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    Get a copy of our edition of Ball’s letters before they are distributed to the general public + a 15% discount on any three other books purchased directly from the press (shipping not included).

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    CMP typographer Alessandro Segalini will make a calligraphic work of a word or phrase (up to 80 characters) of the donor’s choice.

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    Poetry Recitation: Your own personal audio recording made by Rainer J. Hanshe of a Hugo Ball poem of your choice. One of a kind!

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    Handpainted water-color portrait of Hugo Ball by E. Jäderberg

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    1 Year Subscription to Contra Mundum Press including a 20% discount on any five other books purchased directly from the press (shipping not included). You will receive each book before it is distributed to the general public (or choose any six books from our catalog, including any forthcoming titles).

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    Public gratitude: Your name (or anonymous) will be listed at the end of the book on our With Gratitude page as one of the principle contributors who made the publication possible.

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    Oysters, cocktails, and Dada: A mini-fete of oysters, cocktails, and Dada talk in NYC with Robert Musil scholar, translator, and artist Genese Grill.

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    Series Titling: In the tradition of Stanford University Press’s Meridian Series (named in honor of Paul Celan’s speech on poetics), for a significant donation, our Ball publication can be named in your honor.

    The name will be agreed upon between the donor and the press.

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    A seance to communicate with Hugo Ball (and any other Dada-pparitions) from the dead. Hear newly composed Ball poems, learn what Ball thinks of string theory, and ponder other mysteries. Presence of Ball not guaranteed.