This stunning artist's-book homage to Jean (Hans) Arp was the painter and fine press publisher Harry Reese. Fragments and lines of text from Arp's poetry and prose are reconstructed by Reese along with his own images and words to create new "found poems" and translations. Text fragments appear suitably in French, German, and English. Reese's original images and letterpress printing include a glassine pocket of collage scraps of words and images -- for interactive "play" for the reader -- as well as a cover painting unique to each copy. This is the second edition after an earlier, smaller-format book issued in 1980 -- the concept now enlarged and fully realized. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is designated No.25 in the series, Werkzeichnis. It contains prints with dada texts reinterpreted with contemporary typography by the press. There are three abstract expressionistic paintings on paper included in this work which were done by Harry Reese (Turkey Press, Santa Barbara, California). The soft cover book by Hanne Bergius, subtitled "Yes to the gigantic world-nonsence," is an essay on the definition of Dada. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.