Von Tieren und Menschen. Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen. by Hagenbeck, Carl - 1909

Berlin: Vita Deutsches Verlagshaus, 1909 Book. Very Good + +. Hardcover. Later Printing. Large 8vo. No Dust Jacket, As Issured. 460 (18) pp. 81.-90. Tausend. 1909. Neue wohlfeile Ausgabe, textlich vermehrt. Mit 134 zum Teil farbigen Illustrationen, 1909. Text in German. "Carl Hagenbeck (1844-1913) was a German merchant of wild animals who supplied many European zoos, as well as P. T. Barnum. He created the modern zoo with animal enclosures without bars that were closer to their natural habitat. The transformation of the zoo architecture initiated by him is known as the Hagenbeck revolution. Hagenbeck founded Germany's most successful privately owned zoo, the Tierpark Hagenbeck, which moved to its present location in Hamburg's Stellingen district in 1907. He was a pioneer in displaying humans next to animals in as human zoos." Minor edge wear with age-toned bottom and fore- text block edge and margins, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Decorative green cloth with gilt motif, and brown leather backstrip, gilt lettering to spine, green top text block edge, and decorative endpapers..