Pop Culture
Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust.
London: Cassell / Octopus, 2005. [Rock/pop] FIRST BRITISH TRADE EDITION. Folio (31 x 22cm), pp.320. Text by David Bowie, photographs by Mick Rock. Publisher's purple cloth, orange endpapers, dust-wrapper priced £25. Lightly handled, some shelfwear. A very good copy. A collaboration between David Bowie and photographer Mick Rock. A deluxe..... More
Screening History. The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilisation.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.96; [1]. Publisher's black paper boards over a red paper spine. Pictorial dust-jacket shows image of Vidal in a movie theatre, titles in red and white. Signed by Vidal, actor Cliff Robertson, and one other. With two..... More
The Bachelor Chef.
London: Arlington Books, 1965. [Cookery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (26 x 17cm), pp.viii; 169 [3]. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, dark blue endpapers, dust-jacket. Illustrated with 15 double page drawings. Edges a little toned, binding lightly handled. Price clipped dust-jacket rubbed, creased and chipped to top and bottom edges..... More
The Best of Beaton. With notes on the photographs by Cecil Beaton. Introduction by Truman Capote.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968. [Photography] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (31 x 24cm), pp.248. Profusely illustrated with mainly black and white photographs by Beaton. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, orange endpapers, dust-jacket. Edges toned with the occasional mark, cloth lightly handled. Jacket price-clipped, with extensive amateur repairs to..... More
American Prince: My Autobiography.
London: Virgin Books, 2008. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo, pp.xv [3], 364 [2]. With occasional in-text photographic illustrations, and two sections of colour plates (eight double-sided plates in total). SIGNED by the author in blue ink to half-title, and hand-numbered 582 of 1000 copies produced in this special edition. In publisher's..... More
Starlight Rendezvous 1961; Bernie Clifton in the Bernie Clifton Show 1977; Startime at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh 1968; The Bachelors in Holiday Startime 1965; The Helen Shapiro Show 1963; The Four Pennies Show; "Once Upon a Fairy Tale" 1965; The Bachelors Show 1963; Herman's Hermits Show 1965; Good Timing 1960; The Brian Hyland and Little Eva Show 1963; An Evening with Engelbert Humperdinck 1967 [Souvenir Programmes].
Lowestoft: Lowestoft Printing Company; Hastings: The Hastings Printing Company, 1960; 1961; 1963; 1965; 1967; 1968; 1977. [Pop Concert Programmes] ORIGINAL PROGRAMMES AND TICKETS. Twelve individual programmes of varying sizes (27 x 21cm to 21 x 13cm). Programmes all stapled with colour paper covers. One programme signed by each member of..... More
Star Scene 65 [Pop Concert Poster].
London: Converta, 1965. [Pop Concert Poster] ORIGINAL POSTER (119 x 28cm), folded in concertina fashion to 20 x 28cm, printed to both sides. Light handling, with pin marks to corners. A small loss to top right corner. Near fine. More
Catalogue from Big Pic Box / The Beauty of Our Weapons.
London: Architectural Association, 1988. FIRST (and only) EDITION. A 24-page square catalogue (12 x 12 inches), illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Fine condition. A scarce automotive/industrial/architectural item. Andrew Holmes is Britain's best-known super-realist painter and graphic designer. He is also an architect and one of the original..... More
A Charmed Life: The Autobiography of David Essex.
London: Orion, 2002. [Music Autobiography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 248. With three suites of four double-sided black and white photographic plates. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's purple cloth, with gilt titles to spine and lilac endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket..... More
Philippe Halsman A Retrospective: Photographs from the Halsman Family Collection.
London: Pavilion, 1998. [Celebrity Photography] FIRST UK EDITION. Quarto (34 x 27cm), pp.212. Black and white photographs throughout. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine and brown endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £40. Some light markings to jacket and little creasing to endpapers. Near fine. Iconic photos..... More
Don McLean in Concert [Souvenir Programme]. With special guests Prelude. Autumn Tour 80.
London: Derek Block Concert Promotions, no date [1980]. [Rock Tour Programme] SIGNED PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. A4 magazine format (30 x 21cm), pp.[16]. A profile of the artist with both colour and black and white photographic images. SIGNED twice by Don McLean in black ink, to both front cover and an internal..... More
Jazz 1955-1959. 61
Amsterdam: Fragment Uitgeverij, 1991. First Dutch Edition, having previously published in Japan. Square octavo, with 190 photographic plates. Bound in publisher's printed softcovers with striking pictorial jacket. A clean, fine copy, with a signature to half-title 'Joost Divend'. Ed van der Elsken was a prolific Dutch artist, photographer, and filmmaker..... More
James Dean: photographed by his friend Sanford Roth.
Corte Madera, CA: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1983. [Photography] FIRST EDITION. Folio (41 x 27cm), pp.116. Black and white photographs, with several central leaves of commentary by Beulah. Publisher's plain glossy white soft covers with black titles to spine, silver titles to upper, and a price of $24.00 Rubbing, marks and some..... More
Beyond the Fringe.
London: Souvenir Press, 1963. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.96. Publisher's dark blue cloth, orange titles to spine, photographic dust-jacket with printed price of 13s. 6d. With six double sided black and white photographic plates. Light spotting to edges. Wrapper slightly edge worn, some marking to rear panel..... More
The Adam Faith Show [Five Adam Faith Concert Programmes].
1960 - 1964. [Concert Programmes] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLETS. Various sizes from 21 x 13 to 26 x 21cm. Various iterations of the 'Adam Faith Show' in Margate and London. Publisher's paper covers, some in colour, some stapled. Some rubbing to all programmes - more so to the smaller bi-folds. Blue..... More
That's the way I see it.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1993. [Modern Art] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (27 x 23cm), pp.248. With 365 illustrations, most in colour. Publisher's blue cloth with yellow titles to spine and a yellow illustration to upper board. Illustrated endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket. A little rubbing to cloth; jacket edges bruised. Near..... More
Paris de Reves [Paris of Dreams]. 75 Photographies D'Izis Bidermanas.
Lausanne: Editions Clairefontaine, 1950. FIRST EDITION. Quarto. pp. 158. b/w photographic plates to every other page. In publisher's grey card with b/w photographic covers pasted to spine. Errata slip loose to p. 46. Black ink ownership inscription to front free end-paper; light wear to edges; some creasing to spine. Very..... More
British and Irish Concert Tour of Don McLean [Souvenir Programme].
London: Robert Paterson, no date [1975]. [Rock Tour Programme] SIGNED PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. A4 magazine format (30 x 21cm), pp.[16]. A profile of the artist with black and white photographic images. SIGNED by Don McLean in blue ink to front cover. Publisher's colour photographic soft covers, stapled twice. Light handling to..... More
Don McLean in Concert [Souvenir Programme]. With special guests Bowles Bros Band.
London: Top-Billing Publications, April 1978. [Rock Tour Programme] SIGNED PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. A4 magazine format (30 x 21cm), pp.[16]. A profile of the artist with both colour and black and white photographic images. SIGNED by Don McLean in blue ink to centre spread. Publisher's colour photographic soft covers, stapled twice. Light..... More
Don McLean the 15th Anniversary Solo Tour [Souvenir Programme]. John Platania accompanies Don on Guitar.
London: Derek Block Concert Promotions, no date [circa 1987]. [Rock Tour Programme] SIGNED PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. A4 magazine format (30 x 21cm), pp.[12]. A profile of the artist with both colour and black and white photographic images. SIGNED by Don McLean in black ink to front cover. Publisher's photographic soft covers..... More
Master of The World.
Printed in USA [1961]. An original colour lobby card (no.7) for the 1961 science fiction-fantasy from Saxon Films, based on the novels by Jules Verne and starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronsan. Condition A- (slight handling), dimensions approx. 13x 10 inches, mounted ready for framing. Fine example. A fantasy adventure;..... More
Master of The World.
Printed in USA, [1961]. An original colour lobby card (no.8) for the 1961 science fiction-fantasy from Saxon Films, based on the novels by Jules Verne and starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronsan. Condition A- (slight handling), dimensions approx. 13 x 10 inches, mounted ready for framing. Fine example. A fantasy..... More
[The Animals] R 'n' B '64.
1964. [Rock and Roll Tour Programme] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (27 x 20cm), pp.[16]. Profiles of each artist / band in the line-up. Publisher's red and black illustrated soft covers, stapled twice, and priced at 2/6. Light wear to covers. Near fine. More
British Design from 1948: Innovation in the Modern Age.
London: V and A Publishing, 2012. [Art and Design] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (30 x 26cm), pp.400. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's purple paper-covered boards with white titles to spine. Gold endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket priced at £40. A fine, as-new copy. From the library of the writer, media and..... More
The Fundamental Pictures.
London: Alexander Roussos, 1997. SIGNED COPY. Oblong, pp.[48]. SIGNED by the artists in black ink to title page. Colour reproductions of art works. In publisher's card covers. A fine copy. Artwork encompassed by the title of the first piece, 'Spunk Blood Piss Shit Spit'. More