This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/26/2021
California “Monster Grizzly Bear” Exhibition Herald. Circa 1850s/60s. Illustrated with two wood-engravings, advertising the exhibition of the “mammoth” and “fighting” “California Grizzly Bear” Romulus. Mentions the bear’s bout with a bull on April 8, 1853, and an escape from his cage on Jan. 11, 1855. An ocelot, “Aguita, or Japanese Rat,” and monkeys also on the bill. 12 ¼ x 3 1/8”. Hinged to a red backing board.