Verso, a magazine for the Book as a Work of Art, is based on the idea that a book may reach the level of art from any origin, impulse, technology, or cultural location. Largely based in Australia and New Zealand, every issue also featured works from the international scene.

Number 2 includes essays by Marian Crawford on Sabine Golde (Germany), Alan Loney on Timothy Ely (New York), Francis McWhannell on Elizabeth Steiner (New Zealand), Derek Lamb on Sheree Kinlyside (Australia), R D Wood on Max Gimblett (New Zealand / New York), and Alan Loney on Tara McLeod (New Zealand). Illustrated in color throughout.