Andy Warhol's Index (Book). With the assistance of Stephen Shore, Paul Morrissey, Ondine, and Nico. Factory photographs by Billy Name. Profusely illustrated. 4to, publisher's 1/4 black cloth-covered boards with holographic Brillo cover label, fingersoiling, minor rubbing; front hinge tender; first gathering loose, a few others separating. Pop-ups and moveables mostly present and in working order (exceptions noted): Pop-up castle; Accordion noisemaker; Bi-plane; Chelsea Girls circular ad on spring; Geodesic paper "balloon" on string (detached but present, rubber band inside balloon, seal broken as usual with small loss to bottom margin of opposite page); Velvet Underground disc (still attached); Rainbow nose fold-out; Hunt's Tomato Paste pop-up; Andy Warhol perforated tabs (lacking several); and Balloon degraded as usual resulting in the pages now glued together about one-third way out from gutter with some bleed through to following leaves.
Inscribed by Warhol Superstar Mario Montez on their photo portrait: "Love / for Fred / from / Mario Montez." Montez (née René Rivera) was an important performer in the early New York underground film scene, appearing in, among others, Jack Smith's Flaming Creatures apart from the numerous screen credits in Warhol's films. An excellent association. New York: Random House, (1967).New York: Random House, (1967)
