London Zoo and the Victorians, 1828-1859 / Takashi Ito.

[London] : The Royal Historical Society ; Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2014.

xi, 204 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm.

A Royal Historical Society publication--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-199) and index.

Introduction : the zoo in history -- The site of animal spectacle -- Collecting and displaying -- The question of access -- Between science and commerce -- Illusionary empire -- Conclusion : the Darwinian moment.