REM Acrostics

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Acrostics based on the names of 14 friends of the author, and his own. The title page and colophon are also written as acrostics also. The people are: Robert E. Massmann; Samuel E. Murray; J.N.B. Artfield; Ruth E. adomeit; F. J. Board; Glen Dawson; A. J. St. Onge; Julia P. Wightman; Eugene D. Buchanan; Francis J. Gagiardi; Royce L. Gale Jr.; Philip Bliss; Julian I. Edison; and Raymond A. Smith.

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[24] p.; 54 mm. Bound in brown leatherette with printed acrostic title label on cover. In dark orange card slipcase with matching cover label and with printed spine label.

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Massmann, Robert E. 1972.

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  • Massmann, Robert E. Robert E. Massmann, author, librarian, and publisher of miniature books under his imprint REM Miniatures. Massmann assembled a major collection of miniature books, and is a founding member of the Miniature Book Society.

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  • Art Press Art Press, located in New Britain, Connecticut.

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  • REM Miniatures
    Publisher Info: REM Miniatures is the imprint of Robert E. Massmann, librarian, author, publisher, and collector.
    Place of Publication: New Britain, Connecticut

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  • Robert E. Massmann

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  • Main Title: REM Acrostics
  • Added Title: Fourteen fabulous acrostic bibliophiles

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Acrostics based on the names of 14 friends of the author, and his own. The title page and colophon are also written as acrostics also.

The people are: Robert E. Massmann; Samuel E. Murray; J.N.B. Artfield; Ruth E. adomeit; F. J. Board; Glen Dawson; A. J. St. Onge; Julia P. Wightman; Eugene D. Buchanan; Francis J. Gagiardi; Royce L. Gale Jr.; Philip Bliss; Julian I. Edison; and Raymond A. Smith.

Physical Description

[24] p.; 54 mm.

Bound in brown leatherette with printed acrostic title label on cover. In dark orange card slipcase with matching cover label and with printed spine label.

Notes

Editon of 25 copies.

"Design, typography and binding by Robert E. Massmann. Printed at Art Press."--colophon.

Libraries' copy is #1, from the collection of author/publisher Robert E. Massmann, with his bookplate inside front cover.

Purchase: June 2002.

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  • 1972

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Massmann, Robert E. REM Acrostics, book, 1972; New Britain, Connecticut. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3565/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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