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This artist book is based on an original 1909 book by a writer with the same name as the book artist. It was originally "A Manual of Information and Instruction for Inspectors." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The artist writes the explanations for his dream drawings on each left-facing page. The realistic, surrealistic style drawings were rendered in graphite. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The back cover of the book is bound to the inside of the case such that the book and case are integrated. The style of the drawings is somewhat reminescent of that drawn by Roland Topor. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

There is no title page to this book that indicates its title. A great deal of the calligraphy has been generated with pseudo-Japanese-ideographic characters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Several prints consist of images of library book shelves. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Joint sales catalog: Katalog 8 for H. Bolliger and Katalog 83 for J. Holstein. The proof sheets for Mallarme's "Un Coup de Des" were offered in this catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book consists of reproductions of collages that juxtapose Christian religious with Hindu and Japanese erotic images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Comic rendition of procreation and child rearing. The book is shaped like a two dimensional baby bottle. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The drawings depict visual interpretations of classic music compositions and operas. Each ink drawing also includes a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet. The drawings on pages 11, 15, 22, and 23 have been individually matted by the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Jackman writes at the bottom of the box, "From the old, rare, curious one of a kind foreign unfit to read, non archival book collection." Seven varying shaped collage assemblages are stacked in the richly collaged box which has a lid with a handle made from a carved and embellished pencil. The scrolls consist of hand printed poems on the recto and drawings on the verso. These also include pseudo-Chinese ideograms. As usual, a tour de force by Jackman! -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This work was exhibited at the Agnes Scott College Gallery, Atlanta, January 2001. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The lithographic print entitled "Laid Poulet" (1977) that is held by the Sackner Archive is depicted in this catalogue as item 23. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the first maquette for a manuscript of collages made from colored photographs that curry continues to edit. curry noted in a letter to the Sackners that many of the pieces in this copy will not be included in the final version. Some of the pic have been published but many have not. This copy was made for David UU who wanted to see the entire series. The book is dedicated to Frank Zappa & the images and their captions have music relationships. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.