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Heart Island and other epigrams 1995
Poems by James Laughlin. Wood engravings by M.L. Breton.
5 by 8 1/4 inches

Forty-four short poems from James Laughlin accompanied by twenty-four wood engravings by M. L. Breton from Dictionnaire Infernal, first published in Paris, 1818. The paper is Nideggen for the poems and French-folded Kitakata for the images. The type is Walbaum, composed by Michael & Winifred Bixler. The wood-engraved images were reproduced and printed from polymer plates. Bound in a maroon linen spine with a hand-tinted polymer print on the cover. Press numbered and signed by the poet. Edition of 200.