R. Crumb's legendary observation skills are showcased in this unusual sketchbook: 96 pages of black and white drawings made by Crumb on placemats in his favorite restaurants while waiting for food. (We've removed the gravy and wine stains.) Beautifully produced hardcover book with dust jacket and old-fashioned linen binding.
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R. Crumb's legendary observation skills are showcased in this unusual sketchbook: 96 pages of black and white drawings made by Crumb on placemats in his favorite restaurants while waiting for food. (We've removed the gravy and wine stains.) Beautifully produced hardcover book with dust jacket and old-fashioned linen binding.
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Add this copy of Waiting for Food: Restaurant Placemat Drawings to cart. $32.76, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Kitchen Sink Press.
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Add this copy of Waiting for Food: Restaurant Placemat Drawings to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by Collins Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Kitchen Sink Press.
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R. Crumb. Fine in Very Good jacket. Unpaginated, oblong quarto, hc w/jacket, tight b/w ill., tight binding, clean throughout, clean boards with sharp corners, jacket is colorful and tight with mild wear to the spine ends and edges, lightly soiled on back.
Add this copy of Waiting for Food: Restaurant Placemat Drawings to cart. $72.28, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Kitchen Sink Press.
Add this copy of Waiting for Food: Restaurant Placemat Drawings to cart. $132.65, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Kitchen Sink Press.
Add this copy of Waiting for Food: Restaurant Placemat Drawing to cart. $150.00, new condition, Sold by antarcticbooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from bronxville, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Kitchen Sink Press.
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Crumb, Robert. New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 96 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. R. Crumb (illustrator). First Edition. Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press, Northampton, MA, 1995. FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. As new. This is the first of several intended volumes reproducing the famous French restaurant place mats on which Crumb drew while literally Waiting for Food. The original illustrated place mats (especially the ones with wine and gravy stains) routinely sell in galleries for around $5, 000 and more each. This 1995 Kitchen Sink Press first printing is the only one of the Waiting for Food series (by several publishers) to sport a dust jacket. The cover features daughter Sophie Crumb. The drawings inside often portray his wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb, self-portraits, numerous café customers and the expected Crumb fantasy elements. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.
Add this copy of Waiting for Food: Restaurant Placemat Drawings to cart. $160.72, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Kitchen Sink Press.
Add this copy of Waiting for Food: Restaurant Placemat Drawings-Signed to cart. $180.22, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1996 by Kitchen Sink Press.
Add this copy of Waiting for Food: Restaurant Placemat Drawings to cart. $250.00, new condition, Sold by Enterprise Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Kitchen Sink Press.
