A signed and numbered First edition (#281/1,000), featuring faux leather boards, gilt-stamped design and title on front and back cover and on spine, with gilt-edges all around, as well as an integral ribbon. Peach canvas pastedowns, some dark paste action close to binding. Features nature artwork from Irene Bowers. Minor instances of rubbing along bottom edge of boards. Some tearing with loss on front cover from a sticker being removed.