The Good Citizen's Alphabet / Russell, Bertrand ; Themerson, Franciszka., 1953
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Scope and Contents
Each letter of the alphabet is set in a different typeface and is illustrated by a cartoon-like line drawing by Themerson that is captioned with a bitter aphorism by Russell. The words for the caption begin with Asinine, Bolshevik, Christian, Diabolic, etc. The book has an inscription by a previous owner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1953
Creator
- Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970 (Person)
- Themerson, Franciszka (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (27 pages) in dust jacket) ; 21.9 x 17.3 x 1.1 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: London, England : Gaberbocchus Press. Nationality of creator: British and Polish-British. General: Added by: RED; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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Main Library
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