Hardcover without dust jacket, stated First Edition with a forword by David Attenborough. Grey cloth boards with gilded cat on cover, finger smudges visible.  Interior bright and tight with 200 b/w and color reproductions of Lear's paintings and sketches. He is known for writing  verses such as "The Owl and the Pussycat" but he was also a talented and respected painter who worked alongside scientist of natural history.  Free domestic shipping