Elephant Tramp

A first edition autobiography describing the author's life as an elephant trainer, from the library of Paul Gallico. Written by George 'Slim' Lewis, an elephant handler who ran away to join the circus at sixteen.Complete with an unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with photographs throughout.Acquired from the sale of Paul Gallico's library. Paul Gallico was an American novelist best known for 'The Snow Goose' and 'The Poseidon Adventure'. With Gallico's annotations and underlining.With a review by Ernest Hemingway on the spine describing the work as 'first-rate'.An exciting autobiography detailing the lives of these remarkable creatures. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with a little wear to the extremities. Dust wrapper is starting at the the joints, with a closed tear to the front board and some wear to the head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a touch age-toned, with Gallico's underlining in biro occasionally. Good.…