Maggs Bros.

One of 155 copies, this an artist’s proof signed and noted in pencil to limitation by Alan James Robinson, issued as per the 100 deluxe copies with additional suite of engravings signed by the artist. 54 wood engravings by Alan James Robinson printed in black, frontispiece signed by the artist in pencil, subtitles, page rules and author name on title page printed in burgundy. Folio, 42x29cm, [6] vi 87pp [5]. Finely bound by James Brockman in full black goatskin, covers tooled in gilt and blind horizontal and vertical rules, straight lines of goatskin onlay in red, purple, orange and brown, the whole forming an L shaped frame within which is the form of an elephant outlined in blind rules bordered with gilt and onlay, spine lettered in gilt, spirit dyed Japanese paper endpapers, all edges gilt, original quarter black goatskin and black cloth drop back box with compartment for additional suite of prints. Easthampton, Cheloniidae Press, 1990.