History and anecdotes of the elephant
Subtitle: With beautiful engravings
Publisher: Printed and published by S. Babcock.
Published: 1848
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Elephants; Juvenile literature; Picture books for children
Other titles: Elephant
Notes: Variant states noted: copy A in hand bears pictures of elk on p. [2-3] of printed wrapper; copy B has pictures of elephants; copies C and D have no illustrations on p. [2-3] of wrapper. Text and illustrations otherwise identical.

Sidney Babcock published under his own name in New Haven from 1826 to 1884; one copy in hand bears inscription dated 1848.

Includes publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper.

Heavily illustrated.

Captions to illustrations: Elephant -- Elephants drinking -- Rhinoceros and elephants -- Young elephants browsing -- Playing in the water -- Crossing a river -- Tiger hunting.

Rare Book copy: Variant of wrapper with no illustrations on pages [2]-[3].

Gift; Frances Henne; 1985.

Rare Book copy: From the library of Fayette Sellick, with autograph.