"The Man Who Became a Savage: A Story of Our Own Times," by William Temple Hornaday. Buffalo, New York: The Peter Paul Book Company, 1896.

1st Edition, 8vo (approximately 6 x 7.6: 20cm), [vii] 413pp with 2pp. rear advertisement, 16 Full-Page Illustrations by Charles B. Hudson plus 2 Single-Page Maps. BINDING ERROR: Frontispiece has been bound upside down (see Image 3). Publisher's Pictorial Green Cloth Boards and Spine, Floral End-Papers.

William Temple Hornaday, Sc.D. (December 1, 1854 – March 6, 1937): “Was an American zoologist, conservationist, taxidermist, and author. He served as the first director of the New York Zoological Park, known today as the Bronx Zoo, and he was a pioneer in the early wildlife conservation movement in the United States."

CONDITION: In Very Good+ condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, firm corners and edges, and no loose or missing pages, annotations, or mold. Outer cloth shows some general rubbing/handling and edge-wear: light bumping to the corners,  and dust soiling, with minor fading to the outer cloth (see Images 1, 2 and 12 using the magnifier tool). Some minor wear to the end-caps, but no loss of cloth (see Image 10 using the magnifier tool). All in all a very solid copy.