The Tower menagerie:
comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history.
Illustrated by portraits of each, taken from life, by William Harvey; and engraved on wood by Branston and Wright.

Description

Main Author

Bennett, Edward Turner, 1797-1836.

Language(s)

English

Published

London : Printed for R. Jennings; [etc., etc.], 1829.

Subjects

Tower menagerie (London, England)
Animal Behavior.
Animals, Zoo.
Zoo animals > Zoo animals / Behavior > Zoo animals / Behavior / Juvenile literature.
Menageries > Menageries / Juvenile literature.

Note

In 1831 the collection of animals in the Tower was presented by the King to the Zoological Society of London. cf. Peel, Zoological gardens of Europe, 1903, p. 180. Not in Proc. of Soc.

Physical Description

xviii, 241, [1] p. illus. 23 cm.

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