The Zoological Society of London Guide to the Gardens and Aquarium - Regents Park - 28th Edition

Mitchell, Sir Peter Chalmers

Published by Offices of the Zoological Society, London, 1931

About this Item

blue card covers with 16 pages of contemporary adverts. to front & also inside covers; to front is a fold-out b/w. map showing railway and omnibus routes with, on the reverse, a plan of the gardens drawn on isometric projection by R. B. Brook-Greaves. On page 106 of this guide is a photograph of the London Zoo's "Thylacine, or Tasmanian wolf", taken by D. Seth Smith. This was the last living specimen outside Australia. A female, she had been purchased for £150 in 1925, and was the last of numerous thylacines exported - with varying degrees of success - to zoos in London, Paris, Antwerp, Cologne, Berlin and New York between the 1850s and 1920s. She died at London Zoo on 9 August 1931. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xvi + 123. No Dust Jacket as published. Light bumping to outer corners. illustrated by sepia photo's. throughout. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Animals & Birds; Zoology; London Zoo; Guide Books; England; 1930s; Natural History & Resources. Inventory No: 4980. Seller Inventory # 4980

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Zoological Society of London Guide to ...

Publisher: Offices of the Zoological Society, London

Publication Date: 1931

Binding: Softcover (Saddle-stapled)

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 28th Edition.