THERE'S NO BUSINESS - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
by Bukowski, Charles (story); Crumb, R. (illustrations)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 400 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, this being copy no.52. Quarto (27.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and purple polka-dot patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [6],7-17,[3]pp; illus. Gentle sunning to board edges (particularly on the front cover), spine label gently sunned; Very Good+ to Near Fine, lacking the original acetate dustjacket. Terrific story about the final act of a washed-up comic, illustrated throughout in Crumb's trademark style. There's No Business was the third of four projects Bukowski collaborated on with Crumb during his lifetime. Krumhansl 87c.
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- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6375
- Title
- THERE'S NO BUSINESS - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
- Author
- Bukowski, Charles (story); Crumb, R. (illustrations)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara
- Date Published
- 1984
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Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Spine Label
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- First Edition
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- Quarto
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- Edges
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- Good+
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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