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Possession Obsession: Andy Warhol And Collecting (2002 HC First Ed.) - $90
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Local pickup in zip code 15238, Borough of Blawnox, about 10 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh we're at the waterworks Mall on Freeport Road near Fox Chapel / O'Hara. Cash only upon pickup.
Up for sale is the rare, out-of-print first edition of Possession Obsession: Andy Warhol and Collecting, edited by John W. Smith and published in 2002 by The Andy Warhol Museum.
This oversized 8" x 12" hardcover volume spans 159 pages and features glossy pictorial boards (issued without dust jacket). A must-have catalog for serious Pop Art enthusiasts, historians, and Warhol collectors, it is richly illustrated with full-color plates documenting Warhol's legendary private collections and townhouse interiors.
Condition Details:Interior Pages:
Clean, crisp, and bright throughout. No handwriting, highlighting, remainder marks, or writing. Please note: At the very top middle of pages 112 and 113, there is a tiny cosmetic blemish/notch that looks like a small tear at first glance, but it is actually a minor printing/manufacturing defect from publication and the paper is structurally sound.
Binding: Tight, square, and structurally sound. Opens cleanly and lays flat properly.
Cover: Good, sturdy condition with vibrant front graphics. Shows typical, minor surface marks and scuffs primarily on the back cover from shelving, consistent with age and handling.
Book Summary & Overview
About the Book: Published in conjunction with the landmark 2002 retrospective organized by The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Possession Obsession is the first major critical volume to treat Andy Warhol's compulsive collecting as an extension of his artistic practice. Before his death in 1987, Warhol was an insatiable, daily scavenger of Manhattan flea markets, auction houses, jewelry shops, and high-end antique dealers. In 1988, Sotheby's famously auctioned off his vast estate across a historic 10-day sale. This book reunites the eclectic spectrum of his personal hoard:
Art & Design Movements: Rare Art Deco silver, 19th-century American Empire furniture, and Native American basketry and textiles.
Americana & Kitsch: Folk art, fine and costume jewelry, and his famous assortment of vintage novelty cookie jars.
Exclusive Visuals: Includes essays by leading art scholars, rare archival documentation, and intimate, previously unpublished photographs of Warhol's Manhattan home taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.