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The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

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[ELEPHANT]. Destruction of the Noble Elephant. [London]: In...

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[ELEPHANT]. Destruction of the Noble Elephant. [London]: Ingrey & Madeley, [ca. 1826]. Hand-colored pictorial lithograph bearing an annotated sketch, ?on the spot,? of famed Indian elephant, Chunee, being put to death by a firing squad and his menagerie keepers in London on March 1, 1826. Backed with paper, trimmed to 13 ? x 9 ??. Small tears and creases, toning, light soiling.