From the library of Nelson Lyon (1939-2012), writer-director of the 1972 sex comedy "The Telephone Book," and a staff writer on "Saturday Night Live." Lyon was notoriously with John Belushi when the latter died of an overdose.

With a long, warm inscription to Nelson from S. Clay Wilson with a drawing of the Checkered Demon and dated 1998.

The hardcover edition of the definitive Checkered Demon.

From the publisher:

The last of the Zap artists to be anthologized, Wilson has always been the most extreme. His wild stories of pirates, bikers, and deviants, centering around the character of the Checkered Demon, have kept their humor and philosophical bent while keeping their author far from mainstream comics publishing. This is what the cognoscenti have to say about the latest wonder from Last Gasp:

"I have always found Wilson's art hilarious, relevant, and timely. Should have been collected a long time ago!" - William S. Burroughs.

"My fate sealed, doomed to subliminal exposure to S. Clay Wilson waves, I found myself immune to the sophomoric antics of Curious George or the coy alliteration of Cat in the Hat. Luckily, I outgrew the bed but, sadly, not before I developed dorsal spines on my penis." - Leonardo DiCaprio.

"The Demon is an inspirational figure for poets and bikers alike. Wilson's creations are the heights of the underground." - Michael McClure.

"The madness, villainy, and corruption let loose in Wilson's den of iniquity is as scarringly unforgettable as it is beyond all hope of redemption or exorcism." - Carlo McCormick