Publications

The Bartlett Society newsletter is printed four times a year whereas The Bartlett Society Journal is an annual publication.

We have also produced a variety of special publications which are listed in the bibliography. Some of our members have published their own books (see books published by Bartlett Society members), conducted private research projects and contributed articles for specialist publications.

Prices listed below are for postage and packing within the UK only. Please email us for overseas postage costs or any other queries.

WHERE THE ZEBU GRAZED
by Clinton Keeling

Edited by John Adams

Where the Zebu Grazed is the third in the series of Clinton Keeling's long out-of-print series of Where the ... books. The new edition is being published in Spring 2022.

Where the Zebu Grazed expands on the subject of wild animal keeping in Britain by including some of the earliest records of exotic animals being kept, usually by royalty or prominent individuals. There are chapters on early reptile and fish keeping, when knowledge and facilities to maintain these animals was minimal, but there are some surprises on what had been achieved and the species involved. Other chapters cover many scarcely known-about private collections and estates - such as those at Oatlands, Stubton and Westbourne House. The book continues its coverage of zoos that that have long been closed, such as those at Preston and Grimsby, as well as many more recent ones, a few examples being Sherwood, Barry and Thorney Wildlife Park. Clinton Keeling's distinctive style of writing often addresses the reader as in a face-to-face conversation, adding a dimension to his informative, often perceptive and sometimes controversial, style .

Our new edition of this book, originally published by Clam Publications in 1993, has been complimented with copious notes, a full index and appendices, and over sixty illustrations.

ISBN 978-0-9531588-8-1

Published by The Bartlett Society 2022

A4 format, hardcover, 146 pages, fully illustrated.

Society members
£22.50
+ £3.35 p&p

Non-members
£25.50
+ £3.35 p&p

WHERE THE CRANE DANCED
by Clinton Keeling

Edited by John Adams

Where the Crane Danced, the second book in Clinton Keeling's long out-of-print series of Where the ... books, was published in 2020. It is intended to republish the remaining books in the Where the ... series over time.

Where the Crane Danced continues Clinton's quest to preserve for posterity records of closed and often long-forgotten zoos. But in Where the Crane Danced he also covers - in his inimitable, sometime controversial, but often perceptive, style - associated topics of historical animal keeping and the perplexities of identification of animals from no-longer used names. But, of course, most of the book is devoted to specific animal collections in the UK, a few being well-known - Woburn and Blackpool Tower, for example - but many, such as Aberdeen and Whale Island, perhaps not. With chapters on private estates, travelling menageries, the Amateur Menagerie Club and aquariums, this is even more diverse coverage of animal collections than in its predecessor, Where the Lion Trod or, indeed, many of the later Where the ... books.

Our new edition has been complimented with copious notes, a full index and appendices, and over seventy illustrations (many of which are scarce images and some have never been previously published) making it 60 pages longer than Where the Lion Trod.

ISBN 978-0-9531588-7-4

Published by The Bartlett Society 2020

A4 format, hardcover, 206 pages, fully illustrated.

Society members
£21.00
+ £3.10 p&p

Non-members
£27.50
+ £3.10 p&p

WHERE THE LION TROD
by Clinton Keeling

Edited by John Adams

Where the Lion Trod is an account of some of the long-closed zoological gardens of the British Isles. While a few of these are well known and well documented, such as the Tower of London and the Menagerie in Knowsley Park, the majority are not; the histories of zoological gardens from Cardiff to Rosherville and Halifax to Cheltenham are recorded here.

Where the Lion Trod was originally produced by Clam Publications in 1984 - the year that The Bartlett Society was founded by Clinton Keeling - to record the history of a number of long-closed zoological collections in the UK. The original work was typed with two fingers by Clinton Keeling, corrected by his wife, Pam, and, after an initial photo-copy run, was individually copied to order. This book, along with the subsequent Where the ... books, has long been out of print. Clinton soon discovered that there were many more "unrecorded" zoological gardens with the consequence that eight further Where the ... books were written during the following nineteen years. Subject to demand, The Bartlett Society aims to republish these over the next few years.

Pam Keeling kindly agreed to The Bartlett Society re-publishing this book on the understanding that the original text and hand-drawn illustrations were retained. This has given us the opportunity to re-present the book with, for every chapter, the addition of notes and an appendix listing the species mentioned at each collection. Through the book there are over forty new illustrations plus a comprehensive index.

ISBN 978-0-9531588-6-7

Published by The Bartlett Society 2019.

A4 format, hardcover, 146 pages, fully illustrated.

Society members
£19.95
+ £2.95 p&p

Non-members
£24.95
+ £2.95 p&p

Other Bartlett Society publications

Ligers, Tigons and Other Hybrid Mammals

C.H. Keeling, edited by Russell Tofts (2016)

140pp. A4 hardcover.

Out of print

Animals in the Blood: The Ken Smith Story

Russell Tofts (2012)

A biography of Gerald Durrell's right-hand man.

234pp. Hardcover.

£19.99
SPECIAL OFFER: £8.00

Menagerie Miscellany: Six Essays - Two Authors

Roger Edwards and Clinton Keeling (2006)

Accounts including the Exeter 'Change; The Scottish Zoo; Wombwell's Menagerie No.3; rhinoceroses.

24pp. A5 paperback booklet.

Out of print

Letters to Mr Tegetmeier

Edited by David Barnaby (2004)

Letters from J. Cossar Ewart and others to the Editor of The Field.

54pp. A4 paperback booklet.

£8.00

The Elephants of Belle Vue

David Barnaby (2001)

52pp. A5 paperback booklet.

Out of print

A Chronology of the Zebras of Belle Vue, Manchester

David Barnaby (1997)

48pp. A5 paperback booklet.

Out of print

Quagga Quotations - a Quagga Bibliography

David Barnaby

88pp. A4 paperback booklet.

Out of print

An Album of Animal Studies

Photographs by Laurie Murray (1998)

20pp. A4 paperback booklet.

Out of print

Old London Zoo: A Selection of Early Postcard Scenes

Nick Thompson (1977)

20pp. A5 paperback booklet.

Out of print