Scope and Contents This book is subtitled "La Figuration dans l'alphabet latin du huitieme siecle a nos jours." Raymond Queneau contributed a preface. The dust jacket has an illustration by Folon. The antholgy, with text by Massin, is divided into three main sections. The first section is a discussion of the letter itself, the letter as symbol and the history of letters. The next section contains figurative verse and calligrams, shaped poetry and prose throughout history. The final section of the book examines the use of letters in fine art and how the letter form has grown in importance throughout the history of art. The diverse illustrations are international in scope and range from early Christian prayer books and Gothic alphabets to contemporary works.The dust jacket of this copy is frayed at the top. The caption on the other copy of this book does not indicate that this is a second edition; however, the first edition was published in 1970 not 1973 as in this edition. he dust jackets differ...

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This is the deluxe edition of the book printed on Holland paper. The pamphlets are subscription forms. The novel is illustrated with a large number of typewriter poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Edited by Antoine Caron. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Auction catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Book contains unbound print and drawing by Jacques Spacagna. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book contains Albert-Birot's translations of the Illiad, Agamemnon, Le Mystere D'Adam as well as his own poetry including Silex. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This essay deals with the history of the periodical, Feuillets inutiles; the complete run of this publication is held by the Sackner Archive. Its editor/founder, Jacques Maret, died in 1980. Stored with Feuillets inutiles No.1-14. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book deals with Chopin's diary notes on the making of his sound poems. He mentions meeting the Sackners on his visit to Miami Beach in 1984. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This anthology, with text by Massin, is divided into three main sections. The first section is a discussion of the letter itself, the letter as symbol and the history of letters. The next section contains figurative verse and calligrams, shaped poetry and prose throughout history. The final section of the book examines the use of letters in fine art and how the letter form has grown in importance throughout the history of art. The diverse illustrations are international in scope and range from early Christian prayer books and Gothic alphabets to contemporary works.The English edition of this book has not printed the appendices present in the original French edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The letter heading mdsteve is Houedard's abbreviation for my dear steve [Abrams]. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Houedard has included two reconstructed abc-rhymes and a new one -" u k rhyming scheme." His letter refers to several early Christian poets writingn in Latin in appoximatley 200 to 600AD. HOuedard writes that Venantius Fortunatus " got there before later people did" in composing and being a foreruner of poster poems. This material deals with his contribution to Cobbing and Mayer's book, 'Concerning Concrete Poetry', with specific respect to chronology. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The loose sheet is an errata sheet. Caws reprints Mallarme's Un Coup de Des in English translation. Tom Phillips' manifesto deals with the nature of postcards. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book provides information including tirage on Futurist books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Charles Cameron writes about this collection of '1 foolscap letter addressed "mdc" (my dear charles) concerning Pierre Albert-Birot's celebrated book Grabinoulor,together with4 foolscap pp of dsh's translation, book 3 chapter 8, with ca 20 - 30 corrections in dsh's hand on each page" The covering letter is stored with the manuacript in the manuscript binder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.