This book is a collection of wood engravings created by John De Pol for the typographer group The Typophiles, of which he was a long-time member. The book also contains information about other members and their individual contributions to the group.
From the Colophon: "Designed by Dan Carr and printed in the original metal Monotype Dante on vintage Mohawk Letterpress Text by J. Ferrari & D. Carr at Golgonooza Letter Foundry & Press. This book was bound by New Hampshire Bindery with a pattern paper made by John De Pol, using one of his wood engravings ... Five hundred copies were printed during the summer of 1998 for The Typophiles."