By Hugh Lofting, author & Illustrator
Illustrated with nearly 100 B&W drawings
Published by Fredrick A. Stokes Co.- 1925
First Edition - no other dates
Fifth book featuring Dr. Dolittle.
Doctor Dolittle decides to expand his zoo to include a home for crossbred dogs and a club for rodents. Unlike any other zoo in the world there are no cages. The animals stay there voluntarily and are free to leave whenever they want. While expanding the zoo the doctor takes some time to solve a mystery with the aid of Kling, the Dog Detective.
Fair hardcover - No DJ. Bumped corners and spine, cocked, spine sunned with faded titles, shelf wear, cover pastdown intact, soil to covers, hinges split, frontisepiece loose, pages yellowing with age. Please see photos.
Grey cloth coverd boards with pastdown and frontispiece of parrot peering into the badger's mouth, colorful endpapers, b&w drawings throughout, 338 pages, 8" x 5 1/4".
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