Those Other Animals. With portrait of the author and twenty-two illustrations by Harrison Weir. The Whitefriars Library of Wit and Humour.

HENTY, G. A.:

Published by Henry and Co. 1891 1st edition.

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8vo. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. In dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine and front. Pictorial line design to front. Navy blue endpapers. In very good condition. Corners bumped, rubbing to edges, corners and ends of spine. Some minor darkening to cloth. Slight darkening to prelims, neat inscription to rear of frontis plate ?Marjorie Blake, Southtown.? Some minor handling/thumb marks to pages, Glue repair between p64/65. Else pages clean and tight. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 217pp. Cat 7pp. Illustrated by Harrison Weir. Unusual Henty Book. The aim of this book is to ?endeavour to do justice to those whose good points have been hitherto persistently ignored, and to take down others from the pedestal upon which they have been placed, as it would seem, unfairly and unreasonably? Animals included are: The Elephant, The Crocodile, The Camel, The Donkey, The Dragon, The Tortoise and Turtle, The Parrot, The cockroach, Frogs,Cats, The Dog, The Bear, Octopus and Cuttle Fish, etc., etc.; Seller Inventory # 86558

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Title: Those Other Animals. With portrait of the ...

Publisher: Henry and Co. 1891 1st edition.