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Hardcover no dust jacket. Name on inside cover.

New York London: D.Appleton-Century Company, 1936. 408pgs.frontispiece photo. Burgundy Boards, embossed giltl lion's head on the front panel, gilt lettering on the spine. 39pgs of black and white photographs in the rear of the book. Although there is light wear to the extremtieis, sticker ghost on the front endpaper, and mild rubbing, this is a very nice copy of this scarce autobiography of the great lion tamer Clyde Beatty. The unclipped pictorial jacket (Beatty staring down a Tiger) has occasional chips and closed tears, but hold nicely in a mylar sleeve. "Clyde Beatty was the famous animal trainer whose act with the lions and tigers was one of the big features of the Ringling Brothers circus. In collaboration with Edward Anthony (co-author of Frank Buck's BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE), he has told the inside story of animal training, all its thrills and all its hard work." . Early edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Thick Octavo.

New York and London: The Century Company, 1933. First printing. Numerous illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Original burgundy cloth. Some light wear else a very good copy with an ownership signature on the endpaper. First printing. Numerous illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. The Great Lion Tamer.