The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, (1975). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 241 pp. Original quarter orange cloth over yellow paper covered boards, stamped in black, white, in original unclipped ($7.95) dust jacket. Light edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners, with a few small tears - one particular to front panel top, right corner, mended with tape. Handling and shelf wear minor. Book is tight, square and firm. Mild handling wear present with some rubbing to panel edges. Bumps to bottom corners. Light curling to spine ends. Some edge toning. Interior clean and unmarked. Uncommonly, signed in full on the title page by the author.

Dust Jacket: Near Fine

Hardcover: Near Fine

“The book is an assemblage of vignettes about love, beauty, fame, work, sex, time, death, economics, success, and art, among other topics, by the "Prince of Pop". Warhol signed two book contracts in 1974 with Harcourt, one for The Philosophy and the second for a biography of Paulette Goddard, which was never completed. The Philosophy was ghostwritten by Warhol's frequent collaborator, Pat Hackett, and Interview magazine editor Bob Colacello. Much of the material is drawn from taped interviews Hackett did with Warhol specifically for the book, and also from conversations Warhol had taped between himself and Colacello and Brigid Berlin.”