The cover and title page depict a poem shaped like bars in a prison cell with the repeated words LA NUIT and the words "du prisonnier" in the middle. The book includes a reproduction of a Valentiner Hugo black and white portrait of Guy Levis-Mano. The name "Jean Garamond" printed on the cover as responsible for the images is a non-de-plume for Guy Levis-Mano. This one of 40 copies of the book is printed on Holland paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The happy holidays card says "with love & gratitude for your great help with the exhibition & with love & very best wishes as ever, Sonja & Bill." The print appears to be an abstract image of a Pacific island (atoll). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Unable to find biography of this poet on internet. This is a copy from the ordinary edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a deluxe copy printed on velin du Marais paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Gillo Dorflies wrote the introductory essay for this book. This is the second edition, the first was published in 1971. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The poem is by Bernstein and the illustrations and by Susan Bee. The covers were designed by Susan Bee and Philip Gallo. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The silkscreened green cover was designed by Beorna. According to Water Row Books, Long Dongs is the "holy grail" for Blazek or Richmond collectors. Published in an edition of only 300 copies by mimeograph machine on various colored paper stock. In Water Row's opinion, Long Dongs is one of the two most important books to come out of the Cleveland mimeo poetry revolution of the sixties, the other one being Bukowski's Genius of the Crowd. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Includes reproductions of several line drawings by bissett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.