This magnificent book is virtually a new edition. It has all new plates, and all new text. The book is based on the peerless original collections of Birdwings in the British Museum (Natural History). The specimens figured are at best either unique type material of one kind or another, or at worst historical archival material from the earliest days of exploration and discovery.

The book also includes many historic photographic 'firsts' of the living fauna and their early stages and environments. There is also a new 4 x colour map and a collection of selected male genitalic drawings, together with figs of interesting morphological aberrations. The taxonomy of the Birdwings by the author is classically Linnaean, and absolutely up-to-date, including the description of one new race, and clarification of the positions of several other taxa. This is, arguably, the most definitive monograph on the Birdwing Butterflies, and therefore will neither be equalled nor surpassed for many years to come.

Again, we must emphasise that this volume is unique amongst other books treating the subject, because most of the specimens figured are either primary types or of historical archival value. The colour printing with the finest Japanese Toyo inks is exquisite, and of the most microscopic detail throughout, printed on the best quality Japanese acid-free art paper, and bound in heavy-duty genuine cloth.

Only 500 copies have been printed.