BOSTOCK, Frank (1866 ? 1912). Bostock & Wombwell's World Renowned Menagerie. Glasgow: Sam Lithgow, ca. 1905. Horizontal half-sheet color lithograph with an interior view of the giant traveling menagerie ?established 1805" and with corner vignettes depicting trained lions, bears, wolves, and tigers in action. Minor wear, tears, creases, and toning. A-. Unmounted. The union of the Bostock and Wombwell families in 1852 led to a tradition of exhibiting menageries across England, the European continent, and even America, that lasted for over ninety years. What began as a business exhibiting exotic animals (as shown here) evolved into as much a circus performance as a display of the odd, scarce, and unusual. Bostock & Wombwell's gave its last show in Newcastle in December 1931. 20 x 30".