AMAZON PARROTS. A Monograph.

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London: Rodolphe d'Erlanger/Basilisk Press Ltd., 1983. 178pp + [2]. Elephant folio. Half imitation brown morocco, green buckram, with gilt lettering. Binding variant for the standard limited edition of which 400 copies were printed. Gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Decorative lime green endpapers. Other trade editions are bound in red silken cloth. Limited edition: #179/515. Full-color plate frontispiece. Contains 27 full-color plates. 1 extra plate laid in. All plates by Elizabeth Butterworth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ARTIST. Very fine. Apparently this is a proof copy according to some pencil notes on the front free endpaper. A few plates are accompanied by pencil identifications (in block letters) of some bird species, perhaps by someone who is very knowledgeable, possibly Sarah Lindsey or Lindsay, according to the pencil note. Other editions included a hand-coloured etching, or a watercolor sketch, or one with an original gouache painting, in a leather bound edition limited to 5 copies. This copy is a variant of some kind, and perhaps a proof version. Includes custom black clamshell box, velvet-lined. Printed label on spine. Printed on Invicta Parchment, custom-made for edition to match background of gouache paintings used for plates. Text and plates printed by offset lithography by CTD Printers Ltd. Book designed by Jock Kinneir. Rosemary Low is a conservationist, aviculturist, and expert on parrots. She has spent her life documenting and breeding the birds, both in the UK and the Canary Islands. Elizabeth Butterworth is a British artist known for her brilliant depictions of birds. It was through her bird paintings that she met Low, with whom she collaborated on this project. Her works are in the collections of some of the world?s leading museums, including the Museum of Natural History in New York and the British Museum of Natural History in London. Jock Kinneir was a British typographer and graphic designer. Kinneir, along with his collaborator Margaret Calvert, designed the typefaces used by most road signage and rail systems in the UK. Amazon Parrots is set in Monotype Calvert, a typeface developed by Calvert herself. N° de ref. del artículo 009982

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Título: AMAZON PARROTS. A Monograph.
Editorial: Rodolphe d'Erlanger/Basilisk Press Ltd., London
Año de publicación: 1983
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Ilustrador: Butterworth, Elizabeth.
Condición: As New
Ejemplar firmado: Signed by Author(s)