampered pooch.

3.0 out of 5 stars great book....poor quality, May 24, 2009

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D. Hamilton (phoenix AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lightweights (Hardcover)

I ordered 3 of these books as gifts for friends. All three were listed as new and in perfect condition. One of the three was missing its jacket cover and there was grease and dirt smugged over the cover. NOT AS DESCRIBED!! Don't order from this seller!!!
The book itself is a wonderful collection of puppy pics of many different breeds. First saw at my vet's office and had to have.