Archive.org has electronic copies of all these antique books available to read online or download:

Drawing from
'The Illustrated Book of the Dog'
published in 1881.

Drawing from
'Dogs of the British Islands'
published in 1882.

Painting from
'A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland'
published in 1899.

Photographs from
'British Dogs'
published in 1903.

Photograph from
'The New Book of the Dog'
published in 1907.

Photograph from
'Dogs of All Nations'
published in 1915.
Other 19th Century Books
Mentioning Chinese Cresteds:
British Dogs (1879)
The American Book of the Dog (1891)
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