This special edition was printed on Hahnemuhle paper whereas the ordinary edition was printed on Rives paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book is bound into a folder in four sections so that the pages may be turned in random order thereby constantly changing the story. This format is the same as the booklets with spiral spines on all borders published by Kickshaws. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The illustrations consist of dense clusters of letters and words printed with several type faces and spacings. It starts as an incomprehensible mound of dropped type which gets smaller on each page as letters are selected to tell a story, set above in neat lines, bringing order out of chaos, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The illustrations consist of dense clusters of letters and wordsprinted with several type faces and spacings. It starts as an incomprehensible mound of dropped type which gets smaller on each page as letters are selected to tell a story, set above in neat lines, bringing order out of chaos. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The pages provide an expressionistic evolving and disintegrating portrait of Crombie in 12 stages using three primary colors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The pages are "saturated" with proofs of "discarded titles, rejected illustrations, botched typographics" from an abandoned book, "Sic Transport." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

A first edition of 250 copies of this work was printed in1985, in English, under the title "When the Cat's Away" by Kickshaw Editions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book is designed, hand set and hand printed by John Crombie. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.