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The linocut abstract illustrations were made by Zeljko Kujundzic. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The linocut abstract illustrations were made by Zeljko Kujundzic. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Published on Christmas day 1994. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Gardner iIlustrates eight brief poems by Ian Hamilton Finlay (3), Stuart Mills (2), and Simon Cutts (3) with abstract colored designs on facing pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents In 1971, Finlay sends letters to Michael Harvey, Udo Breger, and bp Nichol (Nichol letter not in Archive) asking assistance in publishing A Boy's Alphabet Book based upon photographs of his toy airplane, glider and ship models to be accompanied by a poem for each letter of the alphabet. He selects Diane Tammes as the photographer for this project and 3 of her b&w photographs are included in this Archive. Nichol replies in June 1973 that Coach House Press may be interested in publishing the book. Nichol replies to Finlay in July 1973 indicating that plans for publishing the book by Coach House Press are still progresing. Finlay replies that he is still looking for a photographer to do the images and brings up the Fulcrum Press legal battle. Nichol acknowledges receipt of the manuscript and photographs (Dave Paterson) in Nov 1974. Finlay replies that he is pleased with its acceptance. Archive contains three manuscripts for the text, designated first shot, second shot and third...

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The short texts concern Robespierre and his dog Brount. The photographic illustrations are of Brount's dish, with his name inscribed on it, in various interior and garden settings. The Brount ceramic dish was made by David Ballentyne, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This atalogue served as a major source for 1996 appraisals of the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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David Gray's letter to Marvin Sackner offers the Coracle Press printed archive from 1974 to the present for sale to the Sackners. This material was subsequently acquired by the Getty Center for the History of Arts and the Humanities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Drawings of an aircraft carrier and quotes from classic literature or Finlay's conventional poems are printed on facing pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This booklet was sent out as a Christmas gift to family and friends. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The poems, printed on translucent paper, overlay photographs of gliders. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue provides excellent annotations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This booklet is cited in two places because the first author listed is Cutts but it is listed in the Finlay bibliography. Straiks" or "strakes" are stripes of different color from the rest of the surface of which they form a part (OED). The text plays upon variations: streams, streets, streaks, straiks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The child-like illustrations reproduced in this booklet are by Finlay's son. Although the title of this booklet, "The Axis," appears on the title page as such, the cover is printed with the title, "The Uris." From the Archive for this work that is held by the Sackners, it appears that only about 30 copies were distributed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.