Crackers de Ruscha, Ed; Joe Goode; Ken Price; Mason Williams; Edward Ruscha - 1969

Hollywood: Heavy Industries Publications, 1969. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition, only printing. Fine paperback in a Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of crimping at the top of the front flap, a touch of fading to the spine text, a spot of light soiling, and a tiny tear to the back panel. A very nice copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Ruscha's photo-illustrated narrative based on the Mason Williams story, "How to Derive the Maximum Enjoyment from Crackers" (excerpted on the inside rear flap of the dust jacket.) The participants/actors are Larry Bell, Leon Bing, Rudi Gernreich, and Tommy Smothers. Photographs by Ed Ruscha, Joe Goode, and Ken Price. SIGNED BY RUSCHA on the first page; no inscription. From an unnumbered edition limited to 5000 copies. Unpaginated [240 pages]; 115 full-page b&w plates, printed recto only; 6 x 8.75 inches. Reference: Engberg, Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999, B10; Roth, Open Book, p.198-201; From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter, p.102.