Firebird

Minneapolis : Granary Books, 1987. Narrow quarto (280 mm), publisher’s mauve paper wrapper with grey marled dust jacket, 43 pp, illustrations by Cynthia Miller; signed by the poet on the half-title page; a fine copy. One of 236 numbered copies in wrappers (this is copy no. 146).

“On the day we began printing, it snowed in Tuscon! Throughout January & February Paul Metcalf came into the Chax studios every Tuesday to help. Mary Beaton made the cover paper. In the text, Kennerly type is printed on Arches paper. Illustration by Cynthia Miller. Titling with Futura type & woodblock prints. The book is designed & printed by Charles Alexander.” – Colophon