Meet the Beats: A Portfolio of Portraits
Sudbury, MA: Water Row Press, 1985. Number 97 of 100 signed copies. 23x16cm, single leaf folded into [8]pp with portraits by Robert Crumb and bibliographies of the three writers. Signed by Crumb on label affixed to colophon page as issued. Additionally signed by Burroughs and Ginsberg under their portraits. Stitched in publisher's marbled paper boards with gilt lettered label on front cover. Offsetting from the signed label, which is common, else a fine copy.
Crumb's iconic portraits of the Beats were issued in larger prints as well as this nicely produced portfolio by the Water Row Press. Printed and hand bound by Tabula Rasa Press in Morro Bay, California, and signed by Crumb via label in 1986. This copy later signed by Ginsberg and Burroughs, and scarce thus. Item #7835
Price: $950.00