THE IVORY KING: A POPULAR HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANT AND ITS ALLIES

by Holder, Charles Frederick

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NY: Scribner's, 1902. Second Edition. Decorative cloth. Very Good. pp: xiv, 330, index; frontispiece, 22 plates. This scarce history of the elephant "in war, pageantry, sports and games, as a faithful laborer and servant, comrade and friend" includes discussion of the elephant's anatomy and evolution. Holder foresees extinction of the elephant "in the near future" due to ivory hunting, and he calls on the "rising generation" to protect it. 7.75" x 5.5".

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