SILVA, Tony; BENNISH, Gracia (illustrator).

A Monograph of Endangered Parrots.

Name: A Monograph of Endangered Parrots.
Brand: SILVA, Tony; BENNISH, Gracia (illustrator).
SKU: 111285
Price: 684.00 USD
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Stock Code 111285

Ontario, Silvio Mattacchione & Co., 1989.

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A signed limited edition copy of Tony Silva's Monograph of Endangered Parrots. Before he was outed as the world's most prolific parrot smuggler, Silva was widely regarded as a conservationist of rare species, and was curator of the world's largest parrot collection at Loro Parque in Tenerife.

First edition, limited issue, number 17 of 200 copies, signed by the author and illustrator; folio (34 x 23.5 cm); 42 plates after illustrations by Gracia Bennish; publisher's half red morocco, marbled boards, gilt spine, original maroon cloth slipcase, a fine copy.

Trinity College, Hartford (Supplement) 44.

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