First edition, first printing. 313, [11]pp, richly illustrated, some in colour. Pictorial boards with gilt embellishments, gilt lettering of the spine. Deep green endpapers. 4to. Very slightly bruised at the base of the spine else the volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.
A selection of talented professional artists demonstrate techniques for drawing a range of mythical creatures including unicorns, dragons and werewolves and some lesser know such as the Congolese Dingonek and the Japanese Jorogumo. Each creature has its own chapter covering its history and how to render the main elements, with a large, final illustration. Itself a beautiful book.
