10 volumes. (4to) cloth-backed pictorial boards. First Editions, varying limitations, all signed by R. Crumb.
Rarely found complete. Volume 1. Over 150 pages of Crumb's private sketchbooks. Volume 1 contains gorgeous selections circa 1964 to mid-1965. Subjects include portraits, landscapes, roughed out strips, studies for commercial work, and, of course, lotsa girls. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is copy #339. * Volume 2. Over 150 pages of Crumb's private sketchbooks. Volume 2 contains gorgeous selections circa mid-1965 to early '66: portraits, landscapes, roughed out strips, studies for commercial work, and, of course, girls, girls, girls. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is copy #26. * Volume 3. These selections from 1966 include complete strips, a rough of "Keep on Truckin'," parody covers and ads, portraits, still lifes, urban landscapes, and other scenes transformed by Crumb's searching eye and obsessive pencil. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is #163. * Volume 4. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is #95. * Volume 5. Personally selected by the artist, these drawings include much material never seen before. Volume 5 covers 1967 and 1968, when Crumb was crowned King of the Undergrounds. See a world-famous artist at work, developing ideas. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is copy #169. * Volume 6. Countless gems rousted from Crumb's imagination: hippies, city-scapes, girls, self-portraits, mock covers, social commentary, studies, fantasies and stylistic experimentation. These are the sparks that ignited the late '60s One of 300 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is copy #121. * Volume 7. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is copy #222. * Volume 8. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is copy #286. Crumb has also added the inscription: “R. ‘Helluva Fix’ Crumb.” * Volume 9. Direct from Crumb's tortured id comes this ninth volume of reproductions from his voluminous sketchbooks. This book covers the 1972 and 1973 years — some of his most inquisitive and soul-searching years! One of 300 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is copy #152. Crumb has also added the inscription, “R. ‘God Help Me’ Crumb.” * Volume 10. Crumb’s Personal sketchbook drawings from Mid 1975 to Early 1977. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Crumb. This is copy #33. Together 10 volumes.