Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
by Crumb, R
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393061027
- ISBN 13
- 9780393061024
- Seller
-
Middlebury, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2009. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 224 pages, b&w art throughout by Crumb. 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. 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. Record # 362149
Synopsis
Translation by Robert Alter, rev. by R. Crumb.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 362149
- Title
- Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
- Author
- Crumb, R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0393061027
- ISBN 13
- 9780393061024
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- art, Comic, , .
- Bookseller catalogs
- art;
Terms of Sale
Browsing Is Arousing
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Browsing Is Arousing
Biblio member since 2021
Middlebury, Vermont
About Browsing Is Arousing
From the founders of "Monroe Street Books", "Browsing is Arousing" is a strictly on-line antiquarian, rare, out-of-print & used books store. Our wide-range of inventory includes: Art, Children's Picture and Chapter, Exploration, Fiction, History, Illustrated, Literature, Mystery, Science Fiction, Photography, Performing Arts, Regional, Sciences and Sports.