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HOPKINS, JERRY: : BOWIE: The Definitive Biography of a Rock Superstar. [Illustrated]

LONDON.CORGI BOOK,1986.

ISBN 0052127094.

UK,12mo p/b,illustrated,1st edn thus. [Originally published in hardback by Elm Tree Books/Hamish Hamilton Ltd.,a year earlier,in 1985.This is the first paperback appearance,so a p/back 1st edn.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn and NO reading creases to spine/backstrip.Bright,crisp, glossy montage photographic front cover with blue,red and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,creasing or bumping to edges and corners.Top edges toned with some faint,minimal sporadic dust-soiling spots,fore-edges also toned but with hardly any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight and clean; solid and sound - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy apart from my own collation.UK,12mo p/b,illustrated,1st edn thus, 2-275pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w autobiographical photographs in 1 block,between pp134/5,a Discography,a Filmography and a Videography; plus [unpaginated] Note on author,title page,a dedication,a Contents list/table, Acknowledgements and to the rear,3pp publisher's adverts.                                          An uncommon example in this particular format and particularly in this grade given its age and in an unread condition.   David Bowie - international superstar,Ziggy Stardust,The Thin White Duke,The Man Who Fell to Earth,David Jones from Brixton - is a modern hero whose life and times reflects the whole rock scene of the 70s and 80s.'Bowie' is a great rock writer's penetrating portrait of this legendary,multi-talented star Jerry Hopkins has gone behind the scenes of Bowie's life for interviews with family members,present and ex-lovers,friends and associates,for a complete biography that covers the now-classic movies,the trend-setting albums,the tours and the State of the Art videos and provides a riveting picture of Bowie,the elusive man and his work.            Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,12mo p/b,illustrated,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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