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CONSOLE, HEAL OR DEPICT BY RAYMOND PETTIBON
(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond. Lawndale, CA: SST Publications, 1984. First Edition 1/500. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. 28pp, 28 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)", "console, heal, or depict" is his 1984 SST artist book cum 'zine that reproduces twenty-eight psychologically-charged drawings. A most handsome, guaranteed authentic example of this uncommon, early Pettibon tour de force (entry number thirteen in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98") HAND NUMBERED "378" in red ink by the artist on the front cover, as issued, showing a smal red ink stain to the top of the rear cover and foredge of the textblock. Inventory Number: 025693