Reed wrote:
>When I think the wurds "printer" & "art" I always think Hansjorg Mayer
the German printer who produced many editions of the original group
of concrete poets in Europe (E. Williams, D. Rot, etc.). I have but one
book printed by HM which is Emmett Williams' _Schemes & Variations_
My copy has the cover attatched upside down but it is a signed copy.<
Yes, Hansjorg Mayer editions are rather nice although I would have to hold
Something Else Press above Hansjorg Mayer in term of the general feel of the
outside of the books e.g. the fact that The Paper Snake is done as a
Juvenile and FOEW.. is done in the style of a bible complete with
leatherette cover etc.etc.
I too have Schemes and Variations although not a signed copy. I must admit
I've not really been aware of the scale of the Hansjorg Mayer bibliography
as it were..there's probably an awful lot of stuff I've never even seen.
What I do like about Something Else Press and Hansjorg Mayer is that both
use a trade book format to convey artistic contents which I infinitely
prefer as an artist's book strategy....I have never really got into, say
accordion books for example..they're very nice but the outside structure of
the book tells me what to expect....with Something Else Press titles the
contents are an esoteric mystery.
cheers,
Sol.
