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Bukowski, Charles (stories); Crumb, R. (illustrations). ORIGINAL SIGNED SILKSCREEN PRINT [FROM] THE CAPTAIN IS OUT TO LUNCH AND THE SAILORS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE SHIP. Black Sparrow Graphic Arts, Santa Rosa, 1997.

Price: US$550.00 + shipping

Description: Original print, with text and illustrations silkscreened in colors on thick white stock, measuring 27.5cm x 35.75cm (10 7/8" x 14"). Signed by Crumb in pencil at lower right corner. Fine. One of the five color illustrations (depicting Bukowski in bed) from the 1997 collection of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout illustrated throughout by R. Crumb. Black Sparrow published the book in octavo format the following year, with Crumb's illustrations appearing in black and white only. This example came from a disbound copy from the collection of Earle and Larry Gray, owners of the Earle Gray Book Binding Company, who were responsible for binding most of the Black Sparrow Press books from 1968-2002.

Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles (stories); Crumb, R. (illustrations). ORIGINAL SIGNED SILKSCREEN PRINT [FROM] THE CAPTAIN IS OUT TO LUNCH AND THE SAILORS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE SHIP. Black Sparrow Graphic Arts, Santa Rosa, 1997.

Price: US$550.00 + shipping

Description: Original print, with text and illustrations silkscreened in colors on thick white stock, measuring 27.5cm x 35.75cm (10 7/8" x 14"). Signed by Crumb in pencil at lower right corner. A few spots of faint foxing along lower margin, thin strip of mounting tape along right edge on verso; very Near Fine. One of the five color illustrations (the barroom scene) from the 1997 collection of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout illustrated throughout by R. Crumb. Black Sparrow published the book in octavo format the following year, with Crumb's illustrations appearing in black and white only. This example came from a disbound copy from the collection of Earle and Larry Gray, owners of the Earle Gray Book Binding Company, who were responsible for binding most of the Black Sparrow Press books from 1968-2002.

Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.

Charles Bukowski. The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship. Black Sparrow Books, 1997.

Price: US$800.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Limited Edition #91 of 175 copies with five serigraph prints signed individually by R.Crumb. In tan pictorial cloth in red cloth slipcase with tipped on title plate. A beautiful copy with just some slight fading to cover of slipcase from storage. Please note cover photo is of this copy, interior photos are of another copy.

Seller: Rebel Arts, Richmond, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles; Crumb, R. (Illus. ). The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship. Black Sparrow Graphic Arts, Santa Rosa, 1997.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Description: No. 88 of 175 numbered copies, ivory boards in maroon slipcase with paper label on slipcase. Crumb has done the black and white illustrations as well as 5 full color seriagraphs signed in pencil in lower right corner with his printed signature in lower left corner. Fine throughout. Krumhansl 154a (reissued as an 8vo trade edition in 1998, Krumhansl 156). ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 120 pp

Seller: Beasley Books, ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Charles Bukowski; Robert Crumb. The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors have Taken Over the Ship. Black Sparrow Press, 1997.

Price: US$1300.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: #55/175cc, with 5 serigraphs, each signed by Crumb with a small Black Sparrow blind stamp. In a slipcase.

Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles and Crumb, Robert. The Captain Is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa, CA, 1997.

Price: US$1400.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Large Hardback in Slipcase. About 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Limited edition of 175 copies. This is copy #139. Bound in cream cloth with color R Crumb illustration to cover. Slipcase of red cloth with paper title information pasted on. Includes 5 original full color serigraph prints bound in, each individually signed by Robert Crumb in pencil. AS NEW. Not read. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. An excellent copy of a benchmark book from Black Sparrow.

Seller: Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.

Bukowski, Charles. The Captain is Out to Lunch and The Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship. Santa Rosa, CA, Black Sparrow Press, 1997.

Price: US$1516.28 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Folio. SIGNED BY ARTIST. Fine cream decorated cloth in red cloth slipcase. Number 36 of 175 numbered copies only, with 5 colour serigraphs, each signed by Robert Crumb.120 pp. Bukowski's last book, published three years after his death, in a nice edition in fine condition. The text is excerpts from his diaries, with entries focused on gambling, writing, aging, and everday life.

Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada

Bukowski, Charles (stories); Crumb, R. (illustrations). THE CAPTAIN IS OUT TO LUNCH AND THE SAILORS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE SHIP - DELUXE ISSUE (THE BINDER'S COPY), SIGNED. Black Sparrow Graphic Arts, Santa Rosa, 1997.

Price: US$2750.00 + shipping

Description: Deluxe Issue, one of a handful of copies (after 12 copies lettered A-L) specially bound and designated for the artist, publisher, and a few key individuals involved in the production of the book, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by Crumb on the colophon. Folio (36.5cm); off-white silkscreened cloth-covered boards; publisher's dark red cloth slipcase, with title label inset on upper front cover; 120,[4]pp; with black and white illustrations and five full-page illustrations silkscreened in color, each signed by Crumb in pencil at lower right corner. Within a special compartment in the slipcase for the deluxe issue is housed a color layout by Crumb (signed in plate) laid into a pre-cut mat; while Krumhansl calls for only one, this copy has two different layouts housed within the mat. Faint foxing to covers and endpapers, else Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase, with a few faint streaks to the cloth on the front cover. Some very faint foxing to the layouts, else Near Fine. A series of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout with Crumb's trademark illustrations. Black Sparrow published the book in octavo format the following year, with Crumb's illustrations appearing in black and white only. The smallest available limitation of this title. Krumhansl 154b.

Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.