CBA copy 1. Number 88 in an edition of 100, signed by the poet. Case bound chapbook with unbleached linen cloth; dark brown spine; front cover is embellished with an embroidered snarl of red embroidery thread. Book contains letterpress printed, original poetry by Hirshfeld. "The Present: Twelve Poems was printed to commemorate the author's contribution as a judge in the 2007 Center for Book Arts Chapbook Competition. The text was set electronically in Palatino and Imprint and letterpress printed on Rives paper..."--Colophon.