Two thick, hardbound 8o-volumes in fabrics imitating elephant skin. No dust jacket, as issued. With elephants in gilt and gilt lettering in Japanese on boards and spines. Endpapers with drawings of elephant ceremonies. Minor sins of use to binding, but a very good or better copy. Fine interior. Illustrated with several hundred black and white drawings and photo-reproductions of elephants, hunting and ivory art. Many illustrations are on glossy paper. Vol. I; (LXVI), 1151 p. , (III) + fullpage reproductions. Vol. II; (VIII), 1153 p. , (XLIV) + numerous fullpage illustrations.
In the second volume there is a bibliography in English: "Literature on Elephant, Ivory, Ivories & Alllied Subjects" with 1069 titles.