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Author:

Brown, Susanne (Artist)

Title:

Murphy's law / Susanne Brown.

Edition:

[Edition A.]

Publisher:

Lisjonjay Press,

Copyright Date:

1983

Description:

14 leaves ; 21 x 21 cm

Subject:

Artists' books--United States--20th century--Specimens.
Murphy's law--In art.
Errata--In art.
Experimental typography.
Artists' books.

Other Authors:

Sackner, Ruth, former owner. IaU
Sackner, Marvin A., 1932-2020, former owner. IaU
Lisjonjay Press, publisher.
Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, donor. donor. IaU

Notes:

Covers included in pagination. Edition of 1. Edition A: Cover title with right-side up text; includes leaf with text "Bread always falls butter side down." IaU Signed, dated, and numbered by the artist on rear cover. Place, date, and descriptive information taken from Sackner Archive ArchivesSpace entry. IaU "Three unique books in this series are held by the Sackner Archive, each with a different set of things that can go wrong with publishing a book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner." IaU Sackner CC-22078-22495. IaU

Summary:

Unique artist's book; each leaf has text "If anything can go wrong, it will..." and shows a different problem with the printing process (staining, smearing, misspellings, misprints, burning, crumpled pages, etc.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1378643847

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)