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Auction #123 begins on 15 May 2025

Andersson (Charles John)

THE LION AND THE ELEPHANT

Edited by L. Lloyd

Published: Hurst and Blackett, London, 1873

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $100

Approximately:

Estimate: $150/200

Bidding opens: 15 May 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 22 May 16:30 GMT

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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)


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