The King's White Elephant
By Rosemary Harris
Published by Faber and Faber in 1973
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Pictorial dust cover, pictorial boards
Decorated title page, 8 full page and seven smaller
colour illustrations.
Synopsis (taken
from front flap)
White elephants were highly valued in Siam. It was the custom
for the Supreme King to own one and its presence was thought
to bring benefits to the whole country. But there was once a
Supreme King who had no white elephant - so it was no surprise
when his armies began to be defeated...
