In the text that accompanied this print published by the Woodcut Society Landacre commented: "The subject of this present engraving, 'Laguna Cove', is a favorite spot near Laguna Beach, California. One summer night the moon seemed to illuminate this particular scene and create a pattern of light and shadows that had to be recorded."
Landacre cataloger Jake Wien noted that when the printmaker sold an edition to a publisher he would print a few personal proofs to exhibit, sell, or give as gifts, before sending the block to the publisher's printer to be editioned. He would annotate these as "FTP" for "Final Trial Proof".
"Laguna Cove" is a reworking from a 1935 drawing from which Landacre had done a larger woodcut. This woodengraving was done in two states, this being the second (the first was a single trial proof). There are currently only 4 known FTP impressions for "Laguna Cove." Landacre carefully titled this impression in printed letters whereas the editioned impressions are signed in a cursive script. He added the "FTP" in tiny penciled letters at the far left.
Landacre later began a second edition which he ambitiously set at 150, printed on a cream wove paper but only 6 impressions are known to exist. "Laguna Cove", one of Landacre's most popular images is included in the collections of 40 institutions.