The catalog essay by David Brown, who also edited the catalog, provides a history of the Coracle Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Gardner iIlustrates eight brief poems by Ian Hamilton Finlay (3), Stuart Mills (2), and Simon Cutts (3) with abstract colored designs on facing pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Cover drawing was made by Ian Gardner who was also co-editor of this periodical. Martin Walker provides a brief account of The Battle of Little Sparta Feb. 4, 1983 relating to Finlay's tax status with the local government. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The drawings depict still lifes and landscapes without text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This catalogue was edited by Neil Hanson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The eight colored prints play off the image of the Pansey, the flower as a camouflaged image of Panzer, the German armored tank. A section of this book is entitled, "Detached Sentances on Camouflage: In the Manner of Shenstone. William Snenstone (1714-1763) was a poet and gardner. This list aphorisms about floral and military tank camouflage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.