Superstar surrealism inscriptions

inscriptions

Crown 4to (10 x 7 ins) pp 124 + [2]

This uncommon novel was published anonymously due to its explicit homosexual content and "thinly veiled portrayals of prominent London literary figures" including Horizon editor Cyril Connolly

gold lettering to upper board and spine

Superstar surrealism inscriptionsLondon: Anthony Blond, 1970. First UK Edition. Black cloth lettered at spine in silvertone with circular motifs. With the price clipped, pictorial dust jacket from a photo by Cecil Beaton and coloured title lettering. Light creasing at foot of spine, o w bright and sharp. A near fine copy. Viva, model, performer and artist, sprang to fame or infamy as a sylphlike muse to Andy Warhol in the late 1960s. Largely autobiographical, Superstar is the story