Andy Warhol
Index Book - Hard Cover - in excellent complete condition PLUS original 1967 VV newspaper covering launch party
Limited signed and numbered edition 76/365
New York: Black Star Book for Random House, Inc., 1967. First and limited hardcover edition, 76 out of 365 numbered copies, hand signed on the front board by Warhol and initialed 10 times within – on each of the novelty elements inside the book.
4to. Unpaginated. 11.25 x 8.75 in. (28.58 x 22.22 cm.)
Contains all 10 novelties in excellent original condition (except the stuck balloon)
Bonus: Included with your book is an original newspaper in fine condition (NOT a copy/reproduction) of THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 21, 1967, featuring the Andy Warhol Index book launch party as the front page pictorial feature with the heading: "Andy Warhol's Book Party: Pop-On, Pop-Out, Blow-Up" Provenance: This copy originated from The Village Voice's own collection, this issue was part of their internal archive, which aided in the development of their digital repository. For added interest, this newspaper also has ads for The Grateful Dead's earliest concerts.
1. Pop-up Castle is fine
2. Red accordion is fine and still squeaks
3. Pop-up Bi-plane is fine.
4. The Chelsea Girls paper disk is fine and still attached to the spring
5. The geodesic dome “Dodecahedron” with detached string is fine.The elusive elastic rubber band that has usually perished is still there.
6. Lou Reed 45 RPM flexi-disc including a Nico interview and music by the Velvet Underground is fine and still bound completely within its square (not removed) and the pop-out center hole is unpunched.
7. The large fold-out Warhol photograph of a rainbow nose is fine.
8. Hunts tomato can pop-up is fine.
9. "FOR A BIG SURPRISE!!!" page - Complete - All 8 are present.
10. Balloon stuck between pages as usual
Collector’s Corner:
Please see
our fascinating article on the History of Andy Warhol’s Index Book under our
website category, Movable Books History. It includes a photo of that
mysterious balloon!
About the Bonus newspaper included with this book:
"The Village Voice," was a pioneering alternative weekly newspaper in the United States, was established in 1955. Renowned for its distinct approach to news and cultural reporting, it served as a voice for New York City's artistic community.
This edition, hailing from the era of counter-culture, is a 40-page tabloid. It features a single fold across the middle and is preserved in good condition.
Provenance: This copy originated from The Village Voice's own collection, this issue was part of their internal archive, which aided in the development of their digital repository. Vintagepopupbooks acquired it directly from Timothy Hughes, owner of “History’s Newstand.” According to his blog, “ The Village Voice, the iconic newspaper from Greenwich Village, recently stopped printing new issues. However, over the years they had saved samples of a majority of their issues for the purpose of eventually creating a digital archive, and once done, we were able to procure the lion’s-share of their own collection.”