Doktor Bey's Suicide Guidebook
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — paperback/card cover with visible yellowing, edge wear, and surface soiling, particularly along the top and bottom edges. Page Condition: Likely yellowed given the age and visible wear. Markings: No visible markings on the cover. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A darkly comic and thoroughly subversive work, Doktor Bey's Suicide Guidebook presents a wickedly satirical romp through the absurdist traditions of black humour and collage art. Derek Pell, known for his transgressive and comedic sensibility, assembles a gallery of grotesque illustrations, deadpan instructions, and surreal commentary that skewers Victorian-era pomposity and modern existential despair in equal measure. The book channels the spirit of Dada and cut-up literature, presenting a mock-instructional format that serves as a vehicle for sharp social satire. With its blend of found imagery and sardonic wit, it stands as a cult classic of underground publishing, appealing to fans of outsider art, literary collage, and pitch-black comedy.
Author: Derek Pell
Format: Paperback
Published: 1977, Dodd, Mead, New York
Genre: Humour
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair to Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — paperback/card cover with visible yellowing, edge wear, and surface soiling, particularly along the top and bottom edges. Page Condition: Likely yellowed given the age and visible wear. Markings: No visible markings on the cover. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A darkly comic and thoroughly subversive work, Doktor Bey's Suicide Guidebook presents a wickedly satirical romp through the absurdist traditions of black humour and collage art. Derek Pell, known for his transgressive and comedic sensibility, assembles a gallery of grotesque illustrations, deadpan instructions, and surreal commentary that skewers Victorian-era pomposity and modern existential despair in equal measure. The book channels the spirit of Dada and cut-up literature, presenting a mock-instructional format that serves as a vehicle for sharp social satire. With its blend of found imagery and sardonic wit, it stands as a cult classic of underground publishing, appealing to fans of outsider art, literary collage, and pitch-black comedy.