Linda McCartney, Photographs, 1982 - Signed by Linda and additionally Signed by Mary McCartney

Published by MPL Communications Ltd in association with Pavilion Books, London, 1982. First Edition, first printing, hardcover in dustjacket. 133 pages, illustrated (129 plates).

Linda McCartney's second photography book, which focussed largely on family life and portraits of the many illustrious musicians to whom she had access, including the Beatles, of course, but also the likes of Janis Joplin, Franz Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Jim Morrison - to name a few.

A wonderful copy - signed by Linda at the front endpaper and also signed by Paul and Linda's daughter, Mary McCartney - herself an acclaimed photographer - who has added the date of her signing. Mary's signature was obtained at the Mother Daughter exhibition at Fotografiska in Stockholm, 2018.

Loosely inserted into the book is a small flyer for Linda McCartney's exhibition at the Rye Art Gallery in 1988.

Condition: bumped at the corners, cracked at the gutter between the front endpaper and half-title with the stitching quite visible. Remains square and firmly bound, however, with no loose pages or gatherings. The boards are spotlessly clean and the block remains fresh with no owner names or labels etc. A VG copy, perhaps Near Fine.

The dustwrapper is not price-clipped but has chipping to the laminate at the edges and corners and to the rear panel there is a score-line across above the bottom edge. Handling creases in a few places but not torn or nicked at the edges, clean and bright still, Good condition dustwrapper overall.

Provenance: from the Rolf Hammarlund Collection. Rolf Hammarlund is a Swedish music journalist who has worked as a producer for music documentaries and TV series for SVT and Sveriges Radio since 1980. Rolf produced the very first TV documentary about the life of The Beatles' legendary producer Sir George Martin in 1993, as well as the very first TV documentary about the German musician and artist Klaus Voormann in 2002.

A special copy of this lovely book, perhaps unique.