"BETTIE PAGE BY OLIVIA" LIMITED EDITION BOOK DOUBLE-SIGNED BY PIN-UP QUEEN BETTIE PAGE & OLIVIA.
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Auction #206 - Part II
Item numbers 1279 through 2976 in auction 206
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Item Description
9.5x12.25 hardcover w/original dust jacket w/80 pages containing over 50 paintings as well as many drawings and studies of 1950s pin-up icon Bettie Page (1923-2008) as painted by pin-up artist extraordinaire Olivia De Berardinis. Published by Ozone Productions, Ltd. ©2006. Book comes in a silk moire slipcase, and has been hand-signed and hand-numbered as part of a limited edition print run of 2,000. Special Edition page w/Bettie image has been signed in gold paint pen and hand-numbered by Olivia herself - 1902/2000. In addition to this limited edition 2,000 print run, certain copies were additionally limited and were signed by the model who became famous in the 1950s for her fetish modeling and pin-up photos - Bettie Page! Page has often been called the "Queen of Pinups" and she was "Miss January, 1955," one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for "Playboy" magazine. Book includes a foreword by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, an interview w/Page and comments from Olivia. NM. This edition w/both signatures was produced in much more limited quantities than the limited edition w/just Olivia's signature. Comes with Hake's COA.
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