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rja791918 — <p>UKslim 8vo HBdw/djillustrated1st edn. Complete number line 1. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Brightcrispcleanmatt white background with colour thunderbolt design to both panels of dw/djblackgrey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's brightcrisp cleansharp-corneredoriginal plain black cloth boards with brightcrispblocked fluorescent bronze gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UKslim 8vo HBdw/dj1st edn2-197pp paginated includes 6 section/chapter introduction21 chapters8pp contemporary b/w colour subject's autobiographical photographs in 1 block between pp102/3AcknowledgementsNotes; plus unpaginated half-titletitle pagesa dedicationa Contents list/tablean epigramand to reara Note on the author.<br />Right up to his death in January 2016David Bowie created art that not only pushed boundariesbut helped fans view themselves and the world from new perspectives.He used his ever-evolving musical and visual styles to build a unique community around the world.He spent fifty years looking for original ways to surprise and challenge our sense of what was possible in artmusic and living.And that's why so many different kinds of people heard themselves in his songs.Being a Bowie fan was a lifelong adventure like none other.<br />When the shocking news of his death on January 102016 brokeit inspired a massive global outpouring of grief.That's when the world found out the artist who created Ziggy Stardust Aladdin Saneand the Thin White Duke had been secretly battling cancer.He dropped his final masterpiece Blackstaron his sixty-ninth birthday - two days before his death.This was an artist who never stopped changingnever stopped experimenting - right up to the endas he faced his mortality by turning his death into a work of art.No rock star built such an enduring and powerful connection with his audience.And as this book showsthe love between Bowie and his fans was mutual.<br />In 'On Bowie''Rolling Stone' journalistbestselling authorand lifelong Bowie fan Rob Sheffield writes a love letter to the artist who touched so many lives.Sheffield explores the crucial moments of Bowie's careerfrom his scandalous glam-rock breakthrough to Blackstarand delivers a passionate celebration of this artist and his musicfrom Space Oddity to Let's Dancefrom Heroes to Blackstar - summing up why he remains unforgettable.<br />Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight/value of this item for correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if item is offered Pp included or postage free. <br /> N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some casescost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essencethen Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or soand sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p> LONDON.HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP,2016. hardcover