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(CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS, THE). Stang, Ivan, Paul Mavrides & The SubGenius Foundation, Inc.. Auburn, CA: Rip Off Press, Inc., 1989. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Small 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Underground Comic Book. Fine.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in b&w + color cover. Published in 1989, this is the first and only installment of "Bob's Favorite Comics" - an anthology of fifteen black and white Church of the SubGenius-approved comics and tracts. The titular "Bob" is of course J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, the fifties clip art avatar turned High Epopt of The Church of the SubGenius, America's emergent eighties conspiracy theory-embracing cult religion whose pantheon includes gods, extra-terrestrials, and mutants. The contributors to this issue are the SubGenius Foundation, Inc.'s Ivan Stang and Paul Mavrides (also as St. Palmer Vreedez), Harry S. Robins, Carol Lay as Donna Sangre, Byron Werner, the LIES Project, President Xandy Smith, Jay Kinney, Gilbert Shelton, Horizon Unlimited Master Control Programming, Robert Williams, Satellite Weavers, Puzzling Evidence aka Doug Wellman, and of course, "Bob". A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon Rip Off Press, Inc. first printing with the printed price of $2.50 on the front cover. Inventory Number: 026454

(COE, SUE). Metz, Holly & Sue Coe. London: Knockabout Comics, 1983. First British Edition. Folio. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Graphic Novel. Fine.. 44pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Francoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman. Published in 1983 as RAW Magazine One-Shot #2, "How to Commit Suicide in South Africa" is Holly Metz and Sue Coe's chilling collaborative investigation of the fate of South African political prisoners during the reign of apartheid. A bright, most handsome example of the 1983 Knockabout Comics first British edition with glossy covers. 0-86166-013-7 Inventory Number: 026155

(COE, SUE). Metz, Holly & Sue Coe. New York: Raw Books & Graphics, 1983. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Graphic Novel. Fine.. 44pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Designed by Francoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman. Published in 1983 as RAW Magazine One-Shot #2, "How to Commit Suicide in South Africa" is Holly Metz and Sue Coe's chilling collaborative investigation of the fate of South African political prisoners during the reign of apartheid. A bright most handsome example of the 1983 Raw Books & Graphics first edition. Inventory Number: 026154

(CRUMB, R.). Crumb, R(obert).. Hamburg, GERMANY: Gingko Press, 1992. First Edition 1/500 Deluxe. Small Folio. Cloth w/Pastedown in Slipcase. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. "R. Crumb Comics" collects three short 1989 stories from everyone's favorite comix curmudgeon, R. Crumb that feature the artist as the protagonist - "The Story O' My Life", "People... Ya Gotta Love 'Em", and "I'm Grateful! I'm Grateful!". A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe edition limited to five hundred hardbound, numbered (# 8/500) slipcased copies BOLDLY SIGNED by R. Crumb in black ink on the rear colophon, as issued. 3-927258-10-5 Inventory Number: 020035

(CRUMB, R.). Crumb, Robert.. San Francisco: Modernism, 1990. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibition Poster. Fine.. One 32 x 17" sheet printed color offset recto only. This is the graphically striking poster published in conjunction with the 1990 R. Crumb exhibition entitled "Cartoons and Drawings 1975-1990" held at San Francisco's Modernism gallery. It reproduces on heavy coated stock the artist's cover for Chicago's Seed underground newspaper featuring Mr. Natural boldly exclaiming "The Whole Universe is Completely Insane!". A most handsome example of this delightful ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 026818

(CRUMB, R.). Crumb, Robert. Dian Hanson, Editor. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2007. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Stout 4to. Illustrated Boards in Slipcase. Artist Monographs. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 258pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. " R. Crumb has selected his most intimately revealing comic strips and single page drawings to create a two hundred and fifty-eight page encyclopedic trip through his sexual psyche. All images were created between 1980 and 2006, and all strips are hand-colored for a lush vibrancy never seen in his comic books. In total, "Robert Crumb's Sex Obsessions" features fourteen complete stories, including "My Troubles With Women", "If I Were a King", "A Bitchin' Bod", and "How To Have Fun With a Strong Girl", as well as sixty single page drawings. This signed slipcased edition limited to one thousand copies is a work of art in itself, with every part of the book - front and back covers, spine, and introductory pages - created for this project by Robert Crumb. Each book comes with an art print selected by Mr. Crumb. A brand new, pristine example sealed in shrinkwrap still in the publisher's printed cardboard shipping carton. 3-8228-2540-9 Inventory Number: 022282

(CRUMB, R.). Crumb, Robert, Didier Roussin, Philippe Krumm & Dominique Cravic. Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS: Oog & Blik, 1994. Edition Not Stated. 12mo. Loose Contents in a Box. Artist Monographs. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. Thirty-six 4 x 3" cardstock playing cards printed offset recto and verso, 36 color illustrations. Text in English. "Les As du Musette" is a set of thirty-six collectible cards each featuring a color illustration by R. Crumb of a significant early 20th Century French accordionist on the front with a concise English language biographical sketch on the back. A bright, most handsome complete set of the cards from the uncommon 1994 first and only printing in the publisher's Art Deco-illustrated box whose white tray shows some very mild soiling on the bottom panel. Inventory Number: 026451

(CRUMB, R.). Crumb, Robert, Mark Landman & Dave Schreiner. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink Press, 1991. Second Printing. 12mo. Loose Contents in a Box. Artist Monographs. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. Thirty-six 4 x 3" cardstock playing cards printed offset recto and verso, 36 color illustrations. Designed by Peter Poplaski. "Robert Crumb Trading Cards" is the perfect gift or addition to the collection of any even half-serious Crumb fan. It contains thirty-six collectible cards each featuring a color illustration of a prominent denizen of the Crumbiverse on the front with a concise character synopsis written by the late comics historian Dave Schreiner on the back, all in a snappy box designed by Crumb and Pete Poplaski. Its characters include the mysterious guru Mr. Natural; his loyal devotee Flakey Foont; The Nerds; Pete the Plumber (and his sidekick Plungo); Whiteman and Yeti the Bigfoot both from Homegrown Funnies; Ruff Tuff Creampuff; the raining Meatball from Zap #0; Shuman the Human; Dirty Dog; Smelly Old Cat; The Desperate Character; Mr. Appropriate (way ahead of his time on the ecology front); Vulture Demoness (the dominatrix from Big Ass #1-2); Eggs Ackley (whose eyeballs were stolen by crows in Motor City #1); Sally Blubberbutt; Fritz the Cat (star of the Ralph Bakshi animated cartoons who was then permanently killed in People's Comix); Those Cute Little Bearzy Wearzies (Jippo and Boopsy); The big-foot character from Keep on Truckin'; Onion Head; Patricia Pig; Forky O'Donnell (you don't want to have lunch with this guy!); Squirelly the Squirrel; Cheesis K. Reist, star of 'Hamburgers!'; Boingy Baxter; The Simp and The Gimp; Ruth Schwartz (the original "gurl" in Big Ass #1 who later helped Flakey Foont institutionalize Mr. Natural in Mr. Natural #3); Devil Girl (from before she had a line of candy); Mr. Snoid; Angelfood McSpade, The Old Pooperoo; Dale Steinberger the Jewish Cowgirl; Joe Blow (from the infamous Zap #4 bust); Little Johnny Fuckerfaster; Bo Bo Belinski (the drunk, not the baseball player); and Robert Crumb himself (a nice self-portrait, but he's also a regular cast member)." An internally bright, most handsome complete set of the cards from the 1991 Kitchen Sink second printing - in the original green-bordered box with Crumb, Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural still pictured on the front - whose white tray shows some mild soiling on the bottom face. Inventory Number: 026450

(DISNEY, WALT). Sotheby, Parke-Bernet Staff. Los Angeles: Sotheby, Parke-Bernet Los Angeles, 1972. First Edition. Square 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Auction Catalog. Fine.. 39pp, 37 b&w illustrations. This is the catalogue of the Tuesday, May 5th 1972 Sotheby, Parke-Bernet Los Angeles sale of one hundred and seventy lots of comic and animation related material, of which over one hundred and ten are Disney related (including a Claes Oldenburg Mickey Mouse drawing!). A most handsome example. Inventory Number: 004186

(GOLDBERG, RUBE). Okun, Henry & Peter Selz. Berkeley, CA: University Art Museum, 1971. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 32pp, 29 b&w illustrations. This charming little catalogue published in conjunction with a 1971 UC Berkeley exhibition reproduces twenty-nine (of more than five thousand!) of Rube Goldberg's witty comic strip contraption drawings donated by the artist to the Bancroft Library). A most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event. LC 73-633931 Inventory Number: 024681

(GOREY, EDWARD). Public Broadcasting Service. NP (Boston, MA?): PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), 1980. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibition Poster. Fine.. One 23 x 16" sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 illustration. This is the whimsically macabre poster created by Edward Gorey to promote the very first season of the WGBH Boston-sponsored run of the PBS series "Mystery!." Hosted by jaunty film critic Gene Shalit and his moustache, the British offerings for 1980's crime-oriented spinoff of "Masterpiece Theatre" consisted of "She Fell Among Thieves", "Rumpole of the Bailey", "Rebecca", "The Racing Game", and "Sergeant Cribb." In addition to creating the animated opening and closing title sequences for each episode, Gorey produced this hors commerce item featuring a host of skeletons, a dragon, and some sleuth-y Edwardian shenanigans. A bright, most handsome example of this delightful ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 026952

(HUEBLER, DOUGLAS). Huebler, Douglas & Arthur Rose. Introduction by Julia Brown. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1986. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 28pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Linda Norlen. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the 1986 catalogue documenting ten works from Douglas Huebler's charming, typically wry "Crocodile Tears" series commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. These installments - "brief fictions re-sounding from the proposal in Variable Piece #70: 1971 to photographically document the existence of everyone alive" - originally appeared in print in 1984 as comic strips reproduced in the pages of the LA Weekly. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of light overall wear, rubbing, and soiling to its covers. Inventory Number: 023723

(JOHNSON, JOE). Johnson, Joe. NP (San Francisco, CA). ND (Circa Late 1960s).: Self-Published. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Paper. Greeting Cards. Near Fine.. Three individual 8 ½ x 11" heavy paper sheets printed photo-offset rectos only, machine-folded vertically in half to make 8 ½ x 5 ½", 3 b&w illustrations. Joe Johnson was an early and prominent member of San Francisco's burgeoning LGBTQ community of the 1960s. While primarily known as the creator of the pioneering underground gay comics "Miss Thing" and "Big Dick", Johnson was additionally an accomplished artist and illustrator who at various times in the sixties and seventies produced fine art prints and greeting cards featuring male model studies. These were lo-fi ventures most likely sold under the counter, by word of mouth, and discreet mail order. This is a group of three individual cards issued by the artist each depicting a young male nude - all full frontal - reproduced by photo-offset on heavy, textured paper stock. A handsome group of these exceedingly uncommon vintage ephemeral items without envelopes each showing a bit of mild soiling. Inventory Number: 026945

(JOHNSON, JOE). Johnson, Joe. NP (San Francisco, CA). ND (1967).: Self-Published. First Edition. Folio. Loose Prints in a Portfolio. Print Portfolio. Fine.. Eight individual 17 ½ x 11" heavy paper sheets printed photo-offset rectos only, 8 b&w illustrations. Joe Johnson was an early and prominent member of San Francisco's burgeoning LGBTQ community of the 1960s. While primarily known as the creator of the pioneering underground gay comics "Miss Thing" and "Big Dick", Johnson was additionally an accomplished artist and illustrator who at various times in the sixties and seventies produced fine art prints and greeting cards featuring male model studies. These were lo-fi ventures most likely sold under the counter, by word of mouth, and discreet mail order. This is a set of eight of these prints issued in 1967 by the artist each depicting a young male nude - six full frontal - reproduced by photo-offset on cream colored, heavy woven paper stock housed in a plain red textured paper portfolio. We acquired from a single source several variants of this set, with none bearing any form of labeling or printed documentation; just the plates with or without the portfolio. The prints were issued without a signature in the plate, but Johnson signed some in pencil, and even hand-colored a few in a flesh-colored watercolor. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item with each print additionally SIGNED "Joe Johnson" in pencil in the publisher's unprinted paper portfolio. Inventory Number: 026944

(KIPPENBERGER, MARTIN) (OEHLEN, ALBERT). Kippenberger, Martin & Albert Oehlen. Hamburg, GERMANY: Galerie Ascan Crone, 1986. First Edition 1/1000. 16mo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Artists' Book. Fine.. np (72pp), 68 monochrome illustrations. Text in German. "14.000.000, - Fur Ein Hallochen" is Martin Kippenberger and Albert Oehlen collaborative artists' book published in conjunction with a 1986 exhibition at Hamburg's Galerie Ascan Crone. It consists of crude, primarily sexually-themed comic book-style drawings with typeset captions reproduced in blue ink on yellow pages. A most handsome example of the first trade edition (entry number thirty-four in Uwe Koch's "Annotated catalogue raisonné of the Books by Martin Kippenberger 1977 - 1997") of this tiny rarity dedicated to Hubert Kiecol limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 025288

(MOSCOSO, VICTOR). Moscoso, Victor. Woodacre, CA: Electric City Comix, 1989. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Small 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Underground Comic Book. Fine.. np (48pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Printed back-to-back and upside down, this first and only issue of "Moscoso Comix" from 1989 reproduces seventeen short black and white vignettes originally drawn between 1968 and 1978 by San Francisco master of psychedelia Victor Moscoso. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1989 Electric City Comix first printing with the printed price of $2.50 on its dual front covers. Inventory Number: 026453

(MOSCOSO, VICTOR). Moscoso, Victor. San Francisco & Berkeley, CA: Victor Moscoso & The Print Mint, 1971. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Underground Comic Book. Near Fine.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in color. Reportedly created as the storyboards for a short film, "Color" is the graphically striking 1971 comic written, illustrated, and published by San Francisco master of psychedelia Victor Moscoso. The first underground comic to be printed entirely in full color, it combines elements of early animation, science fiction, and hardcore erotica into a hyper-chromatic, hallucinogenic narrative. A handsome example of this uncommon, massively trippy item bearing a 1971 date of publication and a printed $1.00 price on the front cover showing a bit of wear, creasing, and a mild flattened diagonal crease to the covers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 026452

(MURAKAMI, TAKASHI). Kitagawa, Yujin & Takashi Murakami. Saitama, JAPAN: Takashi Murakami & Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., 2003. First Edition. Small Square 4to. Illustrated Boards in Jacket. Illustrated Book. Fine/Fine. np (32pp), profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Chika Tamagawa. This is a charming, stylishly designed book for children written by Yujin Kitagawa (of the acoustic duo Yuzo) featuring illustrations by the hyper-popular Anime and Manga influenced Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami. It is the story of cute, fluffy outcast Keba Keba, who bestows his bright colors to the pale flowers, and becomes a cheerful, smiling cloud! A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon first printing in the publisher's printed obi, as issued. 4-939148-09-2 Inventory Number: 020276

(PANTER, GARY). Niles, Steve, Gary Panter, Dr. Revolt, Kime Buzzelli & Morning Breath. NP (Redmond, WA): Zune Arts / Microsoft Corporation, 2008. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Graphic Novel. As New. np (76pp), profusely illustrated in color. Cover by Gary Panter. Designed by 72andSunny and R. Rock Enterprises. "The Lost Ones" is a graphic novel printed on heavy paper stock published in 2008 by Microsoft's Zune Arts. Written by noted comics author Steve Niles, it contains four sixteen-page chapters recounting a breezy time traveling earthlings vs. aliens scenario - each illustrated in turn by Dr. Revolt, Morning Breath, Kime Buzzelli, and Gary Panter. Hey kids - remember Zune? A brand new, pristine example of the version with the Gary Panter-drawn covers issued hors commerce for promotional purposes only. Inventory Number: 024511

(PANTER, GARY). Panter, Gary. Los Angeles. ND (Circa 1985).: Andresen Graphics. First Edition. Small Folio. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Comic Book. Near Fine.. 16pp, profusely illustrated in duotone + color covers. Designed by Clive Piercy and Rod Dyer, Dyer/Kahn. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Andresen Super Comix Present: Gripping Typos Featuring Scott Gothic (Private Investigator)" is an oversized sixteen page promotional comic book printed on heavy paper stock published by Los Angeles' legendary family-owned Andresen Typographers. Written and drawn by beloved comix artist and illustrator Gary Panter, it features the font-savvy, Noir-ish title character whose investigatory skills appear on display here for the first, and last time. An internally most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon bit of Panteriana issued hors commerce for promotional purposes only showing a bit of light wear, handling, and minor insect damage to the covers. Inventory Number: 024510

(PARKETT). Curiger, Bice, Editor. Zurich, SWITZERLAND: Parkett, 2004. First Edition. Small 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Contemporary Art Periodical. Fine.. ca 250pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Parallel Text in English and German. A pristine example of the sixty-ninth issue of this influential Swiss visual arts quarterly still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-907582-19-5 Inventory Number: 011240

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Innen, Contemporary Fine Arts Staff. Zurich & Geneva, SWITZERLAND: Nieves & Innen, Contemporary Fine Arts, 2014. First Edition 1/100. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. As New.. np (28pp), 19 b&w illustrations + b&w covers. This is the Raymond Pettibon catalogue cum artist's book published in the 'zine-like format of his eighties SST works issued in conjunction with a 2014 Swiss gallery exhibition of twenty-one drawings executed between 1982 and 2011. A brand new, pristine example of exceedingly uncommon 2014 first printing with the black and white covers limited to one hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 023625

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond. Los Angeles: Ooga Booga Publications, 2009. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (52pp), profusely illustrated in b&w + color covers. 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. "The Major Arteries and the Minor Tributaries" was published utilizing Pettibon's typical 'zine format in 2009 in an unstated edition by the beloved late Chinatown bookstore Ooga Booga, A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 026772

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond. Lawndale, CA: SST Publications, 1978. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (64pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. 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. Credited to both Raymond Pettibone (sic) and Raymond Ginn on its inside front cover, "Captive Chains" is Mr. Pettibon's very first artist book cum fanzine. It was published in 1978 by Black Flag's label SST - run by his brother Greg Ginn - in the format of a saddle-stapled black and white comic book combining the thirty-six page narrative tale "Captive Chains" with nearly thirty additional full page drawings. A most handsome, guaranteed authentic example of this uncommon, early Pettibon tour de force (entry number one in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98" - which states a printing of "around five thousand copies of which only about one hundred found their way into commercial distribution") showing just the slightest bit of wear and typical age-toning to the textblock. Inventory Number: 026141

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond & Josh Bayer. NP: Raymond Pettibon, 2006. First Edition 1/450. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (34pp), 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 four hundred and fifty copies, "As Always and So On" is his 2006 self-published artist book cum 'zine in the time-honored DIY, xeroxed format of his earlier, self-published works. It is populated with images of Raymond, Che Guevara, Batman and Robin, Stalin, Ronald Reagan, Jughead, Nat King Cole, and even the Holy Bible! A brand new, pristine, guaranteed authentic example of this exceedingly uncommon Pettibon tour de force HAND NUMBERED in black ink by the artist on the front cover, as issued. Limited to four hundred and fifty copies only, this recent Raymond Pettibon artist's book is in the time-honored DIY, xeroxed format of his earlier, self-published works. It is populated with images of Raymond, Che, Batman and Robin, Stalin, Ronald Reagan, Jughead, Nat King Cole, and even the Holy Bible! A pristine copy hand numbered and with the artist's chop, in the publisher's plastic sleeve, as issued. Inventory Number: 020780

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond & Nelson Tarpenny. NP: Superflux Publications, 1992. First Edition 1/100. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (36pp), 18 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 one hundred copies, "One Foot in the Mouth, One Foot on the Shelf" is his 1992 Superflux-published artist book cum 'zine collaboration with "Master" Nelson Tarpenny that reproduces eighteen psychologically-charged drawings. A most handsome, guaranteed authentic example of this exceedingly uncommon Pettibon tour de force (entry number one hundred and one in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98") HAND NUMBERED "72/100" in black ink by the artist on the front cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 025700

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond & Nelson Tarpenny. NP: Superflux Publications, 1992. First Edition 1/100. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (40pp), 20 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 one hundred copies, "The Cloud of Unreading" is his 1992 Superflux-published artist book cum 'zine collaboration with Nelson Tarpenny that reproduces twenty psychologically-charged drawings. A most handsome, guaranteed authentic example of this exceedingly uncommon Pettibon tour de force (entry number ninety-seven in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98") HAND NUMBERED "25/100" in blue ink by the artist on the front cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 025697

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond, Nelson Tarpenny, Josh Bayer (AKA "Sketchy" & Michael Gira. Lawndale & Hermosa Beach, CA, etc. 1978-2015.: SST Publications, Superflux Publications, Galerie Metropol, Illuminati, Galerie Krinzinger, Parkett, Ooga Booga, Nieves & Innen, Contemporary Fine Arts & David Zwirner Books. First Edition. 8vo + 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Books. Very Good. or Better.. np (most circa 28pp), each profusely illustrated in b&w. In protective clear acetate dustwrappers. This is a collection of forty-nine primarily early artist's books cum 'zines - mostly self-published between 1978 and 2006 via SST and Superflux Publications - by the esteemed Southern California native, Raymond Pettibon. Listed by title in chronological order of publication preceded in parentheses by their entry number in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98" (the last seven were issued following the bibliography and so have publication dates instead), they are: (01) "Captive Chains", (04) "Freud's Universe", (05) "My Struggle For Life After Death", (06) "A New Wave of Violence", (08) "Tripping Corpse 2: The Hippie Thing", (09) "Capricious Missives", (10) "Tripping Corpse 3", (11) "Virgin Fears", (12) "The Bible, the Bottle, and the Bomb", (13) "Console, Heal, Or Depict", (15) "Kismet's Account", (16) "Lana", (17) "Tripping Corpse Four", (18) "Tripping Corpse 5", (19) "American Lynch Law", (20) "A Can At The Crossroads", (21) "Cars, TV, Rockets, H-Bomb - - You Name It", (22) "The Express Sex Train", (23) "Exterminating The Eagles", (24) "Jane's Book Of Fighting", (26) "Like Death Valley", (28) "New Wavy Gravy", (29) "New Wavy Gravy 2 (As Opposed to Old Wavy Gravy)", (30) "The Observable World", (31) "Pig Cupid", (32) "Selfishness", (33) "Short Teats, Bloody Milk", (35) "Tripping Corpse 6", (37) "Wein, Weib, Und Gesang", (40) "Meat Offerings", (45) "Thin, Thin Cross", (51) "Meandering on a Riff", (81) "Twelve O'Clock Shadow", (84) "From a Tower", (92) "Sweet Luther", (94) "The Train-Watcher", (96) "Writ", (97) "The Cloud of Unreading", (98) "The Language of Romantic Thought", (100) "On The Scent (Vavoom)", (103) "Up The Threshold", (105) "Untitled (Justly Felt and Brilliantly Said - A Project for Parkett No. 47)", (2001) "Plot Burial By: Josh Bayer (AKA Sketchy), Raymond Pettibon", (2001) "'S Not Fake! 'S Real!", (2006) "As Always And So On", (2009) "The Major Arteries and the Minor Tributes", (2014) "Raymond Pettibon: Selected Works 1982 to 2011", (2015) "Raymond Pettibon + Mike Topp: Born On A Train" - SIGNED by both artists, and (2016) "Dzama / Pettibon" - second expanded edition. A most handsome group - all of which are in at least Very Good condition - of these wryly transgressive, seminal publications. Inventory Number: 021812

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond, Nelson Tarpenny, Victor Gastelum & Josh Bayer (aka "Sketchy"). NP: Superflux Publications, 2001. First Edition 1/700. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. As New.. np (52pp), 44 b&w illustrations. 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. "'S Not Fake! 'S Real" is his 2001 Superflux-published artist book cum 'zine collaboration with Victor Gastelum, Nelson Tarpenny, and Josh Bayer - aka "Sketchy" - in the time-honored DIY, xeroxed format of his earlier, self-published works that reproduces forty-four psychologically-charged drawings. A brand new, pristine, guaranteed authentic example of this uncommon Pettibon tour de force limited to seven hundred unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 025703

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond, Nelson Tarpenny, Victor Gastelum & Josh Bayer (aka "Sketchy"). NP: Superflux Publications, 1992. First Edition 1/100. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (36pp), 18 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 one hundred copies, "The Language of Romantic Thought" is his 1992 Superflux-published artist book cum 'zine collaboration that reproduces twenty psychologically-charged drawings. An internaly most handsome, guaranteed authentic example of this exceedingly uncommon Pettibon tour de force (entry number ninety-eight in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98") HAND NUMBERED "18/100" in blue ink by the artist on the front cover, as issued, showing a half-dozen small oily brown droplets mildly staining the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025699

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond, Nelson Tarpenny, Victor Gastelum & Josh Bayer (aka "Sketchy"). NP: Superflux Publications, 1992. First Edition 1/100. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (36pp), 18 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 one hundred copies, "The Language of Romantic Thought" is his 1992 Superflux-published artist book cum 'zine collaboration that reproduces twenty psychologically-charged drawings. A most handsome, guaranteed authentic example of this exceedingly uncommon Pettibon tour de force (entry number ninety-eight in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98") HAND NUMBERED "12/100" in blue ink by the artist on the front cover, as issued, showing some mild creasing to the lower foredge corner of the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025698

(PETTIBON, RAYMOND). Pettibon, Raymond, Nelson Tarpenny, Victor Gastelum & Josh Bayer (aka "Sketchy"). Lawndale, CA: SST Publications, 1983. First Edition 1/500. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (32pp), 12 b&w illustrations + covers. 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)", "Tripping Corpse 3" is his 1983 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 ten in Uwe Koch and Roberto Ohrt's "A Catalogue Raisonné of Artists' Books by Raymond Pettibon, 1978-98") HAND NUMBERED "27" in red ink by the artist on the front cover, as issued. Inventory Number: 025691

(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.. 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

(PUNK MAGAZINE). Holmstrom, John & Eddy "Legs" McNeil, Editors. New York: Punk Publications Inc., 1976. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Tabloid Wrappers. Music Periodical. Fine.. 40pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "The Legend of Nick Detroit" cover art by John Holmstrom. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by the precocious, preternaturally snotty John Holmstrom and "Legs" McNeil, "Punk" was the primarily New York-centric late seventies standard-bearer for the punk rock music scene. Part "Creem" wannabe, part comic book, it mixed fan adoration, eclectic illustration, and irreverent attitude to burn into a relatively short-lived, delightful mash-up of coverage of the burgeoning music scene. This special sixth installment "The Legend of Nick Detroit" takes the form of Roberta Bayley's New York Noir photo-novella starring Richard Hell as private dick Nick Detroit alongside such stalwarts of the local scene as Lenny Kaye, Robert Quine, David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Lisa Persky, Gary Valentine, Jimmy Destry, David Johansen, Cyrinda Fox, Robert Gordon, Terry Ork, Helen Wheels, Anya Phillips, Debbie Harry, Patti Kane, Terrence Sellers, Gyda Gash, Ivan Julian, Ms. Bayley, and more. A bright, most handsome example of this amazing document. Inventory Number: 026211

(RODARTE) (A MAGAZINE). Mulleavy, Kate & Laura, Guest Editors. Van Den Eynden, Dirk, Editor. Antwerp, BELGIUM: A Publishe BVBA, 2011. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Periodical. Fine.. 200pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Madelein Wermenbol. "A Magazine is a biannual publication, exploring the creative sphere of a selected designer in each issue. We invite a guest curator - an international fashion designer, group or house - to develop innovative, personalized content that expresses their aesthetic and cultural values. Each issue celebrates this designer's ethos: their people, their passion, their stories, emotions, fascinations, spontaneity and authenticity". This eleventh installment from 2011 of the luxe Belgian fashion periodical was guest curated by Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy, and contains contributions on or by Autumn De Wilde, Tom Petty, Jay DeFeo, Kirsten Dunst photographed by David Armstrong, Lake Tahoe, the California Grizzly Bear, John Baldessari, Mt. Wilson Observatory, Todd Cole, The LA River, Frank Wiedmann and Andrew Durhams's "Shark", Elle Fanning photographed by Bill Owens, Joss Whedon, The Garbage Pail KIds, and many, many more. A most handsome example. 90-77745-10-6 Inventory Number: 025757

(SCHARF, KENNY). Scharf, Kenny. Tokyo: Kyoto Shoin, 1989. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Laminated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (46pp), profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Japanese. The twenty-second installment (of one hundred) in Kyoto Shoin's "ArT RANDOM" series supervised by Edit DeAK, "Jungle Book" is an artist's book by Kenny Scharf dealing with the issue of global deforestation directed towards the younger set. It combines his vivid Hanna-Barbera inspired paintings along with photographs of logging as well as a bit of ecologically themed text. A most handsome example. 4-7636-8545-7 Inventory Number: 016887

(SCHARF, KENNY). Scharf, Kenny, Dennis Hopper, Barry Blinderman, Dan Cameron & Ann Magnuson. Monterrey, MEXICO: Museo De Arte Contemporaneo De Monterrey, 1996. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong Small 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 132pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Spanish. With an exhibition checklist, biography, bibliography, and exhibition history. Limited to one thousand copies only, this is the comprehensive catalogue published in conjunction with a 1996 Kenny Scharf retrospective held at Mexico's Museo De Arte Contemporaneo De Monterrey. If features reproductions of each of the thirty-six paintings exhibited as well as essays by Barry Blinderman and Dan Cameron, and a transcribed conversation between Scharf and Dennis Hopper. A handsome copy of this uncommon item. 968-6623-36-1 Inventory Number: 018961

(SCHARF, KENNY). Scharf, Kenny, Tony Shafrazi & Bruno Schmidt. New York: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1983. First Edition 1/2000. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (36pp), 13 b&w and 10 color illustrations + color cover. With an exhibition checklist. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with a 1983 New York Kenny Scharf exhibition - hid first at Tony Shafrazi Gallery. It features a transcribed conversation between Scharf, Shafrazi, and Bruno Schmid, color reproductions of all eleven works shown, and more. A most handsome example of this uncommon item showing just a bit of mild sunning and rubbing to the rear cover along the spine. 1-891475-12-6 Inventory Number: 025884

(SPIEGELMAN, ART). Spiegelman, Art. New York. ND: Fotofolio. Edition Not Stated. Oblong 12mo. Printed Postcard. Fine.. One 6 x ¼" postcard printed offset recto and verso, one color illustration. This is a Fotofolio postcard that reproduces Art Spiegelman's colorful illustration for the front cover of the February 13th, 1993 cover of "The New Yorker" entitled "Valentine's Day". On the reverse side, the Pulitzer Prize-winning artist of "Maus: A Survivor's Tale" has created an ORIGINAL DRAWING in black ink of the iconic Maus side-by-side with Peanuts' Charlie Brown BEARING THE PRESENTATION "Dear Jean Lewis / THANX!" inside two word balloons and additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "art spiegelman" below. We acquired this directly from the late Ms. Lewis - a nationally syndicated American newspaper columnist in the seventies and eighties - prior to her passing. She was a good friend of cartoonist Charles "Sparky" Schulz, which is the reason why Spiegelman drew this whimsical image (we believe) sometime in the mid to late nineties. Inventory Number: 026908

(SPIEGELMAN, ART). Spiegelman, Art. Roma, ITALY: Sellerio Editore-La Centrale dell'Arte, 1999. Second Printing. Large 4to. Wrappers in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. 104pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by RAW Books & Graphics. "Breakdowns..." is a 1977 large-format, pre RAW Magazine anthology of short strips by "Maus" creator Art Spiegelman. A handsome example of the "disputed" 1977 first hardbound printing which was according to Belier Press publisher J.B. Rund limited to one thousand, six hundred and sixty-seven copies bearing a Nostalgia Press Inc. imprint on the title page with Rund's "Don't Believe Everything You Read..." bookplate correcting that misconception and substituting his own alternate ISBN (0-914646-14-1) affixed to the facing page next to what appears to be a non-authorial inscription in red ink. It has been priced accordingly. 0-915043-07-6 Inventory Number: 026158