The Love Of Tiger Flower

New York, NY: William Morrow & Company. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0002162083 . Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several spots of light discoloration and toning, along with several small edge nicks and tears and some wrinkling to the edges. "Inspired by bulls and bullfighting in Mexico, Vavra moved to Spain in 1958 with a one-way ticket to Madrid on an old Italian ship The Valcania. With no formal training in animals, he spent six years studying the beasts. “I couldn’t obtain the sort of photographs I wanted for the study, so I became a photographer out of necessity, ” Vavra was quoted as saying. “I’ve never been interested in the camera ... I don’t really consider myself a photographer. I’m an artist and a storyteller. ”He became immersed in the lore and life of this beast which culminated in the publishing of his book, Bulls of Iberia, in 1972. He was a personal friend of legendary matador de toros Juan Belmonte, riding with him on horseback to check his herds of black bulls, and he shared the dreams, fears, adventures and valor of other toreros, such as the American John Fulton. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author .