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Author:

Plumb, Christopher, author.

Title:

The Georgian menagerie : exotic animals in eighteenth-century London / Christopher Plumb.

Publisher:

I.B. Tauris& Co. Ltd,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Menageries--London--London--History--18th century.
Exotic animals--London--London--History--18th century.
Wild animal collecting--London--London--History--18th century.
Captive wild animals--London--London--History--18th century.
Human-animal relationships--London--London--History--18th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-249) and index.

Contents:

Part I. Trade. 1. 'Buy a fine singing bird' ; 2. ' To be seen or sold' ; 3. The property of ... -- Part II. Ingredients. 4. 'Turtle travels far' ; 5. Bear grease for your powdered wig ; 6. 'The product of the civet's posteriors' -- Part III. Crowds. 7. Ladies and gentlemen ; 8. Bitten, crushed and maimed ; 9. Sweet camel's breath ; 10. Exotic estates ; 11. John Bull and 'happy Britain' ; 12. Llama's spit, a pot of Barclay's entire and elephant chops ; 13. Under the knife -- Part IV. Humour. 14. Electric desire ; 15. The Queen's ass ; 16. The love birds.

ISBN:

1784530840
9781784530846

OCLC:

(OCoLC)907101732

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)