The type becomes progressively smaller on each page so that more words appear. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The first French edition of Bon Voyage Freddie! was printed by hand by the artist and author in 1980 in 95 examples by Editions Kickshaw. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The portraits of strange creatures depicted in this book are reminiscent of the portraits by Baj. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The love is actually for a fount of Atlas type. When Charlotte Garry wrote to John Crombie saying she didn't understand the book, he patiently wrote back, 'it is designed, essentially as a diversion for typographers: the cover and first page show a complete fount, the lay of a case of type. On each successive page, a number of letters have been removed: those required to compose a particular name. Ten pages, ten names - from Constance to Fifi. Of course, it's really just a pretext dreamed up by me to show off the Atlas type, an old case of which I'd just acquired by chance.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This special edition differs from the ordinary edition by its matching dust jacket and slipcase. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The title is taken from a phrase in Samuel Beckett's play, Waiting for Godot. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The colored text outlines a brandy glass. As the liquor level decreases, the empty part appears in green. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book is designed, hand set and hand printed by John Crombie. The text by Beckett was first printed in 1970. This edition was printed on Kickshaw's Golding Press in a cloverleaf presentation. Stored with Crombie publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book represents a man's body with a white, plastic spiral spine, a face and hair made of cut, smaller spiral spine material, a heart shaped heart printed with "je t'aime," and appropriately shaped booklets for the arms, abdomen, legs and penis. Crombie wrote the Sackners that these book objects were too difficult to transport and make so that none of the editions were completed as stated in the colophon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Theme deals with the evolution of fish to fowl. Owing to the printing process, no two copies are completely alike. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This special edition was printed on Hahnemuhle paper whereas the ordinary edition was printed on Rives paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This publication is the last from John Crombie and Kickshaws because of "waning stamina and resources... The book is a stream of type carrying its cargo of verbal flotsam past occasional islands, meandering between the figure-incrusted embankments." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book is bound into a folder in four sections so that the pages may be turned in random order thereby constantly changing the story. This format is the same as the booklets with spiral spines on all borders published by Kickshaws. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The pages are "saturated" with proofs of "discarded titles, rejected illustrations, botched typographics" from an abandoned book, "Sic Transport." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

A first edition of 250 copies of this work was printed in1985, in English, under the title "When the Cat's Away" by Kickshaw Editions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.