The Dynasty of Abu

London : Cassell and Company, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. An interesting, illustrated history of the elephant, in its first edition and from the library of Desmond Morris. A first edition copy. Abu is Sanderson's name for the entire kingdom of the elephant and within this volume he draws on his own experience as a zoologist and animal collector to give a fascinating chronicle of this animal. An interesting history and natural history of the elephants and their relatives past and present. With a bookplate for Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. Desmond Morris was a zoologist best known for his 1967 sociobiological work "The Naked Ape". Alongside achieving great acclaim as a zoologist, Morris was also known for being an ethnologist and surrealist painter, and for popular television programmes, including "Zoo Time".With a frontispiece and illustrations throughout the text.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. With a bookplate for Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also generally lovely with light creasing to the head and tail of the spine. Near Fine