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Limited Edition Preorders and Special Offers

Check out these exclusive limited edition packages by Penn Jillette, Chuck D, and more.

Felony Juggler by Penn Jillette

From Penn Jillette of the legendary magic duo Penn & Teller: a street performer finds himself enmeshed in a crime and must outwit his fellow conspirators in his greatest juggling act yet.

The limited edition package includes:

–A copy of FELONY JUGGLER autographed by Penn Jillette
–A single 11″ x 8.5″ autographed Giclee print that features two 1970s era photos depicting a young Penn Jillette from his street performing days. The novel Felony Juggler begins much as Penn’s life began, as a roving performer in city squares and Renaissance Fair(e)s, and these are photographs taken during that time. The photos are printed on 308 gsm 100% Cotton Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Paper. Giclee is a specialized art printing/spraying technique that uses an expanded color range of archival ink and paper resulting in highly detailed and visually rich prints.
–Three custom imprinted juggling balls

Order the Felony Juggler items here

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Interficial ARTelligence: The Moments that Met Me by Chuck D.

Legendary hip-hop artist Chuck D (Public Enemy, Prophets of Rage) details and illustrates his encounters with some of society’s most influential musicians, entertainers, politicians, athletes, and public figures.

The limited edition package includes:

A copy of INTERFICIAL ARTELLIGENCE signed by Chuck D
A 9″ x 12″ signed Giclee print of an original Chuck D illustration depicting a Public Enemy origin story. The illustration is printed on 308 gsm 100% Cotton Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Paper. Giclee is a specialized art printing/spraying technique that uses an expanded color range of archival ink and paper resulting in highly detailed and visually rich prints.

Order the Chuck D items here

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The Gospel of The Hold Steady: How a Resurrection Really Feels

An oral history (with photographs) of the greatest American bar band of the twenty-first century

The limited edition package includes:

—A copy of The Gospel of the Hold Steady signed by the band.
—A copy of the chapbook TJK on THS, which features candid, never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes photographs of the band by Tad Kubler spanning the group’s 20 years together. In his introduction to the chapbook, Craig Finn notes “I’m very thankful Tad had his camera at the ready. These were special times, but we were often moving very fast. I’m happy we’re able to take some time with them here, and to be able to share them with you.” The chapbook is signed by Kubler and is currently only available as part of this preorder package.

Order The Hold Steady items here.

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Bad Brains Photographs Rare Book Proofs from FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS

In celebration of the forthcoming release of Fearless Vampire Killers: The Bad Brains Photographs, we are offering a limited selection of signed and numbered proofs featuring photographs from the book, some never-before-seen or offered for sale.

The proofs are either 9″ x 11.5″ or 11″ x 11.5″, except for the “Spread” image, which is 9″ x 23.” They are printed duotone (black and gray) or 4-color B&W on 158gsm Matte Art Paper. These are the proofs we made to determine what color process we would use to print Fearless Vampire Killers. There are 8 proofs made of each image at the same size and cropping as they appear in the book itself, set on a white background. Each page has unique printer marks. Each series of 7 photos is numbered 1-of-8. Of the 56, 13 were given to people who worked on the book, and only 43 are being made available to the public.

Order the signed proof pages here

Posted: Mar 16, 2023

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