Madonna Sex (1992) First Edition Photobook, Numbered 0962798

Item: Madonna Sex (1992) First Edition Photobook, Numbered 0962798

Product id: 2716

Brand: Steven Meisel & Fabien Baron

Description:

This is an original, highly collectible copy of Madonna's infamous and record-breaking 1992 coffee table book, Sex. This particular piece is identified by its unique, embossed serial copy number, 0962798, which is typically stamped on the bottom center of the metallic back cover.

Key Features of the First Edition:

• Design & Binding: The book is instantly recognizable for its distinctive, provocative, and industrial design. It features rigid silver metal (aluminum) plate covers with the title embossed on the front. The pages are secured with a heavy-gauge metal spiral binding, which Madonna intended to be a symbolic reference to bondage, though it was structurally prone to damage.

• Content: The book contains 132 unnumbered pages of chiefly illustrated content. It is a provocative collection of adult-themed photography by Steven Meisel and text exploring Madonna's sexual fantasies, including simulations of various sexual acts, sadomasochism, and erotic imagery.

• Collectibility: As a first edition, this volume was part of the original unprecedented print run of one million copies, which set a record for the largest first printing of an illustrated book in history.

• Height: 34,5cm Width: 27,5cm

Price: € 370