S. Clay Wilson Portfolio Comix (UNTITLED)
by Wilson S. Clay
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Dust jacket
- Seller
-
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berkeley, CA, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/No Dust jacket. Text unmarked . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. Original underground comic. Untitled but named in Kennedy as "Portfolio Comix". Glossy color cover. B+W Newsprint interior. 7.5" X 9.5". 28 pages. Oblong format (opens with staples at top). All Contents Wilson. These appear to be the same set of drawings available in the ultra rare 1967 "cowboy edition" portfolio from the Abington Book Shop. Minimal text but mentions of Ruby the Dyke; Pearl Simonson; Cloyce McKay; Gypsy Bandits; Bike-Freak Dykes; Captain Brownstall; Mad Mary; Captain Whipple; Barth and Cecil; Blade Freaks; Pirate Dykes; Meth Freaks; Captain Ballsworth, and a proto version of the Checkered Demon (with striped pants). Looks like inside cover is a group portrait of Wilson's friends/other cartoonists in pirate garb. First and second printing indistinguishable printing according to Kennedy's Underground guide. Very Fine condition. Bright and sharp. Pages show faint toning. Very small creases near staples. Staples bright, no corrosion. File copy quality. Issue has been boxed, stored flat and kept in a dark, dry closet for decades. See my other listing for more high grade undergrounds. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 pounds. Category: Comics, Graphic Novels::Underground & Indy; Inventory No: 021452. BZDB373 Comics, Graphic Novels::Underground & Indy; S. Clay Wilson S. Clay Wilson Portfolio Comix (UNTITLED)
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Hang Fire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021452
- Title
- S. Clay Wilson Portfolio Comix (UNTITLED)
- Author
- Wilson S. Clay
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 1970
Terms of Sale
Hang Fire Books
Returns accepted within thirty days IN SAME CONDITION. Refund initiated on receipt and inspection of returned item.
About the Seller
Hang Fire Books
Biblio member since 2005
Brooklyn, New York
About Hang Fire Books
Hang Fire Books specializes in vintage paperbacks and pulp fiction but carries a wide selection of rare and OP titles. We're based in Brooklyn, New York. Private viewings can be arranged by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.