Gillespie, Thomas Haining, 1876-1967 (solicitor, zoological administrator, and broadcaster)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Zoo Tales Second Series, 1948, 1946, 1934

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Identifier: Coll-2099/6/3/2

Scope and Contents Three copies of "Zoo Tales, second series, grade C", by Thomas Gillespie. Published by Oliver and Boyd Ltd. and illustrated by William Walls, R.S.A.The text in all copies is the same, however the colour of the cover and publication date is different. The publication with an illustration of a wolf howling at the moon was published 1934. The green and red version was published in 1946. The tan and red copy was published in 1948. Topics covered in these publications...

Dates: 1948; 1946; 1934

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Royal Zoological Society of Scotland / RZSS Publications / Thomas Gillespie Publications

Zoo Tales, Third Series, 1935

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Identifier: Coll-2099/6/3/3

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"Zoo Tales, third series", by Thomas Gillespie. Published by Oliver and Boyd's with illustrations by William Walls R.S.A.

Intended as a children's information book about the animals at Edinburgh Zoo, this series contains chapters on the following animals; polar bears; crocodiles; mice and rats; deer; birds; camels; chimpanzees.

Dates: 1935