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

by HOPKINS, JERRY:

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ISBN 10
0052127095
ISBN 13
9780052127092
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UK,12mo p/b,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,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,dedication,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 AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.


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Title
BOWIE: The Definitive Biography of a Rock Superstar.[Illustrated]
Author
HOPKINS, JERRY:
Illustrator
illus with contemporary autobiographical photographs.
Book Condition
Used - Near FINE.
Jacket Condition
No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,12mo p/b,1st edn thus.
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0052127095
ISBN 13
9780052127092
Publisher
LONDON.CORGI BOOK,1986.
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