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Kafka / Crumb, R. ; Mairowitz, David ; Grosz G., 1996

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Identifier: CC-52576-73709

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Scope and Contents

This is the first signed and numbered hardcover limited edition. David Zane Mairowitz contributed the text and R. Crumb the illustrations and cover. From the back cover - "David Zane Mairowitz's brilliant text and the illustrations of the world's greatest underground comic artist, Robert Crumb, help us to see beyond the cliche 'Kafkaseque' and to peer through the glass wall at the unique creature on display here." This book is basically a biography of Kafka. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + card (tipped in) (176 pages)) ; 22.2 x 14.3 x 1.6 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf hall alco

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Northampton, Massachusetts : Kitchen Sink Press. Signed by: David Zane Mairowitz (b.c.- tipped in card); R. Crumb (b.c.- tipped in card). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 300 total copies. About 97 number copy. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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