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The First Celestial Adventure of Mister Benzadrine / Tzara, Tristan ; Elmer Peterson, translator ; Trissel J., 1996

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Identifier: CC-27843-28976

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Scope and Contents

This book, which is a typographical tour de force, was the product of 10 students, the translator, Elmer Peterson, and the instructor, James Trissel. The type faces are of varied size, dimensions and spill across the page together with visual images. In the colophon, Trissel comments that "the product resembled nothing less than that of an exquisite corpse." The pages were composed as a collage and then printed on a Vandercook IV from polymer plates on Arches cover paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (string spine) + pages (letterpress) + 4 pages (unconventionally shaped) + page (fold-out) + page (collaged) + page (collaged, translucent paper) (46 pages) in cover (collaged, printed)) ; 33.1 x 24.4 x 1.4 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

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

General

Published: Colorado Springs, Colorado : The Press at Colorado College. Signed by: Elmer Peterson (b.c.- introduction); James Trissel (l.l.- colophon). Nationality of creator: French. General: About 50 total copies. About 14 number copy. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Genre / Form

Repository Details

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

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