NICK BLINKO "BIBLE" 1979 OUTSIDER ART BOOK Rudimentary Peni Magits anarcho punk
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RELISTED AS ORIGINAL LISTING FROM A HOUR AGO HAD ERRORS. APOLOGIES TO EVERYONE WHO HAD PLACED BIDS.
THIS AUCTION IS FOR A 100% GENUINE, ORIGINAL MINT CONDITION COPY OF THE INSANELY RARE 1979
"NICK BLINKO BIBLE"
aka THE OUTSIDERS HEYWARD GALLERY CATALOGUE, PUBLISHED & ONLY EVER AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC WHILST THE EXHIBITION WAS HELD IN FEB - APRIL 1979.
THIS LEGENDARY PUBLICATION SHOULD NEED NO INTRODUCTION TO RUDIMENTARY PENI/NICK BLINKO FANATICS. IT IS THEE VERY BOOK THAT INFLUENCED THE ARTWORK & CAREER OF PENI'S NICK BLINKO AND IT'S INFLUENCE IS VERY EVIDENT WITHIN THE FASCINATING, PHOTO & ILLUSTRATION FILLED PAGES. IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN A NUMBER OF PENI/BLINKO INTERVIEWS, MOST RECENTLY IN THE FANTASTIC CVLT NATION INTERVIEW WITH BLINKO LONG-TIME FRIEND, MARK FERELLI - WHO I PLAYED WITH WHEN I WAS DRUMMER IN PART1 - HAS CONFIRMED FOR ME THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT THEE VERY BOOK REFERRED TO -
"Nick (Blinko) lived with his folks about forty-five minutes of a train ride distant, so we alternately paid each other a call, spending the day poring over each other’s books and drawings. The first occasion Nick asked to see more of my scribbles I was much shamefaced; I had so little compared to the precious black-bound volumes of sketchbooks where he rendered his particular, peculiar “black letter.” I had nothing! He pressed into my hand what he referred to as “the Bible,” a 1979 art exhibiton catalogue for the show “Outsiders” at London’s Hayward Gallery."
THE BOOK IS LARGE FORMAT, MEASURING 26.5cms x 19.5, WITH 172 PAGES!!! ALL THE PAGES ARE FULL OF DERANGED & SINISTER 'OUTSIDER ART' WORKS AND SEVERAL ARE IN FULL COLOUR.
AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PHOTOS ACCOMPANYING THIS AUCTION THE INFLUENCE OF SEVERAL OF THE IMAGES IS EVIDENT IN SOME OF NICK’S OWN ART, IN PARTICULAR THE DOLL THAT FEATURED ON THE COVER OF THE MAGICS ‘FULLY COHERENT’ SINGLE AND ALSO THE T-SHIRT HE DESIGNED FOR LETHAL AMOUNTS GALLERY IN LOS ANGELES.
CONDITION OF THE BOOK IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT WITH NO MARKS, RIPS OR SIGNS OF WEAR WHATSOEVER. COVER, BACK & SPINE ARE ALL ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION.
I WAS DRUMMER IN THE APOSTLES IN THE EARLY 1980s WHO PLAYED A NUMBER OF GIGS WITH RUDIMENTARY PENI, PART 1 etc I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIRST PICK UP A COPY OF THIS BOOK IN SUMMER 1983 WHEN THE HAYWARD WAS HAVING A CLEAR-OUT SALE OF OLD BOOKS AND CATALOGUES AND THIS CAUGHT MY ATTENTION DUE TO THE COVER ILLUSTRATION'S SIMILARITY TO PENI (& MAGITS) ARTWORK.
I NOW HAVE A FRIEND WHO DEALS IN RARE AND COLLECTABLE ART BOOKS WHICH IS HOW THIS COPY HAS COME INTO MY HANDS. I REALLY HATE TO HAVE TO SELL IT BUT TIMES ARE TIGHT AND I NEED THE MONEY! I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER COPY OF THIS BOOK COME UP FOR SALE ON EBAY AND HAVE NEVER EVEN SEEN ONE FOR SALE ANYWHERE ELSE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN A VERY LIMITED QUANTITY SO DON'T MISS OUT ON WHAT COULD BE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CHANCE TO BE THE LUCKY OWNER OF THIS RUDIMENTARY PENI '(UN)HOLY GRAIL'
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS - PLEASE ASK! CHECK MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK & BID IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE. I AM BASED IN LONDON BUT CAN POST WORLDWIDE. POSTAGE CHARGE INCLUDES RECORDED (TRACKED) DELIVERY. WILL BE SENT CAREFULLY PACKED BETWEEN SHEETS OF CARD & BUBBLEWRAP FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY.
All items carefully packaged to ensure safety in transit and promptly dispatched via tracked and signed for delivery with NO extra postage charges. See my 100% positive feedback and buy with complete confidence.
HAPPY BIDDING & STAY SAFE!
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