The Miraculous Birth

Unpaginated. A fine press poem about the birth of Jesus Christ, by the prolific, award-winning American author, originally published in The New York Times Magazine. This limited edition of 100 numbered copies, designed by John Kristensen, includes original woodcuts by Mary Azarian printed directly from the blocks. It was printed from Monotype Bembo on Lana Laid paper and handsewn in wrappers at the Firefly Press, Somerville, Massachusetts in November, 1986. The publisher, William B. Ewert of Concord, New Hampshire, specialized in limited edition fine press material (mainly poetry and broadsides) for nearly 25 years, and his efforts are memorialized at the University of New Hampshire, which maintains an impressive collection of his work.