 Ward made thirty wood engravings for the book , ranging in size from 5 × 3 inches ( 12 @.@ 7 × 7 @.@ 6 cm ) to 5 1 ⁄ 4 × 3 1 ⁄ 4 inches ( 13 @.@ 3 × 8 @.@ 3 cm ) . It was published in 1933 by the Equinox Cooperative Press , a bookmaking cooperative that Ward had cofounded . The first edition was the third book Equinox published . It was limited to 920 copies and printed from the original woodblocks . It was hand @-@ bound in French folds and a gold foil spine . Modestly priced , it sold well and brought in revenue to sustain Equinox 's other book projects . 
