Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Lou Reed: The King of New York by in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 2023 Farrar, Straus and Giroux. First Printing with full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
The book is in Fine condition with spotless boards, strong title ink on a straight spine and the front graphic, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, no edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The three-quarter size dust jacket is in Fine condition with no signs of wear and the price is on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Since his death, Lou Reed’s living presence has only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left American culture transfigured. In Lou Reed: The King of New York, Will Hermes offers the definitive narrative of Reed’s life and legacy, dramatizing his long, brilliant, and contentious dialogue with fans, critics, fellow artists, and assorted habitués of the demimonde.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
