Zoo animals

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the first edition of the guide, dated 1914.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

Scope and Contents A popular Official Guide to the Scottish Zoological Park, now Edinburgh Zoo, by Thomas Gillespie. This is the fourteenth edition, with an estimated date of 1947 due to the change of RZSS President after the death of Lord Salvesen in 1946. The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of...

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A copy of a guide to the Scottish Zoological Park, now Edinburgh Zoo, by Thomas Gillespie. This is the fourth edition of the guide dating from 1917.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the ninth edition of the guide, dating from roughly 1930.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the second edition of the guide, dating from 1915.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the sixth edition of the guide, dating from 1925.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

Scope and Contents A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the 3rd edition of the guide, dating from 1916. The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff. Note: detached...

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A popular Official Guide to the Scottish Zoological Park, now Edinburgh Zoo, by Thomas Gillespie. This is the thirteenth edition, with an estimated date of 1945.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

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A popular Official Guide to the Scottish Zoological Park, now Edinburgh Zoo, by Thomas Gillespie. This is the twelth edition, with an estimated date of 1925.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

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A bound volume containing information of all the animals that died at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland between June 1915 - 1937.

Information captured includes the date, name of specimen, reception no., and cause of death.

The amount of information captured on the cause of death varies throughout the volume.