The National Enquirer: Thirty Years Of Unforgettable Images (Only Signed Copy)

David Keeps; Introduction by Steve Coz; Afterword by Jonathan Mahler

ISBN 10: 0786868481 / ISBN 13: 9780786868483

Published by Talk Miramax Books, New York, 2001

About this Item

Stated First Edition (with Number Line to 1). On the title page there is an inscription ( 'Frank, Merry Christmas! Steve + Val, December 2001 (P. S. Don't Let Marty steal this'). It seems a fair assumption that the 'Steve' is Steve Coz who wrote the Introduction, and the 'Val' Valerie Virga who co-edited the Photography (take a look at the photo). I wasn't able to find even one other signed copy of this book for sale anywhere on the Internet. As you can see from the photos, the yellow covers are perfectly clean. The corners and edges are in excellent shape. There is a bump/crease off the top edge of the spine along with a little creasing to the right of that on the front side of the spine. There's also a small nick a ways down the spine. All three page edges are very clean the book is square and, despite its size, very solidly bound. The interior of the book is in excellent shape. I turned over all the pages and didn't see any soiling at all. There are no creases or dogeared corners. No markings. No attachments of any kind. And no one has written their name or anything else anywhere in the book. The only imperfection I found is quite minor, a little creasing off the top edge of the rear inside cover. You can see the jacket in the first few photos. It is very clean. Note that the photos are not very good. I couldn't seem to avoid the glare, that is what you're seeing on the front and rear. It's also lighting up small creases, like at the top corner of the front corner. Finally, it's distorting the color. The cover color is bright red. The color is uniform throughout without any fading or variation. There are two small tears off the bottom edge of the rear cover. There's a bump/crease off the top edge of the spine. There are a few small creases here and there. The flaps are in very solid shape, very clean, one small crease off the top edge of the rear flap. The jacket is NOT price-clipped, not clipped at all. It will be fitted with a protective cover after the photos are scanned.

Seller Inventory # 002588

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The National Enquirer: Thirty Years Of Unforgettable Images (Only Signed Copy)
• Publisher: Talk Miramax Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786868481
• ISBN 13: 9780786868483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Photography edited by Charles Melcher and Valerie Virga
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good Plus
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed
  • Culture

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Synopsis

Collects photographs of celebrities including Tommy Lee, Pamela Anderson, Michael Jackson, Jodie Foster, Mariel Hemingway, Dennis Rodman, Bill Cosby, Dana Plato, Dolly Parton, and Mike Tyson.

Review

The splashy photo spreads in The National Enquirer: Thirty Years of Unforgettable Images prove that the Enquirer has become what Life magazine was in its day: the image bank of American pop culture. They're all here, big as life--or, in the cases of Elvis, Ted Bundy, John Lennon, Grace Kelly, and River Phoenix, big news in their coffin close-ups. The photos are haunting: Columbine High killer Eric Harris at age 6 in a skeleton-with-bloody-skull-mask Halloween costume; Eric Clapton and his son just hours before the boy's window plunge. The book has lots of laughs, too: Bryant Gumbel and Matt Lauer getting a lap dance from three transsexual waitresses; Van Damme with his third and fourth wives on either arm (in identical dresses). Witty layouts predominate: weirdly well preserved Michelle Phillips and a mummy pose opposite a little girl and Michael Jackson (whose nose is disintegrating). The glimmer of glamour vies with the shock of decay--often in images of the same celeb. Watch Liza morph from tot to sot! A feast for inquiring minds. --Tim Appelo