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(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond. Lawndale, CA: SST Publications, 1985. First Edition #61/500. 8vo. Stapled Xeroxed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (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)", "The Express Sex Train" is his 1985 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 twenty-two in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98") showing some minor bron spotting to the rear cover HAND NUMBERED "61" in red by the artist on the front cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 027404