Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books company logo
Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • About Us
  • Browse
  • Catalogues
  • Events
  • Contact
Cart
0 items $
Checkout

Item added to cart

View cart & checkout
Continue shopping
Menu

Artist's Books

  • All
  • Artist's Books
    • Recent Acquisitions
  • Bindings
    • Recent Acquisitions
  • Children's Materials
    • Recent Acquisitions
  • Fine Press
    • Recent Acquisitions
  • Illustration
    • Recent Acquisitions
  • Literature
    • Recent Acquisitions
  • Miniature Books
    • Recent Acquisitions
  • Social Justice
    • Recent Acquisitions
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: The Tail That Wagged the Dog illustrated by Sue Coe. Engraving of woman and dog on a bench.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: The Tail That Wagged the Dog illustrated by Sue Coe. Unwanted dogs executed.

Sue Coe

The Tail That Wagged the Dog, 1990
(N.p.): Murray
One of 60 copies, signed by Coe.
854

Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) The Tail That Wagged the Dog illustrated by Sue Coe. Engraving of woman and dog on a bench.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) The Tail That Wagged the Dog illustrated by Sue Coe. Unwanted dogs executed.
Octavo. (14)ff., loose. A distressing and confrontational collection, Coe's suite of engravings demands attention to the ways in which humans mistreat dogs, how they conceive of dogs as perpetrators when,...
Read more
Octavo. (14)ff., loose. A distressing and confrontational collection, Coe's suite of engravings demands attention to the ways in which humans mistreat dogs, how they conceive of dogs as perpetrators when, in fact, they are abused and their innate loyalty manipulated. A "Patient Dog" sits by his inebriated owner, an "Unwanted Dog" is prepared for death by electrocution, a "K9 Attack Dog (Chained for 7 years)" gnashes his teeth at an escaping silhouette. Among these, Coe intersperses scenes of compassion and companionship, dogs who reside with dutiful, but homeless, masters. Here the reality has shifted from willful animal abuse to systemic neglect of the innocent, particularly due to the ever-increasing housing crisis. The portfolio thus asks: If we wouldn't inflict such indignities on our dogs, why treat our fellow humans that way? A dramatic, even cinematic set, housed in four-flap portfolio stamped with date and limitation. Each sheet bears a chop of a dog at the lower corner. Fine.
Close full details
Inquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ESue%20Coe%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EThe%20Tail%20That%20Wagged%20the%20Dog%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E1990%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22edition_details%22%3E%28N.p.%29%3A%20Murray%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3EOne%20of%2060%20copies%2C%20signed%20by%20Coe.%20%3C/div%3E
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
67 
of  77

Terms of Sale

Privacy Policy

Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books

607 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

617-247-2818 | connect@salmonrarebooks.com

Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
Send an email
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2025 Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books
Site by Artlogic

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences