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Buckland, F. 1858. The wild beast show. Field, the country gentleman's magazine 12 (1858 November 27): 436.

The wild beast show

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Under the direction of Mr. Edmonds, late Woombwell. Mr Edmonds has a very fine one-horned rhinoceros, which has been in the show 21 years, and which cost 1400 pounds at the sale of the animals at the Manchester Zoological Gardens; he always rides in his van, being a valuable animal and worth his carriage.

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Wombwell paid ? 1400 for a Indian rhinoceros at sale of Manchester Zoo.

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