Jumbo: The Greatest Elephant in the World Tapa dura - 2007

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

London: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2007. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition. first printing octavo hardback. 232 pp Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs Fine condition in Fine unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions

London: Andre Deutsch. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2007. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 224 pp. .

Andre Deutsch, London, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. New Book/Fine. First Impression. Size: 12mo small. 224 pages. Tiny abrasion detected on dust jacket otherwise as new. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. A magical blend of true story and popular science, Jumbo is the wonderful, colourful biography of the greatest elephant ever known. Born in Africa in 1863, Jumbo was orphaned by ivory-hunters, ?rescued? and taken to France. Mistaken for a runt, he was sold to London Zoo, where he became the favourite of the British populace, from Queen Victoria to the young Winston Churchill ? until, talent-spotted by the American circus-owner P.T. Barnum, and despite public outcry and Royal protestations, he was taken across the Atlantic to New York. There, having once more conquered public hearts and now a beast of giant proportions, he ?befriended? a smaller elephant, Tom Thumb ? but in saving whose life he was… Leer más

London : Andre Deutsch, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 224 p., [8] p. plates : ill. ; 21cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Jumbo (Elephant). Zoology. Circus animals ; Biography.

Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.