The Tower menagerie: comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history.
London: Robert Jennings, 1831. Octavo, wood-engraved illustrations; finely bound by Ramage in plum morocco, spines elaborately gilt, sides with ornamental corner-pieces within rules, top edges gilt (spines faded), a superb set bound by John Ramage.
A history of the strange and exotic collection of wild animals kept in the Tower of London, which were used at various times for both entertainment and scientific study by royalty and members of English society. With chapters on Kangaroo and Emu.
For a history of the Tower Menagerie see Hahn, Daniel. The tower menagerie: the amazing 600-year history of the royal collection of wild and ferocious beasts kept at the Tower of London. New York: Penguin, 2004.