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This book is designed, hand set and hand printed by John Crombie. The text by Beckett was first printed in 1970. This edition was printed on Kickshaw's Golding Press in a cloverleaf presentation. Stored with Crombie publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book consists of a diary dealing with poetic and political events taking place in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War beginning in 1952 and ending in 1968. It records the author's observations as well as letters and quotes from newspapers and periodicals. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book was edited by Jan Herman. Gysin documents the making of cut-ups and his "Dream Machine" in this book. Also, this book includes three labels from the exhibition "Beyond Geometry." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is an advertising promotion that includes an essay on Herman Melville's Moby Dick. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Francesco Conz contributes an afterward "Lettrisme: The Forgotten Avant Garde." Roland Sabatier wrote about Isou's novel "Initiation a la Haute Volupte" (Initiation inot High Sensual Pleasure) and also contributed an essay "Poetry and Music:From Lettrisme to Excordism through Aphonism and the Infinitesimal." The fabric prints of Isou published by Conz, that are reproduced in this book, are also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This correspondence was included in the Pedlar Finlay Archive but apparently the card was never published by Finlay nor is there any correspondence from Finlay about this project. The photograph of the Aurora was printed in Leningrad. Wikipedia: "Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра, tr. Avrora; IPA: [ɐˈvrorə]) is a 1900 Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg. Aurora was one of three Pallada-class cruisers, built in St. Petersburg for service in the Pacific Far East. During World War I Aurora operated in the Baltic Sea performing patrols and shore bombardment tasks. In 1915, her armament was changed to fourteen 152 mm (6 in) guns. At the end of 1916, she was moved to Petrograd (the renamed St Petersburg) for a major repair. The city was brimming with revolutionary ferment and part of her crew joined the 1917 February Revolution. A revolutionary committee was created on the ship, with Aleksandr Belyshev elected as captain. Most of the crew...

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This letter requests submissions for the second issue (AB) of A magazine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In this letter, Inman strikes a conciliatory tone with lwvy and tries to help build up his confidence. Stored with levy material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This letter is stored in levy binder.Thanks levy for sending him artwork which he has framed and hanged. Asks the question, 'What is dexamyl?" Inman comments on Irving Fiske, "a pompous tub of shit." [Wikipedia: Irving Fiske (March 5, 1908 "“ April 25, 1990) born Irving Fishman in Brooklyn, New York, was a playwright, inventor, freelance writer, and speaker. He is associated with Quarry Hill Creative Center, the Fiske family property, in Rochester, Vermont]. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Requests Merante to submit works for the Franklin Furnace exhibition of Lettrisme. *WEB 1998. Angelo Merante [Email]merante@bio.uniroma3.it. Annotation I found in this field MERENTE instead of MERANTE. Sackner: corrected. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Steen describes his vacation in the Bahamas after his visit with Emmett Williams in NYC. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The greeting at the beginning of this letter is similar to Parola in Liberte. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Letter concerns the potential sale of 36 issues of "Fascist Court" of Blewointment Press and a plea to buy them. The verso is a typed piece of fiction regarding an ice hockey game. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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bissett's handwritten note of greetings appears at the top of a copy of a letter requesting information about Blewointment Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Thanks McCallion him for sending work and states that he looks forward to meeting him at the Cardiff Conference. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This letter addressed to William {Bill Griffiths?} discusses political issues where Nuttall was teaching at Leeds Polytechic. It closes with the sentence, "Broadcast a poem of your the other day on Radio Leeds but it got edited, Zappabla ma vabble." The green ink drawing in the letter looks like a doodle. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Describes personal financial problems encountered with the University of Iowa's Lettrisme exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Smith expresses appreciation for Dorny's response to his poem "The Pyramid of the Louvre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Smith mentions the collaboration with Dorny on his poem "The Pyramid of the Louvre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.