The colophon contains a raised stamp by the publisher stating that this is "one of 50 presentation copies, out of series" and is signed by mapplethorpe and schmidt. additionally inscribed and signed by mapplethorpe to his long-time patron, companion and mentor, samuel jones wagstaff, jr., museum curator and champion of modern art and photography whose famed photo collection is now housed at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Wagstaff coincidentally shared a birthday with Mapplethorpe (25 years apart) and the Inscription reads "For Sam - on our birthday" and is dated November 4, 1986, in pencil, front endpaper. From a total edition of 1000.