ANNIE, GWEN, LILLY, PAM AND TULIP

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf/Whitney Museum Of American Art, 1989. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf/Whitney Museum Of American Art, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 18 pages. Artist Book. Now considered a contemporary classic. The first appearance of the title as a regular Hardcover Edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Eric Fischl: Oversize-volume format. A tall and slim book. Bright yellow hard boards with black cloth spine and gilt titles, as issued. Lithographic reproductions by Eric Fischl. Text by Jamaica Kincaid. Pictorial slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Jamaica Kincaid's and Eric Fischl's "Annie, Gwen, Lilly, Pam, And Tulip". Unique collaboration that exemplifies the resonance that can be achieved between writing and art. Fischl's lush, expressionistic female figures enhance Kincaid's lyrical "polyphonic" conversation-narrative involving five girls coming into adulthood. "Kincaid's text is so appealing, showing a reverence for Virginia Woolf's 'The Waves', that it yearns to be read aloud repeatedly by both children and adults. Fischl's lithographs illustrate the mysteries, fears, and revelations of the five young women as they share time musing about love, life, and their futures" (Jean Keleher) . A mesmerizing collaboration between two Masters of their chosen art, a writer incapable of writing a bad sentence and a painter known for celebrating the seductive and enigmatic beauty of Woman. An absolute "must-have" title for Eric Fischl and Jamaica Kincaid collectors. This title is a contemporary literary and art classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: The fragile slipcase is in immaculate condition, not remainder-marked, as many copies available online are. There is a Limited Edition for $5000. This trade edition is an exact facsimile at a fraction of the price. A scarce copy thus. 9 color plates. Two of the finest American artists of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JAMAICA KINCAID TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0394580354.