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Crackers by Ruscha, Ed; Joe Goode; Ken Price; Mason Williams; Edward Ruscha - 1969

by Ruscha, Ed; Joe Goode; Ken Price; Mason Williams; Edward Ruscha

Crackers by Ruscha, Ed; Joe Goode; Ken Price; Mason Williams; Edward Ruscha - 1969

Crackers

by Ruscha, Ed; Joe Goode; Ken Price; Mason Williams; Edward Ruscha

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Hollywood: Heavy Industries Publications, 1969. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition, only printing. Fine paperback in a Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of crimping at the top of the front flap, a touch of fading to the spine text, a spot of light soiling, and a tiny tear to the back panel. A very nice copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Ruscha's photo-illustrated narrative based on the Mason Williams story, "How to Derive the Maximum Enjoyment from Crackers" (excerpted on the inside rear flap of the dust jacket.) The participants/actors are Larry Bell, Leon Bing, Rudi Gernreich, and Tommy Smothers. Photographs by Ed Ruscha, Joe Goode, and Ken Price. SIGNED BY RUSCHA on the first page; no inscription. From an unnumbered edition limited to 5000 copies. Unpaginated [240 pages]; 115 full-page b&w plates, printed recto only; 6 x 8.75 inches. Reference: Engberg, Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, B10; Roth, Open Book, p.198-201; From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter, p.102.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Paperback
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Heavy Industries Publications
  • Place of Publication Hollywood
  • Date Published 1969
  • Keywords Signed; Artists' Books