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London, U.K.: LITTLE, BROWN , 2019. Book. Illus. by SCARFE, GERALD. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author/Illustrator. 1st Edition. HB - 1st. Print - NEW/NEW - Signed by Gerald Scarfe on tipped in page -In Long Drawn Out Trip, Gerald tells his life story for the first time. With captivating, often thrilling stories, he takes us back to his wartime childhood and the terrible curse of asthma, through his days as an advertising draftsman, to his field reporting in Vietnam and the giddy highs of rock 'n' roll. He also reveals the process of cartooning - and the ways that certain subjects have reacted to his visions of them. Along the way he has been car-jacked in Derry, dined with royals, and thoroughly upset Mrs Mary Whitehouse. It is a very personal, wickedly funny and caustically insightful account of an artist's life at the forefront of contemporary culture and society... .

First printing. No significant wear either to the book or the unclipped DJ, which is protected in an archival sleeve. Signed by Scarfe on a page between the half title and title pages. 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front cover. In Long Drawn Out Trip, Gerald tells his life story for the first time. With captivating, often thrilling stories, he takes us back to his wartime childhood and the terrible curse of asthma, through his days as an advertising draughtsman, to his field reporting in Vietnam and the giddy highs of rock n roll. He also reveals the process of cartooning and the ways that certain subjects have reacted to his visions of them. Along the way he has been car-jacked in Derry, dined with royals, and thoroughly upset Mrs Mary Whitehouse. It is a very personal, wickedly funny and caustically insightful account of an artist s life at the forefront of contemporary culture and society.