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(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond, Nelson Tarpenny, Victor Gastelum & Josh Bayer (aka "Sketchy"). Lawndale, CA: SST Publications, 1982. First Edition 1/500. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. SEEMINGLY SOLD AT SHOP - TAKEN OFFLINE 3/27/23. np (32pp), 26 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Raymond Pettibon first came to prominence during the late-seventies with his raw, literary-inflected imagery for Black Flag, Sonic Youth, and SST Records. Over the subsequent decades, the erstwhile Southern California artist has deservedly become an international contemporary art icon. "Limited to five hundred copies (of which some four hundred were destroyed)", "My Struggle for Life After Death" is his 1982 SST artist book cum 'zine that reproduces twenty-six psychologically-charged drawings. A most handsome, guaranteed authentic example of this uncommon, early Pettibon tour de force (entry number five in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98") HAND NUMBERED "202" in red ink by the artist on the front cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 025688