The Book of Genesis Illustrated by Crumb, First Edition (24 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. R. Crumb (illustrator). 1st Edition. Clean unmarked copy, light bump to head of spine otherwise fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. s-103.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. If you are of a certain age and remember the 60's and 70's like I do and if you owned a "head" shop during that time, you know R. Crumb, the creator of Zap comics, The fabulous Furry Freak Brother, Mr. Natural and so many more iconic comics. The Book of Genesis illustrated by Crumb, all 50 chapters. The illustrations are Crumb at his finest the words are His words. I am not a bible reader, but I believe that the text is the same as you would find in your Gideon Bible. Is Crumb trying to get religion? I don't know his religious temperament, but this is a fun and interesting way to get your religion on. Book is NEW.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 4to. Black textured bds., w. gilt lettering to cover and backstr. Dj. unclipped. Illus. Unpaginated. STATED FIRST EDITION. MINT COPY.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition/1st Printing Hardcover in dust jacket No remainder mark, names, notes, underlining or highlighting c2.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; Third Printing. One inch tear at bottom spine edge of dustjacket. Now protected in a clear mylar cover. ; 11.20 X 8.80 X 1 inches; 224 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. Publisher: W. W. Norton, New York, 2009. FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. As new. Pristine.

1st edition. 4to 224 pp. Envisioning the first book of the bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, reveals here the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Originally thinking that we would do a take off of Adam and Eve, Crumb became so fascinated by the Bible's language, "a text so great and so strange that it lends itself readily to graphic depictions," that he decided instead to do a literal interpretation using the text word for word in a version primarily assembled from the translations of Robert Alter and the King James Bible. Now, readers of every persuasion: Crumb fans, comic book lovers, and believers?can gain astonishing new insights from these harrowing, tragic, and even juicy stories. Crumb's Book of Genesis reintroduces us to the bountiful tree lined garden of Adam and Eve, the massive ark of Noah with beasts of every kind, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by brimstone and fire that rained from the heavens, and the Egypt of the Pharaoh, where Joseph's embalmed body is carried in a coffin, in a scene as elegiac as any in Genesis. Using clues from the text and peeling away the theological and scholarly interpretation that have often obscured the Bible's most dramatic stories, Crumb fleshes out a parade of Biblical originals: from the serpent in Eden, the humanoid reptile appearing like an alien out of a science fiction movie, to Jacob, a "kind've depressed guy who doesn't strike you as physically courageous," and his bother, Esau, "a rough and kick ass guy," to Abraham's wife Sarah, more fetching than most woman at 90, to God himself, "a standard Charlton Heston-like figure with long white hair and a flowing beard." As Crumb writes in his introduction, "the stories of these people, the Hebrews, were something more than just stories. They were the foundation, the source, in writing of religious and political power, handed down by God himself." Crumb's Book of Genesis, the culmination of 5 years of painstaking work, is a tapestry of masterly detail and storytelling which celebrates the astonishing diversity of the one of our greatest artistic geniuses. Nominated for three 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: Best Adaptation from Another Work, Best Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist. Please note: Oversized volume: this book will require additional shipping for destinations outside the US. Please write for details; we will ship at cost. Leatherette in dust jacket. Light shelfwear. Very good.

hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Special order direct from the distributor.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. a like new copy and jacket ofthis oversize book.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. This copy is LIKE NEW; the text is clear, bright, and unmarked; binding is tight. Stated first edition. The jacket is like new: absolutely intact in all ways, including perfect color and design; small sticker top inside flap. We have a five star rating because of our fulfilment success and because our descriptions are accurate. On foreign sales, because of the heavy weight of this book, we have to charge extra for shipping: however, we will only charge the difference between our regular shipping rate and the extra charge that the U.S.Post Office asks to ship the book. We guarantee: NO NASTY SURPRISES.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Full number line. ; 11.20 X 8.80 X 1 inches; 224 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Book of Genesis Illustrated; by R. Crumb; W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2009. First edition. Robert Dennis Crumb, born August 30, 1943, is an American cartoonist and musician who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contemporary American culture. Crumb is a prolific artist and contributed to many of the seminal works of the underground comix movement in the 1960s, including being a founder of the first successful underground comix publication, Zap Comix, contributing to all 16 issues. In 1991, Crumb was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. He is married to cartoonist Aline Kominsky-Crumb, with whom he has frequently collaborated. From the blurb Envisioning the first book of the Bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, retells the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Using clues from the text and peeling away the theological and scholarly interpretations that have often obscured the Bible's most dramatic stories, Crumb fleshes out a parade of biblical originals. This book, unpaginated with pages measuring 275mm X 215mm, is in near-fine condition. The fault keeping the book from being rated fine is slight discoloration on the tops of the pages. The dust jacket is alco in near-fine condition now ensconced in a protective mylar wrap. A beautiful copy of this iconic work by Crumb. This large volume may require additional postage.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1st printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "From the creation to the death of Joseph, here are all fifty chapters of the Book of Genesis, revealingly illustrated as never before. [] Envisioning the first book of the bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, reveals here the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Originally thinking that he would do a takeoff of Adam and Eve, Crumb became so fascinated by the Bible's language, 'a text so great and so strange that it lends itself readily to graphic depictions,' that he decided instead to do a literal interpretation assembled primarily from the translations of Robert Alter and the King James Version. [] Now readers of every persuasion--Crumb fans, comic book lovers, and believers--can gain astonishing new insights from these harrowing, tragic, and even juicy stories. Crumb's BOOK OF GENESIS reintroduces us to the bountiful tree-lined garden of Adam and Eve, the massive ark of Noah with beasts of every kind, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by brimstone and fire that rained from the heavens, and the Egypt of the Pharaoh, where Joseph's embalmed body is carried in a coffin, in a scene as elegiac as any in Genesis. Using clues from the text and peeling away the theological and scholarly interpretations that have often obscured the Bible's most dramatic stories, Crumb fleshes out a parade of biblical originals. Nothing is left to the imagination--from the serpent in Eden, a humanoid reptile who appears like an alien out of a science fiction movie, to Jacob, a 'kind of depressed guy who doesn't strike you as physically courageous,' and his brother, Esau, 'a rough and kick-ass guy,' to Abraham's wife, Sarah, far more fetching than most woman at ninety, to God himself, 'a standard Charlton Heston-like figure with long white hair and a flowing beard.' [] As Crumb writes in his introduction, 'the stories of this people, the Hebrews, were then something more than just stories, they were the foundation, the source, in writing of religious and political power, handed down by God Himself.' Crumb's BOOK OF GENESIS, the culmination of five years of painstaking work, is a tapestry of masterly detail and storytelling that celebrates the astonishing diversity of the one of our greatest artistic geniuses." [jacket copy] "Far removed from the satirical reimagining some might expect from the father of underground comix, Crumb's long-awaited take on the first book of the Bible presents the artist's own sensitive, visually intense reflections. Where most visual adaptations edit down their prose sources, Crumb has, strikingly, included every word of the Book of Genesis within his first major book-length work. His humanistic visual response to this religious text imbues even briefly mentioned biblical characters with unique faces and attitudes, and his renderings of the book's more storied personalities draw out momentous emotions inspired by the book's inherent drama. Throughout, Genesis is a virtual portfolio of Crumb's career-long effort to instill fluid cartoon drawing with carefully rendered lifelike detail. Some might miss Crumb's full stylistic and tonal range, but the source's narrative sweep includes moments of sex and scandal that recall the artist's more notorious comics. Indeed, this monumental visual adaptation's basic strategy may subvert simply by demanding a reconsideration of its source, one that continues to motivate the complex cultural struggles that have, for decades, preoccupied this master cartoonist's landmark work."--Publishers Weekly. "To say this book is a remarkable volume or even a landmark in comic art is somewhat of an understatement. Crumb has produced what could be the ultimate graphic novel."--The Jewish Daily Forward. Pristine hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in a bright jacket covered in archival mylar. Quite presentable.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Large Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Printing (#1 in printing list). 11 1/4 x 9 inches. Bound in black leatherette boards with title information in gold to cover and spine. Illustrated story in black/white, followed by commentary. NEW. Not read. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked and very clean and bright. Dust Jacket same. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($24.95 price intact). Published by Norton, 2009. Quarto. Signed, inscribed and dated October 2009 by R. Crumb on title page. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. An excellent copy of this R. Crumb illustrated story of the Book of Genesis. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine hardcover in a Near Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Crumb on the title page and dated 2010. Third Printing of the First Edition. Overall a bright and attractive copy with little to no signs of aging or wear. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Fine oversized hardcover in a Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Crumb on the title page and dated in the year of publication. First Edition, First Printing with the full number line. Overall a bright and attractive copy. This copy was signed by Crumb at a 2009 event in Richmond, VA. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, signed by Crumb and dated '09 on the title page, has a very small lean to the binding, a hint of bowing to the covers, and light bumps to spine ends and cover corners, otherwise a solid, tight, clean VG+ copy in a like unclipped dust jacket, which has slight bumps to spine ends and corners, and a tiny touch of edgewear to the cover. Jacket is wrapped in a removable Mylar cover. Additional images available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First printing, with full number line. A new copy in a new jacket. A pristine, unread copy with price ($24.95) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. SIGNED and dated by Crumb on title page (as pictured). Purchased new and opened only for author signature. Ferry-Art. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in close to fine dust jacket with minor wrinkle on front wrap.; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. First Printing. A Very Fine copy in shiny faux-leather over boards, in glossy Very Fine illustrated dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Unpaginated. With Introduction and Commentary by Crumb. Black and white cartoon illustrations taken from the Bible stories. Q08436.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Illustrated by Robert Crumb. First limited edition, first printing. One of 250 copies signed and numbered by Crumb, this being number 18. Publisher's black cloth with titles stamped in gilt to front board and spine, serpent illustration in gilt to rear board; housed in publisher's black slipcase with illustration of Adam and Eve being expelled from Eden to front board. Fine book; fine slipcase. Includes signed print of Chapter 1 illustration of God creating the universe in fine condition. Overall, a crisp and pristine copy. In this book, Robert Crumb illustrates all 50 chapters of The Book of Genesis in his inimitable style. Originally intending to exaggerate the text for humorous effect, Crumb ultimately decided to present the language of The Book of Genesis faithfully, using Robert Alter's 1996 translation as his primary source. According to Crumb, the text is "so great and strange that it lends itself readily to graphic depictions." Crumb spent five years illustrating the work, and it was not serialized prior to being released in book form. While the illustrations are graphic in places, they are, by and large, surprisingly restrained considering Crumb's edgy reputation. The book was a #1 New York Times graphic novel bestseller and was nominated for three Eisner Awards. Signed.