The Story of Clav

Berkeley, CA: Omnibucket, 2009. First printing. Octavo in brown illus. glossy paper wraps; color illus.; 100p., 24 cm. Near Fine copy. Minimal bumps to corners and spine; else excellent secondhand copy; pages are fine and free of marks; binding is tight. . Paperback.

A frustrated artist, in the absence of a muse, finds a series of discarded paintings and becomes and accidental author, detailing the rise of an envied, yet anonymous painter. Since its original publication, The Book of CLAV has gone on to become the defining account of La Belle Oublie ("The Beautiful Forgotten") modern art movement that both capitivated and shamed the fire art world of the 1990s.