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Book Condition: Used Fine
Jacket condition: Fine Dust Jacket.
ISBN: 0810942712 / 9780810942714
Seller: Modern Rare

United States
About Item: New York City, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2003. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 256 pages. The author's breakthrough account. One of the best books on collecting and art. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents Richard Polsky's "I Bought Andy Warhol". The contemporary "icon of global desire". The title is an allusion to the cult film, "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996). Richard Polsky has been an art dealer all his adult life. His book is about two things: His quest to own a Warhol and the impact the artist himself has had on the art market. Polsky set aside $100, 000 to acquire a decent Warhol, but over the years, the price kept going up, up, up, way beyond his means. The story of how he finally… Read More
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