McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

History and anecdotes of the elephant with beautiful engravings. New Haven : Printed and published by S. Babcock, 1840.

Contributor:

S. Babcock, publisher.

Publisher:

Printed and published by S. Babcock, 1840.

Notes:

First sentence: "The Elephant is the largest, the most intelligent, and most powerful of all land animals."
Includes 8 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 7 illustrations; vignette on title-page; green decorated wrappers; vignette on front wrapper. Adelphi Book Shop. Victoria, B.C. Feb/71. $7.50. Hobbyhorse Books, Ho Ho Kus, N.J. - '88 - $30.00. Given to McGill 2001.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 12 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Elephants -- Juvenile literature.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Geographical Description, Local History and Natural History

Call Number:

PN970 B3 H5 1840z Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection

Digital Collection:

McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Sponsor:

The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7213

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_B3_H5_1840z