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Péret, Benjamin, 1899-1959

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1899-07-04 - 1959-09-18

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Allo / Peret, Benjamin ; Crombie, John., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-42097-44098
Scope and Contents

The poem is a portion of a poem written by Peret, "Je Sublime" (1936) printed on pages with abstract shapes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

List f-92 / Black Sun Books ; Crombie J ; Kruger B ; Peret B ; Iliazd ; Roth D ; Schwitters K ; Stein G ; Tapies A., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-23618-24065
Scope and Contents

Poesie de mots inconnus by Iliazd, held by the Sackner Archive, is listed as an offering with a detailed description. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

More Do's Than Don'ts / Crombie, John ; Peret, Benjamin., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-42103-44104
Scope and Contents This poem by Peret orignally titled "Imperatit" was translated into English by Crombie.Wikipedia 2015: Based in Paris, the press was founded in 1979 by Crombie as a vehicle for his literary and design aspirations; since then, he and Bourne (who often creates artwork for the books), have printed by hand and published more than 150 small books. The design and typography of Kickshaws publications is unusual, involving a wide range of (often French) type designs, letterpress printing in multiple colours, and the use of unusual formats and binding styles, notably a simple form of comb-binding which allows the leaves of a book to be folded and refolded in different sequences. Textually, many of the books are either Crombie's own poetry or fiction, or his interpretations or translations of French or Francophile humorists and absurdist writers, including Samuel Beckett, Alphonse Allais and Pierre Henri Cami (the latter being a particular favourite of Crombie's, and a writer he considers...
Dates: 2003

Printed Head, The: Mad Balls. No.8 / Benjamin Peret., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-34532-36231
Scope and Contents

Illustrated by Yves Tanguy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Three Cherries and a Sardine / Peret, Benjamin ; John Crombie, translator., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-40962-42941
Scope and Contents

Printed in a handful of copies by John Crombie from "battered and corroded Verona type salvaged in extrimis from a Glasgow printery before it is put out of its misery and junked, mercifully, as scrap metal." Stored in Crombie box or on shelf under Peret. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

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Conventional poetry 4
Surrealism 3
Artist book (limited edition) 2
Concrete poetry 1
Conventional fiction 1