R. Crumb * Libbey Dinnerware Keep On Truckin' NOS 8 Piece Set * 1970s
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Author: Crumb, Robert
Title: Keep On Truckin' * Libbey Dinnerware New-Old-Stock Eight-Piece Set * 4 Plates and 4 Mugs
Place Published: Toledo, Ohio
Publisher:Libbey
Date Published: 1970s
Description: Four 10" plates and four 9.5 oz footed mugs, emblazoned with unauthorized images of R. Crumb's "Keep On Truckin'" illustration. New old stock, never opened. Rare. Rare set of '70s dinnerware sporting the slogan and image that made Crumb a target for the IRS, who assessed him for income he never earned from the tons of bootleg "Keep On Truckin'" merch that flourished due to his failure to secure a trademark.
"'I'll never be able to shake that Mr. '60s crap, he grumbles, 'and it's really annoying that 'Keep on truckin'' is seen as my trademark. Imagine being branded with something you casually threw out in April 1967, that somehow catches on and follows you to your grave. I can see 'Keep on truckin'' engraved on my tombstone." – R. Crumb, quoted in Kristine McKenna's "Moving Day: A Visit with R. Crumb," Los Angeles Times, June 25, 1989.______________________________________________________________
A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
Title: Keep On Truckin' * Libbey Dinnerware New-Old-Stock Eight-Piece Set * 4 Plates and 4 Mugs
Place Published: Toledo, Ohio
Publisher:Libbey
Date Published: 1970s
Description: Four 10" plates and four 9.5 oz footed mugs, emblazoned with unauthorized images of R. Crumb's "Keep On Truckin'" illustration. New old stock, never opened. Rare. Rare set of '70s dinnerware sporting the slogan and image that made Crumb a target for the IRS, who assessed him for income he never earned from the tons of bootleg "Keep On Truckin'" merch that flourished due to his failure to secure a trademark.
"'I'll never be able to shake that Mr. '60s crap, he grumbles, 'and it's really annoying that 'Keep on truckin'' is seen as my trademark. Imagine being branded with something you casually threw out in April 1967, that somehow catches on and follows you to your grave. I can see 'Keep on truckin'' engraved on my tombstone." – R. Crumb, quoted in Kristine McKenna's "Moving Day: A Visit with R. Crumb," Los Angeles Times, June 25, 1989.______________________________________________________________
A limited edition of ten hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a few dozen softcovers. Fun reference, great keepsake, fully illustrated, chockablock with obscure facts, gags, bon mots. Softcovers are $40, deluxe hardcovers with dust jackets and limitation plates are $200. These books always go fast so don't delay. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Consignments welcome for PBA's Summer 2024 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of funnybook fiends. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." – R. Crumb. Send inquiries to ivan@pbagalleries.com.
Coming Soon: The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age (August 2024) and Weird Tales and Amazing Stories: The PBA Pulp Sale (September 2024). Contact ivan@pbagalleries.com to get on the notifications list.
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