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Robert Crumb - Original Sketchbook Page, "Pathe

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Robert Crumb - Original Sketchbook Page,  Pathe
Robert Crumb - Original Sketchbook Page, "Pathetic Love" (1970s). Robert Crumb is at his best in this amusing sketchbook page featuring a love-struck young man desperately clinging to the well-endowed object of his affection, while another girl (who looks like his "Honeybunch" character) looks on in disgust. Surrounding these figures are a number of men dressed in middle-ages garb. An earlier version of this sketch was published in 1973 in Artistic Comics; it was then reworked by Crumb, who added detail and revised the head of one character. On the reverse side is the poem "Six Feet of Earth" by Frank and James McCravey, in Crumb's famous hand-lettering. The page measures 7" x 8.5"; quite a bit of white-out is used on the sketches. The page itself is in excellent condition. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.