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Llandogo, Monmouthshire, UK: The Old Stile Press, 2014. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Drop-Spine Archival Box in Slipcase. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "I adore the book, and [Clive's] illustrations are magnificent. The cover is my design take on your artwork in Sonnet 10. It shows our young man facing his muse, or possibly himself in a mirror (the glass in Sonnet 11) and it's done with leather inlays and gold tooling. On the inside I tried something new. I have taken the two lines: ‘He open'd it and taking off the cover He straight perceived himself to be my lover' which is so marvellous and punchy, and I suspect daring for the time. Because of the nature of the secret love (and the clever trick with the mirror) I have tooled the lines in reverse, the first line on the front doublure and the other on the back. However, because the binding has suede flyleaves, the impression of the gold tooling is set off in the soft suede, and the words become legible, albeit rather… Read More