RORER, Abigail. HOWELL, Christopher. ~ The Wu General Writes from Far Away.
5 wood engravings by Abigail Rorer, printed by the artist. One of 120 copies, this no. 86 signed by author and illustrator. Printed in Cochin type on Japanese Mulberry paper. 8vo., original marbled paper wrappers, sewn on the outside in the Japanese manner, printed paper label with vignette by Rorer on the upper cover, housed in a maroon buckram chemise with printed paper labels on the upper cover and spine.
Abigail Rorer is a much respected American wood engraver and publisher of limited edition and fine press books using her own artwork. She was drawn to wood engraving through the work of the German Expressionists and Leonard Baskin and after initial encouragement from Barry Moser, she taught herself how to engrave. She established her Lone Oak Press in 1989.
The text of this book was printed at the Sun Hill Press for Rorer but she always prints her own engravings.