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Shirley Jones
Welsh, 1934-

"Soft ground and hard ground are the etching techniques I have used almost exclusively in this book. It is also, I think, an appropriate title for a book written for and about women -- or rather, about the experience of being a woman."
--Shirley Jones

Soft Ground, Hard Ground & a Little Light Relief with Shirley Jones, By Shirley Jones

Soft Ground, Hard Ground & a Little Light Relief with Shirley Jones, Croyden, Surrey: Red Hen Press, 1989.

Twelve poems and prose pieces by Shirley Jones, accompanied by twelve of her color etchings
Hand-set and printed by the artist in 18-point Perpetua type on Barcham Green hand-made paper
Bound by Jen Lindsay, Copy 7 of an edition of 40. Signed and dated in pencil.

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