William Nicholson's "An Alphabet" is a remarkable series of 26 hand-colored woodcuts from 1898, each letter accompanied by witty and often darkly humorous subject matter that reveals the artist's satirical sensibility. This deluxe edition, limited to approximately 30 copies and printed by William Heineman in London, is particularly prized for its inclusion of the suppressed plates "E for Executioner" and "T for Topers," which were deemed too provocative for the trade editions. Each woodcut, signed by Nicholson in black ink and mounted on card, demonstrates his mastery of the medium and remains a celebrated example of late 19th century British printmaking and graphic design.