Designed by Terri Warpinski, Sandy Tilcock and Natalie Sudman. It was printed letterpress from polymer plates for the text and magnesium line engravings for the images on Rives BFK using a Vandercook 219 proofing press. Perpetua types were used for the text and Charlemagne for the title and initial. Sandy Tilcock of the lone goose press in Eugene, Oregon produced the edition which consists of fifty numbered and ten lettered copies --Colophon;Issued in folding case, to which text is bound;U of O Rare Books has copy A, signed by Sudman and Warpinski, Signed by Sudman and Warpinski
Title and statement of responsibility from cover of portfolio; Collaboratively created and produced ... for the Dieu Donn?? Papermill-sponsored 'Art of the Matter' paper collaboration symposium in October of 1996 --Colophon;Item consists of two folded sheets sewn together. One sheet titled: Spirit land : Arizona is of paper handmade by John Risseeuw with the poem entitled: Sonoran desert unfolding / Gary Paul Nabhan. The second sheet titled: Spirit land : Oregon is of paper handmade by Margaret Prentice, with her woodcuts, with the poem entitled: Oregon reunion of the rare / Kim Stafford;Limited ed. of 50 signed and numbered copies;U of O Rare Books' copy is number 3, signed by the artists, Signed by the artists