Sharpe’s Birds of Paradise Agatha Christie "Rapunzel" with the artist's easily-recognisable

"Rapunzel"  with the artist's easily-recognisable illustrations complementing each poem perfectly

white and gold by Dulac (redrawn by David Eccles)

[2] Sense & Sensibility

Zoo Quest for a Dragon (1957): very good copy

A lovely copy of this scarce edition

Sharpe’s Birds of Paradise Agatha Christie "Rapunzel" with the artist's easily-recognisable"With their extravagant, sweeping plumage and glorious iridescent colours, birds of paradise appear almost mythical: indeed it was once thought that they lived entirely in the air, only falling to the ground when they died. Their plumes have been exchanged as currency and worn in sovereigns crowns, and they played a part in helping Darwin, together with A . R. Wallace, formulate his theory of evolution. At the end of the 19th century, Richard Bowdler