Darwin's bestiary.

Elephant folio: 12 folded sheets.

Loose in linen slipcase by James Canary at his Cold Mountain Bookbindery (some sm. stains on front cover).

Elegant artist's book based on the 1984 Indiana University Press book "Darwin's Ark", with poems by Philip Appleman and illustrations by Rudy Pozzatti. The poems were handset in Victor Hammer's American Unicial and hand-printed by Fredric Brewer who also printed the woodcuts. The 12 lithographs by Pozzatti were drawn on stone and printed by David Keister, and David Calkins. The main title was drawn by Darlene, calligrapher. Text and images printed on handmade Kitikata mounted on BFK Rives. Limited edition of 191 copies printed. One of the 175 numbered (n. 48). With loose small paper strip giving the order "when each of the twelve sheets is open". Half title with author's and artist's signature.
Prov. Ex dono from Thomas Ehrlich at the Indiana University to Juan Cassiers (1931-2010), Ambassador of Belgium, October 1992 (nice handwritten marbled paper strip mounted with golden corners on the inside of the front cover's slipcase, signed by Ehrlich).