Lord Williman Percy Preface (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed steel-gray boards/Fine. DJ/None; tattered in shreds, included, but consider without. Label sticker remanent to fEP. Biography of Elsa the lioness by Joy Adamson (1910 - 1980), wife of Game Warden George Adamson stationed in Kenya. He was charged by, and killed, an lioness protecting her cubs. They raised Elsa, one of the orphaned cubs, for three years., during which they deliberately trained Elsa to fend for herself in the wild, to where she was ultimately released. The affection with which Elsa was raised, did establish a unique bond that is overwhelmingly touching and honorable, for the Adamsons and Elsa will visit for years to come. Illustrated with photos.…