The colophon states that "Original edition of Mahmood Darwich's "Poem of Beirut" was engraved on 22 zinc plates by Rachid Koraichi in Sisi-Bond-Said, Tunisia in 1984. The plates were printed in 250 gram weight Velin d'Arches paper by Elsa Ancia, Paris, France 2001. Kamel Ibrahim drew the calligraphy for the poem in Alexandria, Egypt, 1986. This text was printed at Saig's typographic press, L'Hay-les-Roses, France. The translation of the poem into English is printed on a single page The case was designed and fabricated by the Duval workshop in Paris, France. The total printing run was limited to 75 copies, signed and numbered by Koraichi. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.