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The same etching plate, printed intaglio and inked à la poupée, in full color, changes dramatically when relief printed in black. The color version appeared in the published volume, while the black image is a special artist's proof inscribed to Baskin's friends.

Baskin's note at the foot of the galley proof indicates that Ted Hughes offered his friend some helpful editorial advice on the use of capital letters in the table of contents.

Leonard Baskin. Diptera: A Book of Flies & Other Insects. The Gehenna Press, 1983.

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin in memory of Janet & John Marqusee & Leonard Baskin

Leonard Baskin. Bee Fly. Etching from: Diptera: A Book of Flies & Other Insects. The Gehenna Press, 1983.

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin in memory of Janet & John Marqusee & Leonard Baskin

Leonard Baskin. Dragonfly. Etching from: Diptera: A Book of Flies &Other Insects. The Gehenna Press, 1983.

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin in memory of Janet & John Marqusee & Leonard Baskin

Etching proof of a Dragonfly (relief printed in black). From: Diptera: A Book of Flies & Other Insects. The Gehenna Press, 1983.

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin in memory of Janet & John Marqusee & Leonard Baskin.

Diptera galley proof, inscribed by Leonard Baskin. From: The Gehenna Press Diptera Work Book.

Collection of Lisa Unger Baskin, Courtesy Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, New York