The shape that has been incised could be either a triangle or a pyramid. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The shape that has been incised could be either a triangle or a pyramid. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This work features poems involving travel as a Hobo on trains. In this copy for distribution, the page orientation is horizontal. In the initial draft, also owned by the Sackner Archive, the orientation is vertical and the cover photograph is different. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This work features poems involving travel as a Hobo on trains. In this first draft copy labeled "tentative," the page orientation is vertical. In the copies for distribution, the page orientation is horizontal and the cover photograph differs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each page depicts a drawing of a model airplane along with a brief caption relating to a poet, artist or writer. The maquette for this work done in 1975 is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The images in this book are reminiscent of drawings by Raymond Pettibone. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The sculpture placed vertically in the garden has the structure of a pole into which is affixed a horizontal windmill-like shape. The words, "trawl net" are inscribed on one of the arms possibly because the arm catches the wind as the net catches fish. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The image on this card reproduces a black and white linocut by Hincks after a painting by Ben Nicholson, "Two Mugs." This work was made into a print by Finlay that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The image of this print in brown and white by Hincks was made after a painting by Ben Nicholson, "Two Mugs." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This the second (!) of two cards with the same poem but a different image of the tree. Here the drawing is more defined with the leaves resembling the roughened outer shell of an oyster shell whereas in the first presentation with Ian Gardner (1971), the tree is rendered a solid green color without an outline of leaves but a shape more like a clam shell. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This the second (!) of two cards with the same poem but a different image of the tree. Here the drawing is more defined with the leaves resembling the outer shell of an oyster whereas in the first presentation with Ian Gardner (1971), the tree has a solid green color without outline of leaves and a shape resembling a clam shell. The tree is drawnd in black ink but the card is printed in green ink. The printed text collaged onto the cardboard support was cut from Gardner's card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The tree has a solid green color with a shape resembling a clam shell. According to Willliam Allen (WEB 2013), this is the true first edition of this important card. A later version of this card is often mistaken to be the first edition. This card features Gardner's watercolour image - a tile version of Tree Shells based on this image was made in the 1970s and caused much controversy between Gardner and Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

One copy has been printed on heavy gray stock paper the other on cream light stock paper. The image is a sailing ship with puns on nautical terms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Edited by William Xerra. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This card depicts a drawing of an oil tanker ship; the card has been perforated to accomodate four metal paper clips, which symbolize trombones, placed in an upright position. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.