First edition: 386 pages, wood engraved frontispiece, 3 engraved plates, original mauve cloth dull and worn along the edges, titled gilt on the spine, some foxing, front hinge weak, a fair copy.
Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography, volume 1, page 42, ‘After the death of Mr Andersson, his voluminous papers and notes came into the possession of Mr. L. Loyd. The volume has been compiled from these sources, and it comprises an interesting collection of anecdotes concerning the lion and the elephant and a few full-page engravings.’
(https://www.s2a3.org.za/bio/Biograph_final.php?serial=63) S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science.
See previous lot for a biography of Andersson.
- Size: 8vo (230 x 150 mm)