WARHOL (ANDY) Andy Warhol's Index Book, ONE OF 365 DELUXE COPIES, NUMBERED 142 AND SIGNED BY WAR...

WARHOL (ANDY) Andy Warhol's Index Book, ONE OF 365 DELUXE COPIES, NUMBERED 142 AND SIGNED BY WARHOL on the upper cover, further numbered and initialled by him on most of the novelties, complete with all pop-ups and attachments (see below), the Chelsea Girls disk and spring loose, the balloon and adjacent pages adhered as usual, stitching a little weak in places due to weight of enclosures, publisher's cloth-backed illustrated boards, upper cover with black and silver hologram mounted panel [The Photobook, vol. 2, pp.144-5], folio, [New York, Random House, 1967] Footnotes: THE RARE DELUXE ISSUE OF WARHOL'S FAMOUS POP ART PHOTOBOOK, COMPLETE, SIGNED ON THE COVER, AND INITIALLED ON MOST OF THE NOVELTY ATTACHMENTS. 'One of the most important and exuberant Pop art objects ever published... it is also ONE OF THE ULTIMATE PHOTOBOOKS-AS-OBJECTS. It is, in addition, the primary Factory photo album, one of the most authoritative biographies of Warhol and a supreme example of the diaristic photographic mode before there was a considered diaristic mode' (The Photobook). Of the ten novelties, seven are initialled, two others probably so but remain hidden, whilst the rainbow nose is numbered but not initialled. All are intact except where otherwise stated: 1. Pop-up castle 2. Red accordion: no sound 3. Pop-up bi-plane 4. Chelsea Girls paper disk: loose along with spring and tape tabs (no damage). 5. Geodesic dome: pages unopened (still sealed with tabs) but dome and elastic rubber band visible inside 6. Lou reed 45 RPM flexi-disc (including a Nico interview and music by the Velvet Underground) still tipped-in as issued 7. The large rainbow nose not initialled 8. Pop-up Hunt's tomato paste can 9. 'FOR A BIG SURPRISE!!!' All 8 labels present 10. Silver balloon (outline visible on reverse) has caused the double-page spread to stick together as often, meaning some two thirds of the spread is visible. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing