----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Mangan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 9:29 AM Subject: [Atlas Press] Atlas Press News
> Hello solipsis > > New publications from Atlas Press, published > jointly with Bookartbookshop, 17 Pitfield St, > London N1 6HB, UK > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > The London Institute of 'Pataphysics > <http://www.atlaspress.co.uk/theLIP/> > > The London Institute of 'Pataphysics was founded > on New Year's Eve 127 EP (7 September 2000 vulg.), > in the presence of various dignitaries of the > Coll�ge de 'Pataphysique, including the > Prov�diteur-Convecteur, Thieri Foulc, and Stanley > Chapman, Regent, and current President of the LIP. > It is an independent organisation, but maintains > amiable relations with the Coll�ge via the London > Annexe of the Rogation. It is anglophonic, rather > than anglocentric (a number of its participants > reside in the USA and elsewhere). The London > Institute, like fellow associations in Italy, > Switzerland, Belgium, Argentina, etc., engages in > the promotion of "the vastest of sciences" in its > native tongue. > > The Coll�ge de 'Pataphysique, founded in 1949, > resumed a public role in France in 2000 after 25 > years of "occultation". The resurgence of this > congenial organisation was marked with festivities, > exhibitions, a new journal and the appointment of > new Satraps (Umberto Eco, Jean Baudrillard and > Fernando Arrabel, among others). > > Publications > > The Institute produces a Bulletin or newsletter at > irregular intervals, which is mailed to all members. > This is an internal publication, not for public > consumption. > > Two series of smaller publications have already > been instigated: the Opuscules of the LIP, and > the Documents of the LIP. > > The Opuscules consist of works by members of the > Institute. The first three titles published are > listed below. These will be followed by: Thieri Foulc > The Morpholo, Chris Allen Tales from the Lost > Physiologus (translated from the Ge'ez), Paul > Etienne Lincoln The Purification of Fagus sylvatica > var pendula. The Opuscules are jointly published > for the LIP by Atlas Press and bookartbookshop. > > The Documents consist of works with documentary > relevance to the Institute and to formal > 'Pataphysics. The first Document, The Constitution, > is noted below, as is the second, an ongoing > Catalogue of LIP publications. The third will be > Sir William Crookes Presidential Address to the > Society for Psychical Research (an important source > for Jarry's Faustroll). > > Members of the Institute may purchase its > publications at a 25% discount. Non-members may > purchase them through this website at our usual > terms. Postage rates are as per Printed Head titles > on the order form. > > In Print > > Opuscules of The LIP > <http://www.atlaspress.co.uk/theLIP/opuscules.html> > > 1. Peter Blegvad Stones in My Passway. 24 pp., > 13 x 10.5 cm (landscape), stitched softcover > in card wrappers. > Limited to 222 numbered copies: > 22 copies, with an original signed drawing, �18 > 66 copies, signed and numbered 23 to 88, �11 > 111 copies numbered 89 to 199, �6.66. > > 2. Donald Parsnips Short Sermons and Statements for > the Stemming of Suffering and of Stupidity and for > Promoting Satisfaction, Success and Self-Realisation. > 88 pp., uncut, 14.5 x 18 cm, printed in brown and > perfect bound in coarse card wrappers. > Limited to 222 numbered copies: > 22 copies, with an original signed drawing, �18 > 66 copies, signed and numbered 23 to 88 �11 > 111 copies numbered 89 to 199, �6.66. > > 3. Magnus Irvin Pergus and the Ectoplasm. > 40 pp., 14.5 x 10 cm (landscape), stitched softcover > in trace wrappers. > Limited to 222 numbered copies: > 22 copies, with an original signed drawing, �18 > 66 copies, signed and numbered 23 to 88 �11 > 111 copies numbered 89 to 199, �6.66. > > Documents of The LIP > <http://www.atlaspress.co.uk/theLIP/documents.html> > > 1. The Constitution of the London Institute of > 'Pataphysics. > 4 pp., 14.6 x 21 cm, stitched paper wraps. > Limited to 155 numbered copies: > 44 copies signed by the Executive and marked > with the seal of the Institute, �6.66 > 111 copies marked with the seal alone, free to > members. > > 2. A Catalogue of the Publications of the LIP. > 14.6 x 21 cm, folded sheet. > Ongoing listing. > Free to members. > > Membership > > To become an associate member of the LIP, or for further > information, contact The Secretary of Administration, > Chris Allen, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Extracts from the Constitution > > 1. Prolegomenon > The Constitution of the LIP is 'pataphysical (in > accordance with the statement of Article 1 of the > Statutes of the Coll�ge de 'Pataphysique). > Likewise, the Institute notes its agreement with > Article 2: > i. "'Pataphysics is the science." (Alfred Jarry) > ii. 'Pataphysics is inexhaustible. > and Article 3: > i. Humanity being composed solely of pataphysicians, > the Coll�ge distinguishes between those who are > ignorant of the fact, and those who are not. > ii. The Coll�ge encourages 'Pataphysics in this world > and in all others. > > 3. Organisation > e. MEMBERS > 1. Membership takes three forms (full members: i and ii): > i. Honorary (by invitation from the Executive), > ii. Fellows (by promotion by the Executive), > iii. Associate (by payment of subscription, currently > �10 per annum). > 2. All members receive the Bulletin of the LIP; they may > contribute to the Institute's publications and purchase > the same at preferential rates (25% discount). > 3. Fellows and Associates are obliged to pay the > Institute an annual subscription. Honorary members are not > so obliged, although, needless to say, the Institute is > content to accept a voluntary subscription. > > -- > Atlas Press > <http://www.atlaspress.co.uk> > BCM Atlas Press > 27 Old Gloucester Street > London WC1N 3XX > UK > > > -------------------------------------------------- > The Mailing List administrator can be contacted by > sending a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
