Demarest, NJ: Analecta Press, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. “Your poems show more natural warmth-care than any writer I know. You are warm toast in the morning, a bottle of beer at night with a good cigar and the feet up on the coffee table. Knowing death is a minute away, but loving each life-second they give your crazy Polack body & soul & cock & surroundings. You’ve got all this..... More
[Item #4232]
Sudbury, MA: Water Row Press, 1985. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. A broadside-poster (appx. 12" x 18") with reproduction of a portrait illustration of William S. Burroughs by Robert Crumb, the legendary underground comix-&-beyond master artist. Exemplary of Crumb's uncanny ability to get at the eye-twinkling core of his subjects with this depiction of the later conservative-appearing WSB tipping his hat at the viewer with his slightly smiling, wizened expression..... More
[Item #4746]
Frankfurt, Germany: Zweitausendeins, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover in Slipcase. One of the elusive "German Facsimile Sketchbooks" from the great, subversive Underground Comix genius R. Crumb--found here in virtually unread condition. Hardcover bound in black cloth with gilt stamping on spine with ribbon marker bound in. Complete with German translation Booklet, and housed in original cardboard slipcase with printed label affixed to the spine. From the outset this work proves itself..... More
[Item #4227]
Frankfurt, Germany: Zweitausendeins, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover in Slipcase with Original Wrapping Paper. As Gary Groth has written in a preface to his November 19, 2014 interview with R. Crumb titled "Zap: An Interview with Robert Crumb," "When little Bobby Crumb used to draw dirty pictures in his notebook, he would destroy them immediately, for fear of being discovered. But then the ’60s happened, and under the wicked influences of..... More
[Item #4247]
San Francisco, CA: The Print Mint, 1969. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. From the fevered mind & pen of Robert Crumb comes this iconic underground comix classic. Beckoning the reader to "Plunge into the Depths of Despair," it is the essence of ennui, liberally sprinkled with outrageous sexuality, as only Crumb can depict. A landmark work of the golden age of the counterculture, when all barriers were broken for a turned-on..... More
[Item #2217]
San Francisco, CA: The Golden Gate Publishing Company, 1972. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. The one & only issue of this quintessential production by Robert Crumb, subtitled "A Comic for the Broad Masses!" on front cover. Featuring "Fritz the Cat-"Superstar"" in which his famous feline creation is dispatched by a bird-woman with an ice pick. Legend has it that Crumb wanted to end any further treatments of Fritz after being disappointed..... More
[Item #2229]
Sausalito, CA: Point, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. This issue of the Whole Earth Review contains R. Crumb's famous comic story, "People... Ya Gotta Love 'Em." Along with this, though, are many other things that make this oddity quite interesting. It is quite vividly and vociferously period-specific. Aside from the hilariously late-80s early-90s clothing and the issue title of "THE GLOBAL TEENAGER," it contains an article on p. 112 titled "A..... More
[Item #4242]
Hamburg, Germany: Gingko Press, 1992. Limited First Edition Thus. Hardcover in Slipcase. Signed by R. Crumb. “The comics are where all the crazy subconscious stuff come out,” said R. Crumb, the subversive Underground Comix visionary described by George DiCaprio as “…the George Washington of Underground Comix.” Echoing Kerouac’s dictum to “…satisfy yourself first, then reader cannot fail to receive telepathic shock and meaning-excitement by same laws operating in his own..... More
[Item #4262]
Guilford, VT: Mineshaft, 2001-2002. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Here we have two contiguous issues of Everett Rand’s cult favorite Mineshaft magazine, known for its eclectic mix of prolific-&-underappreciated literary contributors and its robust aesthetic-&-editorial focus on Underground Comix. The issues offered here, issues No. 7 & No. 8 cover a wide range of genres, literary styles and topics; there are short stories, poetry, prose nonfiction and the great comix Mineshaft..... More
[Item #4307]
London, England: MQ Publications, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. “The R. Crumb Handbook is a brand new take on the life, trials and ideas of one of the most influential cartoonists of the last 40 years. Wry, self-deprecating, and candid, this is an exceptionally revealing and unexpectedly moving visual biography. Crumb is thoughtful and enlightening, with insights into 20th century popular culture that are hilarious, challenging, and acidly satirical. He casts..... More
[Item #4257]
Durham, NC: Mineshaft in Conjunction with Grass Roots Press, 2005. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Here we have Mineshaft No. 16--another great issue of Everett Rand’s cult favorite Mineshaft magazine, known for its eclectic mix of prolific-&-underappreciated literary contributors and a robust aesthetic/editorial focus on Underground Comix. Beat-&-Deep Image poet Herschel Silverman appears with the poem “Fret Not Foggy”; next to Silverman’s poem are some black-&-white A.D. Winans photographs of the..... More
[Item #4322]
Barcelona, Spain: Ediciones La Cupula, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. “When people say ‘What are underground comics?’ I think the best way you can define them is just the absolute freedom involved…we didn’t have anyone standing over us…” said Underground Comix extraordinaire Robert Crumb, the seminal guerilla-visionary whose work opened the door to an entirely new style of visual expression during the late 1960s. Offered here is a unique Spanish-language edition..... More
[Item #4272]
Durham, NC: Mineshaft in Conjunction with Grass Roots Press, 2008. Limited First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Issue No. 23 Signed by Illustrator, Jay Lynch. Here we offer a truly special bundle of Everett Rand’s underground contemporary classic, Mineshaft Magazine. Mineshaft—as described on the front cover of Issue No. 23 above Jay Lynch’s memorable front cover illustration—is “A SHISH-KA-BOB OF LITERARY HIPNESS,” festooned by R. Crumbian derangements and delights in equal measure..... More
[Item #4337]
London, England: Sick Fly Publications/ Tangerine Press, 2019. Limited First Edition. Sewn Wrappers. Signed by Joost Halbertsma. A collection of illustrations & short graphic stories by Joost Halbertsma, a young & prolific Dutch artist described as follows in this biography on verso of final page leaf, quoted in its entirety: "Joost Halbertsma was born 1984 in the Netherlands. He earned his art degree in fine arts when he was 21..... More
[Item #4404]
Northampton, MA: Denis Kitchen Publishing, 2001 (1960). First Edition Thus. Hardcover. “A lost gem that has not seen print for forty years, ‘The Grasshopper and The Ant’ was created in 1960 at what was arguably the peak of Harvey Kurtzman’s creativity. It stands as one of the finest examples of his solo oeuvre that includes ‘Hey Look!’ and ‘Harvey Kurtzman’s Jungle Book.’ It is also one of the relatively few..... More
[Item #4832]
Dallas, TX: Oddfish Productions/ David Tosh, 2007. Second Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by David Tosh. "Mumbo is back! This is the second of the renewed Mumbos to see print, and in it, you'll find more rambling comments from yers truly about comics, movies, music, and whatever else I can shoehorn in. Welcome aboard." (from "Mumbo Mumblings from Tosh," pg. 3) The fifth issue of the "little zine" edited, published &..... More
[Item #3715]
New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. With Illustrated Card Signed by Harvey Pekar. “While I’m usually not into “best of” collections and awards because of the wide variation in aesthetic taste, I am happy to be working on this Best American Comics collection because it lends legitimacy to the cause of Comics, my medium, and their creators. The first “Best American Short Stories” was published by Houghton..... More
[Item #4277]
Robert Williams. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed to Charles Plymell by Robert Williams A large, lavish production surveying the art of Robert Williams, cult conjurer of images that are truly sui generis, incorporating a panoply of high & low cultural references into a jarring maniacal stew. Williams is also the founder of the renowned monthly art periodical, Juxtapoz. This first edition has a very special..... More
[Item #1721]