Second printing of the first edition. Signed by the author with an original drawing. Publisher's original quarter red cloth and yellow boards with titles in black and white to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the spine tips and corners, the boards a little dusty. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the clean and bright price-clipped dustwrapper that is creased to the edge of the front flap and otherwise without loss or tears.
Inscribed by the artist in black ink on the half title "to Wessie Connell / BIRD KISSES / Andy WARHOL" to which he has added a drawing of a bird. Scarce in this form, inscribed copies are more often seen with a soup can or heart drawing. The book is the presumed second printing with the correct first edition letter line 'B C D E' to the copyright page but without the 'first edition' statement above it. The dustwrapper is identical on both issues / printings.
Stock code: 24884
£2,850