Comfort Me With Apples and other poems

Florin Press. Bewick (Elizabeth) Introduction by Kevin Crossley-Holland Nine wood-engravings by Graham Williams  1987  One of 135 numbered copies, signed by the author and the artist. Printed in black, with apple-green on title-page, in Joanna and Rockwell Light on an English mouldmade  Narrow 4to Patterned cotton over boards, leather lettering-piece Fine copy in slipcase  A satisfying harmonious book. Notably the different styles and moods of the engravings, which accompany the poems rather than literally illustrating them, are subtly enhanced by the varied blacks in which they are printed. 

Price: £85