LALANNE (François-Xavier). Bestiaire ordinaire. Preface by Patrick Mauriès. Paris: Serendip, 2003. - In-folio, 385 x 284: (34 ff. first 2 and last 2 blank), 12 plates, printed cover. In sheets, filled cover, publisher's folder and slipcase. First volume in the Bestiaires series by sculptor and engraver François-Xavier LALANNE (1927-2008), published and prefaced by Patrick Mauriès. It comprises 12 original illustrations out of text, signed with the artist's initials, each executed in a different technique and printed on a specific paper. Edition of 75 copies on Arches vellum, signed by Lalanne. One of 63 numbered in Arabic numerals (no. 16). A perfectly preserved copy.