Text by Carlos Selve Andrade; introduction by Sacheverell Sitwell. (Folio) 53x36 cm (20¾x14¼") full vellum, lettered in gilt on front and spine, top edge gilt, slipcase with marbled paper label. No. 43 of 50 copies thus bound from a total edition of 300 copies. First Edition.

One of 50 bound in full vellum by Zaehnsdorf with an original watercolor by the artist bound in before the frontispiece. Plates are printed in multi-color lithography by L. van Leer & Company of Amsterdam and the printing is done by the Curwen Press on Hollingworth ivory fine pure rag paper. Signed on limitation leaf by the publisher and Sacheverell Sitwell. The stunning watercolor is of the Fork-tailed Flycatcher or Tijereta (Muscivora Tyrannus) and signed by the artist, Axel Amuchastegui, at the bottom. Amuchastegui was a native of Argentina and was renowned for his beautiful paintings of birds and other animals. In addition to the 50 copies that include an original watercolor, there were 250 copies bound in quarter morocco that do not include a watercolor.