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9. (Barbarian Press) Rufinus. The complete Poems in English versions by Robin Skelton. Wood engravings by Wesley Bates. Mission, British Columbia. 1997. 40p. 9” x 5”. Six wood engravings. Printed on mould-made Zerkall Cream Laid and White Wove. Sewn on vellum slips woven through watercolor-washed and block-printed wraps of Opus Watermedia paper. One of 174 copies thus in an edition of 200 copies signed by Robin Skelton. Fine.

This book won the “Alcuin Citation for Excellence in Book Design in Canada” in the limited edition category. It is the only award offered for book design in Canada. “Robin Skelton is internationally known as a poet, editor, biographer, and critic; … His deft and urbane recasting of these 38 poems, drawn from the 10th century Greek Anthology …, provide readers with an engaging companion in Rufinus. His witty, erotic, shrewd, and sensual poems celebrated physical love and beauty …” – Prospectus.

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