THE MENTOR. January, 1926. Vol.13 No.12 -(Featuring: THE STORY OF AFRICAN HALL, by Carl Akeley)

Akeley, Carl

Published by The Mentor, 1926

About this Item

1st edition. 1 issue, Vol.13 No.12 (Jan. 1926). A Very Good copy. 4to., 62 pp., with additional advertisements. Blue and yellow wraps, illustrated with a b&w photograph of stuffed elephants. Some light soiling and edge wear to the magazine (mostly just the wraps). Internally very clean. This issue of THE MENTOR is dedicated to Carl Akeley, and his African Hall, the exhibit in the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Subtitled: "How Big Game has been Collected and Assembled for the African Exhibit in the American Museum of natural Histroy, New York. Akeley was a pioneering American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums, most notably to the Milwaukee Public Museum, Field Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History. He is considered the father of modern taxidermy. Seller Inventory # 25961

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Title: THE MENTOR. January, 1926. Vol.13 No.12 -(...

Publisher: The Mentor

Publication Date: 1926

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st edition.