The Zoological Society of London; a sketch of its foundation and development and the story of its farm, museum, gardens, menagerie and library.

London:: Cassell and Company, [1905]., 1905. 8vo. xii, 252 pp. 12 plates (4 in full color), 50 figures, 9 plans, index. Original green gilt-stamped cloth; rubbed. Ownership signature of Miss. Nellie H---------, June 1906. Very good. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies. The history and development of London's Zoological Society and their facility. With numerous references to both animals and classic works in natural history. / Henry James Wilson Scherren, usually known as Henry Scherren, was the author of various books on natural history for adults and children, with notable illustrations including some in colour, and a contributor to the Encyclopædia Britannica on natural history topics. He was a fellow of the Zoological Society of London, "of which he wrote a magnificent but inaccurate history." – [therai(dot)org(dot)uk].