Lot 487 - First Edition Copy of Blind Shutters Autographed by George Harrison, Francis Bacon, Peter Blake and Others | VARIOUS ARTISTS

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Sold Stock #158379 | Sold Dec 13 2023

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Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: London 2023

Lot #487 - First Edition Copy of Blind & Shutters Autographed by George Harrison, Francis Bacon, Peter Blake and Others

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Bidding for this lot will end on Friday, November 10th. The auction will begin at 3:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 9th, Saturday, November 11th or Sunday, November 12th.

A autographed first edition copy of the book Blinds & Shutters by British photographer Michael Cooper, who famously shot the cover for the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request.

This book is numbered 1,301 out of 5,000 copies, and was published by Genesis Publications in 1990. It contains more than 600 photographs by Cooper taken throughout the 1960s. Several subjects and friends have signed this copy, including George Harrison, Francis Bacon, Peter Blake, Pattie Clapton (now Pattie Boyd), Adam Cooper, Terry Doran, Anita Pallenberg, Bridget Riley, Colin Self and Bill Wyman. The leather-bound book comes presented in a custom black-and-yellow solander box with a sliding blind which reveals an image unique to this copy, incorporated onto the lid. Dimensions (in box): 39.5 cm x 28.5 cm x 6.5 cm (15 1/2" x 11 1/4" x 2 1/2")

Estimate: £800 - 1,600 M

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity