‎CARRINGTON Richard‎
‎Les éléphants ‎

‎When elephants come to town; A visual Anthology‎

‎, Cannibal/Hannibal Publishers 2020, 2020 Hardcover, 176 pages; English, 218 x 172 mm, with illustrations, Fine copy. NEW !. ISBN 9789463887519.‎

‎Through this extraordinary selection of photographs and accompanying text,we follow elephants on their journey from Ancient Rome to Coney Island and beyond. Across battlefields and city bridges, in railway cars and circus rings, adored, applauded and at times brutally mistreated, elephants have truly come to town.' - James Attlee When Elephants Come to Town: A Visual Anthology is a visual celebration of man's timeless fascination with the world's largest land animal through the medium of photography. The joy and excitement elephants arouse when they make an appearance in our lives is brought to life through a combination of iconic photographs by, amongst others, Garry Winogrand and unattributed, archival material. Rather than a series of contemporary nature photographs, the book is a collection of exceptional images from around the world of elephants in captivity, dating from Victorian times to the height of circus culture in the mid-20th century, many of them taken by anonymous photographers. Elephants parade through the streets and perform tricks in circuses and shows, their riders ranging from royalty to children, from showgirls to soldiers. In times of war they assist with logistics, shifting heavy loads, ploughing fields and hauling vehicles; in peacetime they add a touch of glamour and exoticism to locations as varied as casinos, hospital courtyards and amusement parks, and are in turn transformed into elephant-shaped buildings, mechanised automatons or balloons. In the essay that accompanies the photographs, acclaimed British author James Attlee describes the broader context of that relationship through the ages. In doing so, he doesn't shy away from describing the abuse and poor living conditions captive elephants have had to endure; at the same time he evokes the depth of understanding that can exist between man and animal, often in the words of those who have experienced it first-hand. Intensely nostalgic, often poignant and always fascinating, these images capture the complexity of one of the planet's most enduring inter-species relationships.‎

‎Illustration : éléphants‎

‎ Illustration Illustration (env. 20 x 28,5 cm) représentant des éléphants près d'un plan d'eau ; très bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Collection of 7 papers on elephants.‎

‎1875-2014 Includes the following: Lindeque & Van Jaarsveld, 1993. Post-natal growth of elephants Loxodontaafricanus in Etosha National Park, Namibia (12 p., 4 figs) / Flower, S.S., 1943. Notes on Age at Sexual Maturity, Gestation and Growth of the Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus (8 p., 1 folded table) / Short, R.V., 1969. Notes on teeth and ovaries of an African elephant of know nage (5 p., 2 pls) / Weir, J.S., 1969. Chemical properties and occurrence on Kalahari sand of salt licks created by elephants (18 p., 6 figs, 1 plate) / Garrod, A.H., 1875. Report on the Indian Elephant which died in the Gardens (London) on July 7th, 1875 (2 p.) / Forbes, W.A., 1879. On the Anatomy of the African Elephant (18 p., 8 figs – first page in photocopy) / Gentry, A. et al., 2014. The lectotype for the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, and comments on ‘primary, secondary and tertiary syntypes’ and ‘virtual lectotype designation’ (6 p., 1 fig.).‎

‎When Elephants Come to Town. A Visual Anthology.‎

‎ Hannibal 2020 ‎

‎First edition. Black and white photographs of the history of elephants in captivity. As New condition. 176 pages. 215 x 165 mm (8œ x 7 inches). 'Through this extraordinary selection of photographs and accompanying text, we follow elephants on their journey from Ancient Rome to Coney Island and beyond. Across battlefields and city bridges, in railway cars and circus rings, adored, applauded and at times brutally mistreated, elephants have truly come to town.' - James Attlee.‎

‎Un quart de siècle parmi les éléphants ‎

‎Saïgon, Edition I.F.O.M., 1950. 1 volume in-8, 257 pp., 59 illustrations photographiques sur la chasse, la capture des grands éléphants sauvages, mais aussi sur le dressage des grands pachydermes, reliure moderne plein cuir brun, couvertures conservées, papier uniformément jauni. Bon exemplaire, malgré un grignotage de souris sur les derniers feuillets.‎

‎Ouvrage tiré à 2000 exemplaires sur papier bouffant. Préface de Sa Majesté Bao-Dai. Intéressant document sur la Chasse aux éléphants en Indochine, réalisé avec l'immense collection de photos de chasse de l'auteur, dont les précieux souvenirs ont en grande partie été malheureusement détruits par le coup de force japonais du 9 mars 1945 et les désordres qui s'en suivirent.‎