Publisher/Date: Graphis (2001, 1st)

Format/Condition: NHardcover book with dust jacket. 128 pages, 87 plates, measures 8 ¾ x 11 inches. Ribbon bookmark.

Description: Over a period of seven years, Victor Schrager elegantly photographed more than 100 species of birds in the hands of the orinthologists who captured them. In each of Schrager’s platinum prints, the human hand has been transformed into a delicate pedestal for the even more delicate creature it holds.

Also featuring an essay by Booker Prize winning author, A.S. Byatt, recounting more than 5,000 years of birds in writing. Designer Stephen Doyle, gracefully weaves the images and text of Bird Hand Book together. This title was named one of the American Institute of Graphics Arts’ 50 books/50 Covers selections for 2002.