Deception. Translated by Zahra Partovi Illuminated by Elizabeth Harington

New York: Vincent FitzGerald & Company, 1998. Artist's book, signed, limited edition, one of 50 copies all on hand-made paper by Dieu Donne, signed by Zahra Partovi and Elizabeth Harington and hand-numbered in pencil, Page size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches; 24pp. Bound by Zahra Partovi assisted by Kristin Winkler, exposed stitching at spine, hand-made silver paper imbedded in pulp-stenciled cover sheets by Dieu Donne over boards, endpapers of red hand-made paper, with box by Priscilla Spitler of Hands On Bookbinding. The text is illuminated with six etchings by Elizabeth Harington, each cut out with circles, half circles, with silver gilt, editioned by Alexsandar Duravcevic and Vincent FitzGerald at D2 Studio. The text is printed letterpress by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress in Eric Gill's Perpetua in three colors, calligraphy by Jerry Kelly. Rumi's verse is admirably served by the artist who has interpreted the creation story with aspects of the sun and earth in red and blue and black with silver gilt and cutouts that reveal world beneath. Another beautiful book in this special series of books by Rumi.