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Der Buchstaben Fresser / Muller, Richard., 1988

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Identifier: CC-06698-6817

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Scope and Contents

The title translates to an eater or glutton of letters. An image of a face formed by letters and typographic ornaments is placed on an opposite page to a brief poem dealing with eating of various letters. The cover of handmade paper has fragments of text embedded within it. The book was first published in 1988 by Edition Fundamental as 40 copies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1988

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + pages (letterpress) (18 pages) in artist bookbinding (handmade paper)) ; 22.2 x 17.2 x .7 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Muller, 1996.

General

Published: Horn, Austria : Edition Thurnhof. Signed by: Richard Muller (b.c.- title page). Inscription: For the Sackners with best wishes. Nationality of creator: German. General: About 400 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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