Oldham: Incline Press, 2008. 94 of 150 copies bound by the Incline Press. Another 450 sets of sheets were issued for the use of the 2008 International Competition of Designer Bookbinders. In 2009, selected examples of the results will by shown at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The theme of water was chosen in order to offer the competition a subject of universal application, allowing for inspiration of a binding design regardless of the language or culture of the binder. The text comprises poems in their original languages. The poems range from an early Greek work to several written by contemporary poets. Original color prints that respond directly to the theme were done by various artists, including Clare Curtis, Bert Eastman, and Rigby Graham. Printed in Monotype Garamond on Zerkall paper. Finely bound in unique decorated paper created by Mark Walmsley. Unpaginated. PRI/110608.