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BETTY PAGE: QUEEN OF PIN-UP - A UNIQUE SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM CHRISTIAN SLATER TO DENNIS HOPPER
(PAGE, BETTY). Hellmann, Harald & Burkhard Riemschneider. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1993. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good -.. 80pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, German and French. With a chronology. This engaging survey of the pin-up work of the late, legendary Miss Betty (Bettie) Page features nearly two hundred classic photographs primarily by Irving Klaw and Bunny Yeager (from the collection of Eric Kroll), and was one of the very first erotic photography books published by Taschen. A most presentable copy bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION from Christian Slater to Dennis Hopper "Dennis, Thought you'd get a Kick out of This! Merry Christmas! Your (sic) the MAN! Love, Christian '95" in black ink on the illustrated front pastedown showing some wear and light creasing to the covers. Slater and Hopper starred together in Tony Scott's 1993 Quentin Tarantino-scripted "True Romance", and this example was acquired by us directly from the estate of Mr. Hopper. 3-8228-9425-7 Inventory Number: 022263