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Artist book (limited edition)

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1485 Collections and/or Records:

Infineightations (stamped with 4 infinity signs on each page) / Gibbs, Michael., 1978

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Identifier: CC-44635-46798
Scope and Contents

The book is stamped as four infinity signs on each page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

InstaBook: BOX. No.4 / Bob Holman., 2009

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Identifier: CC-49122-70162
Scope and Contents

This flattened book when unfolded produces an opened box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

InstaBook: Brains & Spines. No.2 / Jessica Nebraska Gifford., 2005

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Identifier: CC-44912-47084
Scope and Contents

The images depict visually altered MRI's of Gifford's brain and spinal cord with the lesions of multiple sclerosis. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

Instan / Vicuna, Cecilia., 2002

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Identifier: CC-41060-43041
Scope and Contents

Cecilia Vicuna is an activist artist who does installations from thread and weavings. This diarist book was done between 1995 and 2000 during travels to the United States and South America. The graphite drawing is on the last page of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Instructions for Redemption / Faigenbaum, Mark., 2008

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Identifier: CC-48536-69567
Scope and Contents

The author used the magazine, "Science Digest" August 1963, as the support for his prints. The announcement card is tucked into the book. This book is also designated X-Ray Handbook No.1. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

Interchange for John Cage / Hirschman, Jack A.; Brandi J; Schwarm H., 1964

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Identifier: CC-29707-31082
Scope and Contents

This story about a day spent driving an automobile on a Los Angeles freeway was designed in the style of Mallarme's Un Coup de Des. The Sackner Archive also holds the archive for this work. The design and typography were done by John Brandi and Harold Schwarm. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Interchange for John Cage / Hirschman, Jack A.; Brandi J; Schwarm H; Cage J., 1964

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Identifier: CC-29705-31080
Scope and Contents

This story about a day spent driving an automobile on a Los Angeles freeway was designed in the style of Mallarme's Un Coup de Des. The Sackner Archive also holds the archive for this work. The first 22 copies were signed by Hirschman; this copy is signed and inscribed but is out of series. The design and typography were done by John Brandi and Harold Schwarm. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Interior / Tsang, Kin-wah., 2003

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Identifier: CC-42246-44252
Scope and Contents

This book documents a floral pattern wallpaper that is made up of foul language. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Interminable Gabberjabbs Number Eight: The Last Gabbrejabb / Hamady, Walter ; Drescher H ; Zapf H., 2005

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Identifier: CC-47015-49753
Scope and Contents

This tour de force of bookmaking, printing and neo-dada texts is the final production of Walter Hamady in this series. This volume is described by him as "The last Gabberjabb number eight and IX/XViths of aleatory annexations of odd bondings or fortuitous encounters with incompatible realities or love, anguish, wonder; and engagement or a partial timeline of sorts or bait and switch or finally, a pedagogical rememberance." In this book, Hamady launches a long polemic against the unauthorized and false statements accompanying an exhibition of his press at the Grolier Club in April 2003. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

Interminable Gabberjabbs Number Five: For The Hundreth Time / Hamady, Walter., 1981

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Identifier: CC-34792-36499
Scope and Contents

This book is the 100th book from The Perishable Press. It is a love poem by Hamady to his wife Mary, filled with humorous verbal and typographic material. The footnotes are presented in a small booklet placed in a library card envelope. This work was exhibited at the Agnes Scott College Gallery, Atlanta, January 2001. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Interminable Gabberjabbs Number Seven: Travelling / Gabberjabp / Hamady, Walter ; Schwitters K., 1996

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Identifier: CC-27563-28637
Scope and Contents This tour de force of bookmaking, printing and neo-dada texts has different covers for each book in the run of 125 copies. Different old maps are collaged onto the covers and some books have a spine image printed on the book spine (not the Sackner copy). The media description of the pages is taken directly from Hamady's description that is printed on a leaflet of an accompanying advertisement for the book. The book includes a letter picture that incorporates varied ornaments and devices around the number '7' as well as several other pages depicting other typographic ornamaments and devices. This work was exhibited at the Agnes Scott College Gallery, Atlanta, January 2001.Reprints dada-like modifications of notes on typography and bookmaking from other sources in a wide variety of typefaces and sizes. For example, one page reprints "Outline Of Divisions: 174, 'Front Matter'...1. Just about all books start out from an idea. 2. Everything in the world is waiting to become a book. 3....
Dates: 1996

Interminable Gabberjabbs Number Six: Neopo$tmodrinism or, Dieser Rasen ist Kein Hundeklo / Hamady, Walter., 1988

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Identifier: CC-27281-27842
Scope and Contents

Hamady's use of found material includes varying papers and typefaces, seals and labels, old notebook covers, and green cloth from hospital uniforms. Several pages are creatively folded and refolded. The style of writing that involves documentation and a diary along with the inventive use of multiple typefaces, ornaments and layouts are defining examples of Hamady's style. Some pages have a rebus-like in design. This book is a printer's tour de force and one of the most outstanding in this series. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988