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There is duplicate print by katherine klinker included in this box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The binding is by Alice Vaughn who left the vertical sides uncovered and used a partial slipcase to protect one vertical side. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book deals with excerpts from mystery writers and is unrelated to the collaborative works made by the Surrealists with the same title. The perforations of several pages are intended to simulate bullet holes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The page that defines "Materialism" contains an actual collaged dollar bill. The word "God" is cut out and pasted several inches from the dollar bill. A row of small letterpress $$$$$$$'s is next to the word 'God." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The book celebrates 21 years of the Archetype Press and relates to the legal drinking age of 21. Each page is a typographic recipe for an alcholic beverage. It was produced by undergraduate students at the Art Center College Archetype Press under the direction of Gloria Kondrup. The Sackner copy of the book is the hard cover limited edition version. The other copies are soft cover books. Interview with Gloria Kondrup, Director of Archetype Press in The Dotted Line, official blog of Art Center College of Design: Interviewer: What do you see in the future for Archetype Press? Kondrup: "Unfortunately, the foundry metal type will eventually wear out, become lost or destroyed. But as education continues the digital march forward, the process of letterpress printing will hopefully remain a valuable technology in the study of typography and language, and conventional printing process will continue through the integration photopolymer plates that are digitally created. I see us moving...

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This issue lists all the pieces published in the first 13 issues of the periodical. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.