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Robert Crumbs Sex Obsessions
Rare Books: $500.00
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Robert Crumbs Sex Obsessions
by Robert Crumb

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In dieser signierten und limitierten Edition von 1.000 Exemplaren ist jeder Teil des Buches - Schuber, Einband, Buchrücken und Einleitung - ein Kunstwerk, das von Robert Crumb eigens für dieses Projekt geschaffen wurde. Jeder Ausgabe liegt ein...
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The Political Cookbook
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The Political Cookbook
by Sasha Gilien and Myron Roberts

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San Dimas, CA: Triad Books, (1972). White paper wrappers. Spine sunned. 56pp. A book of politically humorous recipes. Includes recipes for Ho Chi Mince Pie, Ronald Reagan's Thin Welfare Rolls, and Bleeding Heart of Artichokes....
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Laughable Lyrics: A Fourth Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, Music, &c 1st Edition
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Laughable Lyrics: A Fourth Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, Music, &c 1st Edition
by Edward Lear

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London: Robert John Bush, 1877. Octavo, 17x21cm. [Unpaginated] + 4pp ads. First edition. Original pictorial blue cloth stamped in black and gilt. Illustrations in black & white. Cloth rubbed. Corners bumped and heavily worn; spine ends worn. Spine...
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R. Crumb Sketchbook: November 1974 to January 1978
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R. Crumb Sketchbook: November 1974 to January 1978
by R. Crumb

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Frankfurt: Zweitausendeins, (1978). Quarto, 20.5 x 25.5 cm. 310pp. Original half burgundy cloth, black cloth over boards, spine stamped in gilt. Issued without a dust jacket; housed in the original plain cardboard slipcase with a printed spine label...
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Comix, Essays, Graphics and Scraps: From Maus to Now to Maus to Now
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Comix, Essays, Graphics and Scraps: From Maus to Now to Maus to Now
by Art Spiegelman

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New York: Raw Books & Graphics, (1999). Folio, 24x33cm. 103pp. Third printing. Original black wrappers, front cover printed in grey. In an unclipped dust jacket. Illustrations throughout, many in color. Parallel text in English and German. Book with a...
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The Twelve Terrors of Christmas Signed
Rare Books: $350.00
Pamphlet

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The Twelve Terrors of Christmas Signed
by John Updike and Edward Gorey

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New York: Gotham Book Mart 1994 28pp. Charming, rare little book about the holiday season featuring Gorey's playfully macabre drawings and John Updike's acerbic commentary. Both signatures can be found below their printed names on the title page. VG As...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 1, Signed Limited Edition
Rare Books: $300.00
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 1, Signed Limited Edition
by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

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Haydenville: Mirage Studios, (1988). Quarto, 20x26cm. [xi],540pp,[xiii]-xviii. Limited edition, number 171 of 1000, this copy with a signature and drawing from both Eastman and Laird on the half title page. Original black cloth, front board and spine...
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Academy for Grown Horsemen
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Academy for Grown Horsemen
by Geoff Gambado

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London: W.Dickinson, 1787. Folio bound in 1/4 leather & original paper over boards. Frontis and 11 plates. Quite a nice copy as there is no internal foxing. The front hinge is cracked but the sewn binding holds. Each plate shows a 1/4 inch in the middle...
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Strange Surprising Adventures of the Venerable Gooroo Simple, and His Five Disciples, Noodle, Doodle, Wiseacre, Zany, and Foozle 1st Edition
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Strange Surprising Adventures of the Venerable Gooroo Simple, and His Five Disciples, Noodle, Doodle, Wiseacre, Zany, and Foozle 1st Edition
by Alfred Henry Forrester as Alfred Crowquill

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London: Trubner & Co., 1861. Octavo, 12.5 x 18.5 cm. 223pp. First edition, in a custom signed binding by Bayntun: full red morocco elaborately decorated in gilt, with a pictorial design on the front board composed of variously colored leather inlays. All...
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The Vinegar Works: Three Volumes of Moral Instruction: The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Insect God, The West Wing 1st Edition
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The Vinegar Works: Three Volumes of Moral Instruction: The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Insect God, The West Wing 1st Edition
by Edward Gorey

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New York: Simon and Schuster, (1963). 3 volumes, slipcased. Oblong octavo, 18 x 17 cm. First editions. Original pictorial paper over boards. Issued without dust jackets. Housed in the original pictorial paper-covered slipcase. Bindings with light rubbing...
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The Little Lulu Library 1954-1955, Numbers 68-87, 3 Volumes
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The Little Lulu Library 1954-1955, Numbers 68-87, 3 Volumes
by John Stanley

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Scottsdale: Another Rainbow Publishing, Inc., (1985). 3 volumes. Quarto, 23x31cm. First edition thus. Original glazed pictorial cloth over boards. Illustrations throughout, including occasional color cover reproductions. These three volumes cover numbers...
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Basket of Poses Signed
Rare Books: $75.00
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Basket of Poses Signed
by George Chappell

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Albert & Charles Boni, 1924, NY. 4to, 109pp, boards red and black patterned. Tipped in signature of Rockwell Kent on ffep. DJ chipping at edges, some slight soiling. Top-edge stained red. Good/Fair...
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A Distant Soil Signed
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A Distant Soil Signed
by Colleen Doran

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West Chester: Whitford Press, 1989. 4vo., limited edition, signed. Signed in gold ink on the cover "Colleen Doran 466/1000". Pages are clean and binding is tight. Book includes a limited drawn print and a certificate of authenticity. g/g eg...
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Bringing Up Father: The Big Book
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Bringing Up Father: The Big Book
by George McManus

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New York: Cupples and Leon Co., 1926. Square quarto, 25x25cm. Unpaginated. First edition. Original green cloth backstrip, pictorial paper over boards. Illustrations throughout in black & white. No dust jacket. Boards soiled, rubbed, and worn through at...
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Bootsie & Others 1ST Edition :Cartoons of Ollie
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Bootsie & Others 1ST Edition :Cartoons of Ollie
by Ollie Harrinton

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1958. Quarto, 26 x 19cm. Unpaginated. First edition in yellow cloth with green title on spine. The rear board has a 1cm gouge in it. The head and foot of the spine show mild wear. Pages bright and clean. Dust Jacket is...
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Little Lulu Library 1952-1954, Numbers 54-67, 3 Volumes
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Little Lulu Library 1952-1954, Numbers 54-67, 3 Volumes
by John Stanley

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Scottsdale: Another Rainbow Publishing, Inc., (1986). 3 volumes. Quarto, 23x31cm. First edition thus. Original glazed pictorial cloth over boards. Illustrations throughout, including occasional color cover reproductions. These three volumes cover numbers...
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R. Crumb Sketchbook: 1966-'67, 1st Edition
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R. Crumb Sketchbook: 1966-'67, 1st Edition
by Robert Crumb

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Frankfurt: Zweitausendeins, (1981). Large octavo, 20x25cm. [361pp]. First edition. Original black cloth, front board decorated in grey, red, yellow, and blue; spine stamped in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges tinted blue. Ribbon marker sewn in. Issue...
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1851: Or, the Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and Family, Who Came Up to London to Enjoy Themselves, and to See the Great Exhibition
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1851: Or, the Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and Family, Who Came Up to London to Enjoy Themselves, and to See the Great Exhibition
by Henry Mayhew and George Cruikshank

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London: David Bogue, no date [ca 1851]. Octavo, 150x230mm. 242pp. Early issue, with the pagination error page 63. Publisher's blue cloth, boards decorated in blind, spine decorated and titled in gilt. 10 plates (9 folding), including the frontispiece, by...
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Mad's Greatest Artists: The Completely Mad Don Martin
by Don Martin

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A collectors item and object dart in its own right, this deluxe, two-volume slipcased edition showcasing the art of Don Martin covers his 30-year career and contains the complete collection of every piece of art Martin created for "MAD" magazine. It also...
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Compendious System of Midwifery, Chiefly Designed to Facilitate the Inquiries of Those Who May Be Pursuing This Branch of Study... Third Edition, With Additions
by Alfred Crowquill

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London: H. Wallis, no date. 8vo, half green calf, marbled paper-covered boards. Boards are slightly rubbed, owner's stamp on paste down, and throughout text. 2 volumes bound together. Good condition....
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