Grateful Dead Limited Slipcase Edition Author:DK Publishing This definitive, illustrated biography of the Grateful Dead is also a nostalgic history of psychedelia, the West Coast sound, and American counterculture. The book's unique, encyclopedic, timeline format tells the real story of the band from childhood to the present day, incorporating rare and unseen photography which captures pivotal moments, b... more »oth large and small. Seminal posters, memorabilia, and ephemera; personal essays that give revealing insights into life in the band and on the road; and all the facts -- biographies of the band members, all the albums and key songs, and every tour date ever played -- ensure that Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip will appeal to generations of "Deadheads" everywhere. If you're a Deadhead, you'll revel in this words-and-pictures portrait of the band's life and times. With more than 2,000 photos and artworks, many previously unpublished, this book will help you understand why it was said of the Grateful Dead, "They're not the best at what they do-they're the only ones who do what they do." . This slip-cased Limited Edition contains a signed and numbered print by Mouse (the famed album jacket artist for the band) and has a special "psychedelic" binding.« less