Crombie, John
Found in 148 Collections and/or Records:
Bon Voyage Freddie!, 2009
The first French edition of Bon Voyage Freddie! was printed by hand by the artist and author in 1980 in 95 examples by Editions Kickshaw. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Bons Baisers d'Angleterre / Crombie, John ; Bourne, Sheila., 1991
Ca Causa, Ca Causa / Crombie, John ; Aragon L ; Baudelaire C ; Beckett S ; Eluard P ; Jarry A ; Prevert J ; Proust M ; Rimbaud A., 1998
This is a non-linear novel made up of phrases quoted from several French authors of the early 20th century. It is printed on Hahnmuhle paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Calligrammes / Crombie, John ; Apollinaire, Guillaume., 1989
This is Crombie's interpretation of Apollinaire's poem "Il Pleut" in which the calligramme is represented with abstract markings and the words as colored, linear, conventional and disintegrated text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Catalogue 1999: Books in Print/Livres Disponibles / Kickshaws ; Crombie J ; Bourne S., 1999
This catalogue also announces the new address in Paris at 13 rue de la Grande Chamiere. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Cependant la Vie Continuait / Crombie, John ; Bourne, Sheila., 1991
The Sackner Archive holds an English language version of the book, "Meanwhile Life Went On." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Cette Galere , 1991
The portraits of strange creatures depicted in this book are reminiscent of the portraits by Baj. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Chapter and Verse / Crombie, John., 2000
Each line of verse is printed in a varient typeface and either black or gray ink. The poem describes a series of bombings and the aftermath of each attack. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Come again? / Crombie, John., 2003
The text consists of words or phrases that playupon the word "Kickshaws." For example, one page reads Prickshaws? Tickgauze? Thickdraws? Sickshaws? in different typefaces. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Contemporary Book Art / Bourne S ; Crombie J ; Connors M ; Holzer J ; Kyle H ; McCarney S ; McGrath J ; Osborn K ; Smith K ; Stokes T ; Zweig J ; Reese H., 1990
Countdown / Crombie, John ; Bourne, Sheila., 1990
Crazy Bodies / Crombie, John., 1992
The pages depict graffiti images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Curtains / Crombie, John., 1985
The text evolves page by page from pale gray to white on black ground to disintegrated letters replaced by abstract markings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
CV / Crombie, John., 1988
This book has spiral spines on two of its borders. Text consists of the words, "gloom, doom, womb and tomb," similar to another book held by the Sackner Archive with a different format by Crombie, entitled "Womb to Tomb." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
De Mere en Terre / Crombie, John., 1990
Elastique Fantasie / Crombie, John., 1991
End Game (with apologies to Samuel Beckett), 1990
Errata or: My Mistake / Crombie, John., 2002
Errata are arranged in rhyming, metrical, eight-word sentences, each identifiable by its distinct typeface of point size. Each page contains the words "for" and "read" on the top and bottom. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fall / Crombie, John., 1984
Red colored text dipicts the outlines of leaves and the piling up of mounds of leaves as the story progresses. Often the color changes within s single letter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
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- Experimental fiction 9
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- Documentation 5
- Visual poetry 5
- Aphorism 4
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- Picture poetry 3
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