PRINCE, Richard

8 X 10

London: Sadie Coles HQ (1999). First Edition. Quarto. Letter "Q" of 26 lettered copies, SIGNED by the artist. Ten original 8 X 10 rephotographs of celebrity stills, seven in color, that Prince has fictitiously inscribed from the celebrities to himself. (Only the "originals" are actually inscribed, the rephotographs give only the illusion of being inscribed, but this is undoubtedly the intent of the artist.) The highlight is an airbrushed Pamela Anderson, her white-painted toes spilling out of her shoes. While cannibalized prints from this collection surface at auction, the complete book is uncommon. Tiny spot to the rear cover, else fine in gilt stamped clasp bound red boards, with the images enclosed back to back in archival sleeves and bound in as issued.