Comments on: Taschen announces $1000 Robert Crumb sketchbook set

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:43:00 +0000

After perusing eBay, it appears that Taschen’s The Big Penis Book is holding value and The Art of Tom of Finland has increased in value, so maybe you’re just looking at the wrong titles.

By: RobDobbs

RobDobbs — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:25:00 +0000

So, 1000$ is for only half the set as well.

The good news is that link on Amazon shows it for $810. The price is dropping already.

By: Dan Mozgai

Dan Mozgai — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:51:00 +0000

About 1/2 of my Taschen books came from the “bargain books” pile near the Barnes & Noble checkout line. Give it a year, and I’m sure they’ll be priced $39.00, lying next to a book about wizards and “Great Italian Recipes by Joe Pesci”.

By: swordmage

swordmage — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:50:00 +0000

Honestly, Taschen is worth every penny.

That said, wait a few months and they’ll likely release a copy on a slightly lesser-quality paper (which means quite good instead of damned good).

By: D3

D3 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:37:00 +0000

Man I want this so much. I wish I could remember who has my R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book.

By: the damned fool

the damned fool — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:54:00 +0000

What would Harvey Pekar say? Didn’t he meet Robert Crumb over their love of collecting old phonograph records? The lesson seems to be that the rewarding experience (in no small part) can be found at garage sales, flea markets, estate sales, etc.

It is great to know this is out there, but I’m inclined to put this on my “purchase later when someone else sells it off w/o knowing the intrinsic value” list.

By: Mitchell Glaser

Mitchell Glaser — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:30:00 +0000

If I remember correctly from the movie “Crumb”, he traded three of his notebooks for an estate in the south of France. So maybe he wouldn’t have that much contempt considering the value he got for them himself.

By: semiotix

semiotix — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:06:00 +0000

Look, if you can afford it, and if you can get $1,000 worth of joy and satisfaction out of owning this, go for it.

Of course, there are no words for the depth and richness of the contempt that the almighty Crumb himself would have for anyone who would pay that kind of price for something like this. So you might want to factor that in. Seriously, I’d be worried that he’d get my address from the order, and stand outside my house, sketching furiously and moaning with disgust.

By: Bender

Bender — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 23:43:00 +0000

Great purchase… for a sucker.