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Typographia 2 , 1979

 Item — Box: Axelrod-Baker
Identifier: CC-21964-22376

Scope and Contents

The book deals with definitions of the private press and includes 24 quotes from printers and critics in chronologic order by year beginning with 1897 and ending with 1979. The typographic styles for these quotes are varied in the tradition of fine press work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1979

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + pages (letterpress) (32 pages) in envelope (paper)) ; 23.8 x 15.7 cm (book) + 26.8 x 19.1 cm (envelope)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

boxed artist materials

Custodial History

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

General

Published: Harper Woods, Michigan : Adagio Press. Signed by: Leonard F. Bahr (b.c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 325 total copies. About 72 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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