An Elephant for Aristotle
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| Author | L. Sprague de Camp |
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| Cover artist | Alice Smith |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Published | 1958 Doubleday |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 360 |
| Preceded by | The Arrows of Hercules |
| Followed by | The Bronze God of Rhodes |
An Elephant for Aristotle is a 1958 historical novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in hardback by Doubleday, and in paperback by Curtis in 1971. The first British edition was published by Dobson in 1966. The book was reissued with a new introduction by Harry Turtledove as a trade paperback and e-book by Phoenix Pick in March 2013. It is the first of de Camp's historical novels in order of writing, and the third chronologically. It has been translated into German.