This book consists of 12 critical texts about the life, art, and literary works by Gray as compiled and edited by Robert Crawford and Thom Nairn. The facing page of the title page depicts a self portrait drawing by Gray rendered in visual poet terms. Four paintings are also reproduced as plates in addition to small drawings scattered throughout the book. There is marginalia from the previous owner -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book was illustrated by Bob Gale. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The compact disc is held in place by means of bubbles on both sides of the case and by a slit through each one of the pamphlets. The compact disc depicts installation photographs of the catalogs and an interview between Boehme and Boltanski. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The wood engraving illustrations are by John De Pol. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

According to Alec Finlay, this book included all the poems Finlay wanted reprinted as of 1996. It reprinted 46 of the 48 poems in The Dancers Inherit the Party, the Scottish poem entitled, Glasgow Beasts, that was illustrated with papercuts by John Picking and Pete McGinn, and Orkney Lyrics illustrated by John Arran. Robert Creeley contributed a brief foreward and Alec Finlay a long afterward that provides historic information about Finlay's early poetic years. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Collage cover of photographic b&w reproductions of female nudes was composed by d.a. levy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Flyer advertising a series of exhibitions entitled "The Forest and the Revolution" held from May-October 1981 in Stonypath Garden and the Garden Temple in Finlay's Little Sparta in Lanarck, Scotland. Exhibitions included "Souvenirs of the French Revolution", "Nine Columns", "Names on Trees", "Talismans and Signifiers", "Classic Landscapes", "Pantheon of the Revolution", "Zeno and Epicurus", "Raspberry Camouflage", and "Spartan and Old Roman Promenades", as well as other publications and plantings.

This is the 2nd edition of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is an original mock-up photograph. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The title is reflected in the eight open-faced, pop-up, heart shaped pages. Andrew Binder found the metal lower half of the box container which suggested a half of a heart. The book pages are designed to be opened and viewed from the back forward, like a Hebrew book. Each collaged page is intricately engineered and lushly illustrated with drawings of men and women, various flora, hearts marked with Russian text, hands, rib cage, insects, a 3D spiral, sea creatures, and a fish. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This catalogue was designed by the first three authors and the exhibition was curated by the last two. Ron Glowin contributed an essay on the art of making art in boxes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

According to Kettner, "First (and only) edition. Average press run for Bomb Shelter: 300-500 copies. From brief author's introduction 'In these writings and collages some "other," the "rawspirit," does the speaking. For that reason any attempt to understand this in a linear or logical context will be difficult or impossible. I see pandemonium as a break from the strictures of codified behavior into a liberated existence.'" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.