XUEREB (Leslie). A bestiary primer With original engravings by Leslie Xuereb. St-Vincent Priory. Chartres. 1998 (30 x 40 cm). In sheets, (14) double sheets (28,5 x 38,5 cm) on strong Arches paper, enclosed in a watercolored folder in red, red ribbon closure. Artist's alphabet book. Colored Bestiary realized by Leslie Xuereb, born in New York in 1959. From A to Z, one animal per double page to be viewed horizontally. Handwritten text by the artist, with the name of the animal on the top sheet, and large acrylic drawing, on a black engraving base, on the bottom sheet. Beginning with "l'Ane pas si bête...", the bestiary is completed by "le Zèbre qui a l'honneur de tout terminer". Very rare small edition limited to 10 copies, n° 2. All not being identical.