This is an art historical essay on Edward Gordon Craig and the wood-engravings which he made to illustrate 'The White Fan' by the Austrian poet and dramatist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. A feature of the book is a hand-marbled wrapper, designed by the late Ann Muir to re-create the rose-strewn hedge of the play.

First trade edition. A most prolific engraver, Gwen Raverat trained as a painter, and developed an impressionistic approach. She also had a strong sense of character, as shown by her numerous illustrations to children's books. This book contains the first indepth assessment of Gwen Raverat as a wood engraver, exploring her technique and her experiments with color prints. Also, it contains a full catalogue of all her engravings and a descriptive bibliography of the books and ephemera which she illustrated.