McSweeney’s Issue 13 – Various Artists
NF/VG Graphic Novel

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional tri-fold hardcover edition, first printing of McSweeney’s Issue 13 by Chris Ware, Chris Bachelder, R. Crumb, Chip Kidd, Charles Schulz, Art Spiegelman and others. First Edition unstated, 2004 McSweeney’s Books. First Printing with no subsequent printing. Artwork by Andrea Dezsö.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, strong spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside.

The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface and heavy edge wear and several tears repaired with pH-neutral tape. First state jacket with the double-sided Sunday Comics illustrations.

McSweeney’s Issue 13 is all comics. It is edited by Chris Ware (author of Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth), and features so many artists to know and love: Lynda Berry, Mark Beyer, Chester Brown, Jeffrey Brown, Ivan Brunetti, Charles Burns, Malachi B. Cohen, Daniel Clowes, David Collier, Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Julie Douchet, Debbie Drechsler, Bud Fisher, Ira Glass, Glen David Gold, Milt Gross, Philip Guston, David Heatley, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Goerge Herriman, Ben Katchor, Kaz, Chip Kidd, John McLenan, Joe Matt, Richard McGuire, Mark Newgarden, Archer Prewitt, Gary Panter, Charles Schulz, Joe Sacco, Richard Sala, Tim Samuelson, Seth, Art Spiegelman, Adrian Tomine, Micheal Chabon, Rodolphe Topffer, John Updike, Chris Ware, and Jim Woodring.