- The Parlour Menagerie: Wherein Are Exhibited in a Descriptive and Anecdotal Form the Habits, the Resources, and the Mysterious Instincts of the More Interesting Portions of Animal Creation

London, John Hogg & Co. 1875. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated study on animal life across the world. First edition. Very scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and over three hundred wood-engravings by Luke Clennell, William Harvey, and others. A detailed and comprehensive study of natural history, exploring the habits, resources, and instincts of a variety of animals across the world. With descriptions of the life cycles and day-to-day lives of some of the most interesting creatures around. Includes references to parasites, birds of prey, dogs, cats and big cats, elephants, gibbons, insects, Arctic creatures, and more. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine. Hinges just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Pencil notes to the front endpaper with the odd small pencil mark to the odd page. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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