Balog, James — Animal

New York, Graphis, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. SIGNED by the author, James Balog, to Suzanne and Simone, "for the animals." Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Bound in black buckram cloth over boards, lettering to spine. Previous owner's inscription, neatly rendered at first free endpaper, being of the recently deceased oil-based paints artist from Richland, Oregon, Richard Murray, ex- of Salt Lake City. His paintings, when framed beautifully, are mostly of wildlife and domesticated animals, and sell for thousands of dollars in Salt Lake City-based and other art galleries. Mostly African settings of mostly wild animals mostly on photographic "hunts." Lions and tigers and cougars and ibyx, oh my! Spectacular Nature photographer inside and out. Unpaginated, but roughly 160 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Illustrator. . Fine/Fine,