Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Year: 1992 Format: Spiral bound aluminium Edition: 1st Edition Condition: Very Good *wrapper opened with general wear and creasing + CD - Opened* Pages: 124 Size: 29 x 35cm
The UK 1st edition of the infamous Madonna sex book. Complete with original wrapper, CD and comic book insert.
Written by Madonna, photographed by Steven Meisel, designed by Fabien Baron, and edited by Glenn O'Brien, SEX was influenced by punk rock and fashion figures including Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton and Robert Mapplethorpe. Shot in early 1992 in New York City and Miami, in locations including hotels, burlesque theaters, and city streets, the book includes cameos by actress Isabella Rossellini, rappers Big Daddy Kane and Vanilla Ice, model Naomi Campbell, gay porn star Joey Stefano, and socialite Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg. SEX was released on October 21, 1992, the day after Madonna's fifth studio album Erotica and includes a CD single of “Erotic.”
The publication was an instant sensation. Madonna was the unequivocal protagonist of SEX, which included some of the most famous faces of the 1990s and sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. Not without controversy, the title drew both praise and criticism for its outspoken treatment of sexual themes. Banned in 3 countries upon its release, it remains the fastest-selling coffee table book of all time.
