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The title is printed in the American manual alphabet, the Braille alphabet, the Semaphore alphabet and the Morse alphabet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Amazon.com reviews: A -- Attention adults. Announcing a new book-a very personal book, in fact a decidedly quirky book-from Sara Midda, renowned artist of singular talent and author of In and Out of the Garden, Sara Midda's South of France, Sara Midda's Baby Book, and Growing Up and Other Vices. B -- Beguiling and whimsical and enigmatic, A IS FOR ADULTERY is an alphabetical entertainment for grown-ups. Each spread considers a letter, weaving words through dazzling miniatures and vignettes. Some words are obvious; some hidden. (Some naughty.) It is a great pleasure to look, even more so to seek. C is for crayon, crotch, claustrophobia. M for melon, masochist, melancholy, and man. Filled with charming little figures and painted with Midda's exquisite watercolor wash, here is a rare and wonderful marriage of humor and beauty-a treasure of fine things that is both a gift and a game. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The word for "rubber stamp" in its native language is rubberstamped in varied colored inks at the top of each page and the country of origin printed letterpress at the bottom of the page. The cover depicts the rubber stamp, Gumigas Zimogs that is the Latvian language. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Campbell's comments on this book can be found in his exhibition catalogue at the Yale Center for British Art (held by the Sackner Archive). He mentions that he just wanted to make a leporello [accordion book]... and a propostion for a sculpture. This book was printed byh Jim Birnie. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

A typographically designed page for each letter of the alphabet is alternated with a page of text and image incorporating words using that particular letter of the alphabet. The end papers have letters of varying typefaces embedded in the paper. The black leather front cover has an uppercase A and the back cover an uppercase Z. This copy is from the deluxe edition that is printed on handmade paper and is a masterpiece of inventive, letterpress printing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a commercial product, viz., food, detergent, candy, starting with the same letter -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The catalogue is shaped like alphabetical file cards with each artist's name printed on the tabs. The exhibition was curated by Barbara Lazarus Metz and the catalogue was designed by Bill Drendel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each letter of the alphabet has a composition on a single page in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book object in which a hard cover book has been stored has the sculptural qualities of a house. The book consists of an illustrated alphabetical text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book object in which a hard cover book has been stored has the sculptural qualities of a house. The book consists of an illustrated alphabetical text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The overlaid pages give a visual almost-surreal image. Four of the overlaid pages have been taken from the book for scanning and inclusion into the Sackners' "Art of Typewriting" book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The images within this book are listed on a separate document. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The images within this book are listed on a separate document. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

A styrofoam print documents the blind, difficult to read text set in concrete poetic imagery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Includes list of words in alphabetical order incorporating "art" or "-art." The reading gives a contemporary Rap poetry sound. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.