HOCKS (Paula). The English Book. Published by The Running Women Press. Santa Fe. N. M. 87501. U.S.A. 1984. In-8 (21.5 x 23.4 cm). (32) ff. : paper covers, the first illustrated in black, title under an umbrella, with a reproduction of an applied color piece, the second in black glossy paper, bound in Japanese style. Alphabet by the American artist Paula Hocks (1916-2003). Photographer and book artist, she imagined, from the 1970s, works that, despite their ephemeral appearance, are complex works of art. Founder of the Running Women Press. A playful and slightly mocking primer on London and the English created during a session at Oxford. Composed of paper cuts, drawings, photomontages and handwritten additions, it includes collages and hand-coloring of some of the details of the plates. Limited edition of 1000 copies [not all of them were made] of which only the first 250 were numbered and signed by the artist, n° 71. Unique handmade edition not found, even more so for the first 250 signed copies, which seem to be the only ones colored, and in perfect condition.