Birds and Beasts of the Roman Zoo: Some Observations of a Lover of Animals

Knottnerus-Meyer,Theodor ; Miall, Bernard (Translator)

Published by The Century Co, New York, 1928

About this Item

Black cloth-wrapped with pictorial cover and red and blue stamping; deckle edge; vi, 378 pages: frontispiece, plates, portrait; 22 cm. In English. Originally in German, as "Tiere im Zoo; Beobachtungen eines Tierfreundes". Theodor Knottnerus-Meyer was the director of the Zoological Gardens in Rome: "what is set forth in the following chapters is the substance of my observations and experiences collected during many years of intercourse with animals." -Introduction. A look back in time at how zoos were run and animals treated in the 1920s.Thirty-nine photo plates showing animals and their spaces. A charming and strange volume that celebrates animal intelligence, written in a style lost to time. // zoology, animals, birds, animal behavior, zoos, roman zoos, animal photography. A near fine copy; leaves age-tanned but sturdy and unmarked; binding quite tight; bookshop sticker on rear pastedown; color stamping fresh and bright on black cloth with no sunning to spine. Seller Inventory # 102405

Bibliographic Details

Title: Birds and Beasts of the Roman Zoo: Some ...

Publisher: The Century Co, New York

Publication Date: 1928

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: near fine

Edition: First American Edition (presumed).