Edited Ellen Velvin (2 results)

Ex-Library. 256pp, (5 x 7.25 inches), 6 b&w plates (photos) including a frontis of the author. Former library book with remnants of a pocket and the usual stamping. Some pages have fingermarks, but no tears or creases, no markings to text. Origin of wild animal training, housekeeping of the animals, feeding of snakes and elephants (?), animal instinct, capture, tricks, principles of training, accidents, et al. Please note, this book is actually from 1920, not a recent copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. 12mo. xvii, 256 pages. Hardcover in red cloth with illustration of lion head on the front cover. The binding is worn and soiled and has some spotting. Spine is toned, and is also spotted. Some of the white lettering of the title has rubbed off the spine. Front and rear gutters are cracked with the cords showing. Original owner's inscription of "F. Nash Jr 7/27/03" is written on the front flyleaf. Text has some foxing. Pages 102-103 are toned from a newspaper clipping that was placed between the pages. The newspaper clipping is from The Sun. Someone has written "Mar 21 - 1817" at the top of the page in pencil. The article is titled "Polar Bear Kills Jack Bonavita." There is browning on page 197 facing the illustration. Some of the illustrations, especially towards the rear, have heavy foxing. Illustrated with 32 black and white photos (collates complete).