Lot comprises: 17 letters, 17 postcards, and eight envelopes handwritten by S. Clay Wilson to Charles Plymell. Many of the pieces are decorated by Wilson with word balloons, elaborate hand-lettering, stickers, rubber stamps, and pasted-on images, some of them collaged. Most letters dense with writing. Also included is a photo of Wilson, Plymell and a woman named Linda and a Polaroid of Wilson's [?] back inscribed by Wilson to Plymell, his wife and cat. Excellent condition overall. Together with the archive of letters is a "Dear Charlie" hardcover book, published by Water Row Books, which anthologizes the contents of the Wilson letter archive. Quarter red cloth and illustrated boards, 9" x 11", 70 pp., illustrated throughout in color and black & white, foreword by Charles Plymell. Limited Edition: No. 17 of 100 copies with a special bookplate signed by S. Clay Wilson and Charles Plymell (these bookplates were created and signed prior to Mr. Wilson's death in February 2021). A fascinating archive of letters and postcards from S. Clay Wilson to his friend and publisher Charles Plymell. Plymell was an early appreciator of Wilson's genius, and his influence on Wilson's trajectory as an artist makes him a critical figure in the development of underground comix. Plymell was the first to publish Wilson's work (in a 1966 issue of Grist , a poetry journal Plymell edited). The following year Plymell introduced Wilson to R. Crumb, and their longstanding collaboration in Zap Comix soon began. Both men are heroes and founders of the underground, and these letters afford a clear view into their friendship, one of the key alliances of the UG movement. The letters, postcards and envelopes are extensively decorated by Wilson with tremendous flair and humor. The letters are written in a direct, engaging, funny, literate voice that perfectly captures the picaresque Wilson's charismatic persona. Subject matter ranges from the personal to the professional, from literary to low-life, and the missives are shot throughout with Wilson's humor, insight and magnanimous spirit of friendship. Topics include mutual friends such as R. Crumb and William S. Burroughs, women and sex, money matters, homelessness, drugs, Zap Comix, art and artists, and Plymell's cat Bear, who apparently wiped his filthy posterior on Wilson's trousers, an affront that Wilson can't seem to put behind him, as he alludes to it more than once. This archive inspired Water Row Books publisher Jeffrey Weinberg to publish a beautifully-bound and illustrated book designed to present these letters to a wider audience, titled "Dear Charlie." A limited edition of 100 numbered hardcovers was produced, each with a limitation plate signed by Wilson prior to his death. A copy of the book accompanies this lot.
Lot comprises: 17 letters, 17 postcards, and eight envelopes handwritten by S. Clay Wilson to Charles Plymell. Many of the pieces are decorated by Wilson with word balloons, elaborate hand-lettering, stickers, rubber stamps, and pasted-on images, some of them collaged. Most letters dense with writing. Also included is a photo of Wilson, Plymell and a woman named Linda and a Polaroid of Wilson's [?] back inscribed by Wilson to Plymell, his wife and cat. Excellent condition overall. Together with the archive of letters is a "Dear Charlie" hardcover book, published by Water Row Books, which anthologizes the contents of the Wilson letter archive. Quarter red cloth and illustrated boards, 9" x 11", 70 pp., illustrated throughout in color and black & white, foreword by Charles Plymell. Limited Edition: No. 17 of 100 copies with a special bookplate signed by S. Clay Wilson and Charles Plymell (these bookplates were created and signed prior to Mr. Wilson's death in February 2021). A fascinating archive of letters and postcards from S. Clay Wilson to his friend and publisher Charles Plymell. Plymell was an early appreciator of Wilson's genius, and his influence on Wilson's trajectory as an artist makes him a critical figure in the development of underground comix. Plymell was the first to publish Wilson's work (in a 1966 issue of Grist , a poetry journal Plymell edited). The following year Plymell introduced Wilson to R. Crumb, and their longstanding collaboration in Zap Comix soon began. Both men are heroes and founders of the underground, and these letters afford a clear view into their friendship, one of the key alliances of the UG movement. The letters, postcards and envelopes are extensively decorated by Wilson with tremendous flair and humor. The letters are written in a direct, engaging, funny, literate voice that perfectly captures the picaresque Wilson's charismatic persona. Subject matter ranges from the personal to the professional, from literary to low-life, and the missives are shot throughout with Wilson's humor, insight and magnanimous spirit of friendship. Topics include mutual friends such as R. Crumb and William S. Burroughs, women and sex, money matters, homelessness, drugs, Zap Comix, art and artists, and Plymell's cat Bear, who apparently wiped his filthy posterior on Wilson's trousers, an affront that Wilson can't seem to put behind him, as he alludes to it more than once. This archive inspired Water Row Books publisher Jeffrey Weinberg to publish a beautifully-bound and illustrated book designed to present these letters to a wider audience, titled "Dear Charlie." A limited edition of 100 numbered hardcovers was produced, each with a limitation plate signed by Wilson prior to his death. A copy of the book accompanies this lot.
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