This production by 13 Lettrist artists has been described as the most important of the illustrated Lettrist books, a very "soignee realization," of which only a few rare complete examples exist. Georges Visat provides an introduction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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.

Reminds Curtay of a literary contribution which is past due. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Discusses sound poetry and body music. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In one copy, there is a letter enclosed from Scott Helmes to the Sackners mentioning that he didn't get to see much of the show because the gallery didn't open on time. There is also a newspaper clipping of a review by Alan Artner, the art critic of the Chicago Tribune. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The individual works in this book are not identified nor signed. All the signatures are written on the inside page of the unbound cover page. Man Ray's contribution is an aquatint with imagery of abstract markings. The unbound pages in the book are sound poems written by Sabatier. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The complete title of the text by Roland Sabatier is" Alphabets aphorismes (et reflets exterieurs) sur "clefs du mystere" et sur quelques autres hypergraphies de Maurice Lemaitre." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The cover of this catalogue depicts a lettrist drawing by Isou dated 1944. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

David Seaman curated this exhibition and writes in his essay, "Lettrisme is a cultural school, similar to Romanticism and Surrealism, seeking to bring about an evolution of universal values through its own characteristic creations. It continues even today...We do not read these works in the literal sense, but we gather the diffuse meanings that are suggested by semantic elements such as letters, symbols, and icons." The exhibition included Lettriste sound poetry, film and hypergraphic novels. Alain Satie and Woodie Roehmer participated, the latter recreating a floating sculpture, "Aquatic Dance." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Maurice Lemaitre was conspicuously absent from this exhibition although a photograph of him in a group appears on page 44 as does a worded photograph on page 57. This is a profusely illustrated catalogue of Lettrist artworks and documents comprising 249 b&w and color photographs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The Sackner Archive holds two copies of this issue that includes a drawing by Arkitu with the same imagery but different colors. There is no indication that a deluxe edition was ever published. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.