Cob Owen (1 results)

Condition: fine. edition limited to 37 copies. Quarto. 5 maps printed on rectos inserted into cardboard portfolio. Portfolio with quarter cloth spine and paper label to recto of front board. Verso of front board with a printed guide to the 5 maps, recto of rear board with paper colophon affixed and printed paper pocket to contain maps. Boards lightly rubbed. A few spots of discolouration on the guide to the maps. Laid into the pocket is a small chapbook on P. Cob, "P. Cob: A Taste," comprising 8 pages (including wrappers) depicting photographic reproductions of Cob's graffiti with transcriptions. The chapbook was published by twobitter 41 in 23 April 1993 in an edition of 100 numbered copies, this being #70. Photographs are by Kim Derko and D.M. Owen. The string binding the book has come loose but is present. fine Two scarce, ephemeral items related to the mysterious Toronto graffiti artist and poet, P. Cob. The collection of maps provides a guide to 150 of Cob's works present in downtown Toronto and the chapbook includes photographs and transcriptions of 7 poems. With continued development in Toronto, many of Cob's works have been painted over or completely destroyed. The mystery behind Cob's identity, the rawness of his poems, and their placement in the streets and alleyways of Toronto have given Cob a cult following.…