Animal Fakes & Frauds

Sampson Low, (c. 1976). hardcover. Fine/Fine. Small quarto (approx. 7 4/8" wide and 9 7/8" tall) dark blue covers with gilt spine titles. 128 pages. Includes many illustrations, both in black and white and color, of creatures such as the jenny haniver or basilisk, the fur bearing trout, mermaids, the hydra, the jackalope, and many others. Includes references,… Read more about this item

London: Sampson Low, 1976. Illustrated, large 8vo, pp 128, a very good copy in a price-clipped dustwrapper which shows very slight signs of wear. [Jenny hanivers, mermaids, dragons, sea-serpents, pseudo-fossils, monsters, Vegetable Lamb of Tartary etc]. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn.