1969 Still Life With Raspberry

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper

The first edition of this work.

Signed by the author to the half-title, 'Decayed Decaded, Ralph Steadman, June '69'. Numbered 26/50. With a doodle by the author to the half-title, showing a man who appears to be screaming.

In the original publisher's unclipped dustwrapper.

A humorous satire by Ralph Steadman, being a satire of the 1960s, a parody of numerous events and cultural moments in the decade. A sharp look at the pop culture and politics of the 60s.

A section in this work is titled 'Hogarth Schmogarth', and contains a variety of Steadman's reproductions of Hogarth's works.

Illustrated profusely throughout.

Illustrated and written by Ralph Steadman. Steadman is a Welsh illustrator, who is best known now for his illustrative collaboration with the writer Hunter S. Thompson. His style of illustration is very satirical, with caricatures of politics and society.