Near fine condition, in acetate wrapper. Minor crease to back pastedown, fault of production rather than later damage. Limitation page states that copies are numbered and signed; this one is numbered but not signed. A compact work in form and content. The poem recollects Cox’s experiences as a civil defence rescue squad leader in WWII and follows a woman’s death in a bombing raid. The paper tones shift to reflect the changing moods of the poem as Cox writes through the shock of a bombing to a peaceful rest. ‘As a religious poem of the war this deserves more than its small edition’ [Chambers].
