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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. Seller Inventory # 6375
Title: THERE'S NO BUSINESS - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
Publisher: Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara
Publication Date: 1984
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 400 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, this being copy no.15. 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; 17,[3]pp; illus. Inscribed by the author on the first blank page: "For Werner Hindrichs - No racetrack open today, none tomorrow. Nothing to do but be a writer. Charles Bukowski" (noted by Krumhansl on p.102). Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine 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. Seller Inventory # 2772