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American Letterpress in London / Purgatory Pie Press ; Faust D ; Smith EK ; Sackner MA ; Bartalos M ; Buczak B ; VanHorn E ; Lederman SB ; Haynes R ; Cherches P ; Holman B., 1991

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Identifier: CC-04200-4279
Scope and Contents

Includes listing of all artist/poets on Postcard seies including Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Book Toy Cube / Smith, Esther K. ; Faust, Dikko., 1995

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Identifier: CC-28899-30225
Scope and Contents

This book with an unusual construction has the following directions printed on its wrappers, "Opens 4 ways by quarter-year - Turn book so 1995 faces up - Find your month by number - open that side to your month. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Box of Growth, 1999

 Item — Box 150: [Barcode: 31858072458031]
Identifier: CC-34487-36184
Scope and Contents

Esther K Smith was the art director and Dikko Faust did the letterpress and typography for this bookwork by Happersett. The colophon states that "This series of mathematical drawings is based on growth and decay patterns of twigs and the Fibonacci sequence," The books are entitled, "Twig," "Leaf," "Conch," "Bloeman" and "Sprout." Each page of the books is made with additional calligraphic strokes using a progressive Fibonacci sequence page by page to connote the natural history of growth of the plants mentioned in the titles.. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Center for Book Arts: The First Decade / Benes BL ; Butler F ; Carothers M ; Charriere G ; Faust D ; Freeman J ; Haynes R ; Hines K ; Horvitz SR ; King R ; Kyle H ; Mabe J ; Minsky R ; Pisano M ; Phillips T ; Polansky L ; Rosenberg MR ; Spector B ; Walker R ; Salmon A ; Ely T., 1984

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Identifier: CC-16852-17208
Scope and Contents

The Elvis Presley Scrapbook by Joni Mabe was lent to the exhibition by the Sackner Archive. In an introductory essay to the exhibition, Francis Mattson wrote that the work is "deliberately provocative..." and "...may be viewed as an icon of contemporary American popular culture." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Handmade Books and Cards / Kropper, Jean G. ; Smith EK ; Faust D ; Mauriello B ; Charriere G ; Avadenka L ; Helfgott G ; Barton CJ ; VanVleit C ; McVarish E ; Silverberg RA ; Colby S ; Beube D ; Smith K ; Carothers M ; McCarney S ; Minsky R ; Kunc K ; Faust D ; Smith EK ; Long ME., 1997

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Identifier: CC-31620-33120
Scope and Contents

This book describes techniques, lists supplies, and illustrates specific bookmaking techniques. It defines types of book bindings, provides a history of the book, and is profusely illustrated.The artist books that are depicted in this book which are also held by the Sackner Archive include "Sand Alphabet" by Gerard Charriere, "An Only Kid" by Lynne Avadenka, "The George Book" by Joan Iverson Goswell, "Skyscraper Datebook" by purgatory press, and "Everyday Road Signs" by Carol Barton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Vishnu Crew Stews Vinsdaloo Anew / Michael Bartalos; EK Smith; D Faust., 1990

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Identifier: CC-22855-23291
Scope and Contents

Author aka Arpad Bartalos. This is an aluminum book object in a steel canister. There are four booklets with metal covers shaped life animal heads which open to reveal accordion-fold linocuts resembling paper dolls. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Vishnu Crew Stews Vinsdaloo Anew / Michael Bartalos; EK Smith; D Faust., 1990

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Identifier: CC-22855-23291
Scope and Contents

Author aka Arpad Bartalos. This is an aluminum book object in a steel canister. There are four booklets with metal covers shaped life animal heads which open to reveal accordion-fold linocuts resembling paper dolls. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Voir Dire Maelstrom / Griefen, John Adams ; Smith, Esther K. ; Faust, Dikko., 1996

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Identifier: CC-29163-30509
Scope and Contents

The theme of the title is expressed in the stormy, wave-like reliefs on the recto and verso of the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Winter 93-94 / Purgatory Pie Press ; Faust D ; Smith EK ; Dervaux I ; Cherches P ; Sackner MA ; Ely T., 1994

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Identifier: CC-04716-4805
Scope and Contents

Marvin Sackner published his famous "Chicken Soup" postcard with PPP in 1987. The Sackner Archive is listed in "Collections." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Winter 1994-95 / Purgatory Pie Press ; Faust D ; Smith EK ; Cherches P ; Sackner MA., 1995

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Identifier: CC-04772-4862
Scope and Contents

Marvin Sackner is cited for his contribution of "Chicken Soup" to Postcards V 1987. The Sackner Archive is listed as holding Purgatory Pie Press works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995