R. Crumb [Robert Crumb] (illustration). Edward Abbey (quotation).

The Monkey Wrench Gang Print: “The steam spiraled up from the coffee…” [Hayduke nervously holding on tight.]

[Salt Lake City, UT]: [Dream Garden Press], [1986]. Print. Photostat print [43cm x 28cm / 17" x 11"]. Black and white. Bit of residual ink smudging at the bottom left corner.

This image can be found in the Crumb illustrated edition of Abbey's novel facing page 248, and in the 1987 Monkey Wrench Gang Calendar at the page facing the month of October.

Abbey's quotation reads: “The steam spiraled up from the coffee in the shape, transient but clear, of a question mark. The question was not the practical one—are they armed?…..the question was: will the sphincter hold till I get out of here free and clear?”

Crumb's illustration depicts: [Hayduke nervously holding on tight.]. Very Good +. Item #70659

Photostat print of Robert Crumb's illustration from the tenth anniversary edition of Edward Abbey's novel, The Monkey Wrench Gang. This print was produced in 1986 in preparation for, and in conjunction with, the publication of The 1987 Monkey Wrench Gang Calendar (Dream Garden Press).

Purchase of this print comes together with a copy of the vintage 1987 calendar (The 1987 Monkey Wrench Gang Calendar – Salt Lake City, UT: Dream Garden Press). The calendar measures approximately 12" x 12" when folded and is in "as new" condition having been retrieved from a shrink-wrapped stash from the publisher.

The illustration by R. Crumb was originally commissioned specially for the tenth anniversary edition of The Monkey Wrench Gang. Published by Dream Garden Press. Copyright Ken Sanders and Dream Garden Press.

The quotation by Edward Abbey is from The Monkey Wrench Gang. Tenth anniversary edition, illustrated by R. Crumb. Published by Dream Garden Press. Copyright Edward Abbey.

Price: $150.00