Description

Hardcover, green cloth lettered in gold on front cover and spine. Spine heavily blind-stamped with four small animal figures stamped in gold, interspersed by title, author and publisher, while covers show larger gold elephant on front and tiger on rear, both within elaborate blind-stamped frame. Top edge gilt. 303 pages. Illustrated with frontispiece and 34 additional plates and drawings in text. First American edition, published simultaneously with the British. Previous owner’s armorial style book-plate onside front cover. End-papers and half title heavily foxed, with light to moderate foxing throughout text block. Cloth covers clean, gold lettering and stamping bright. A tight, sound and still attractive copy. A good or better copy.