"Bloody men are like bloody buses -
You wait for about a year
And as soon as one approaches your stop
Two or three others appear."
- Bloody Men
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bibliothecarivs I'm intrigued by this cover. Was your copy published around 2009, as the Litsy listing indicates? If so, that's some serious retro design. I would have thought it was decades earlier. 5d
bibliothecarivs And I just noticed there's something about it being an anniversary edition on the cover, though my phone won't allow me to enlarge the image so I can't read the number. Also, I like the cover! I think it's to do with the wood grain and that classic font. 5d
Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs This edition was published in 2019 as one of the Faber 90 poetry series. They were celebrating 90 years of publishing and reissued a poetry book from each decade. This one was originally published in 1992. The cover image is a detail from a 1968 woodcut titled Blue Spectrum by Peter Green. The full image is at the link below, and I'd recommend looking through his galleries 😍 5d
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Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs https://www.petergreenartist.org.uk/peter-green-printmaker-gallery/galleryfour?i... 5d
Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs Also, if your phone settings has accessibility functions, you might find a screen magnifier tool in there 📱🔍😊 5d
bibliothecarivs @Bookwomble thanks! 5d
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