This essay deals with the advantages of letterpress printing and the basis for design of the books published by the press that are also held by the Sackner Archive. Jarvis discusses Alasdair Gray's book 1982/Janine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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.