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BOWIE IS. 2013.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2013

32 x 24.6cm, 320pp plus original orange boards. First edition, first printing of this significant catalogue for the travelling Bowie exhibition for which the curators had sole access to the David Bowie archive of performance costume, ephemera and original artworks. The 300 colour illustrations reflect that access with many fascinating images and insights into the musician's life and works. VG+.

DAVID BOWIE IS. PERSONAL PORTFOLIO. BLACK EDITION. 2016. SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH.

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

London: V&A Enterprises, 2016 42 x 38 x 8cm, outer printed shipping box content of a 37 x 30 x 6cm, two part black printed thick box. Inside 32 x 25cm, 320pp deluxe exhibition catalague for the Bowie Is exhibition - with black outer boards (most were red). Also included are five extra prints in folders, 1. David Bowie and the dog Etzel, Berlin, 1977. Photograph by Coco Schwab, signed by David Bowie - Produced by Coriander and Curwen Studios (Printed on 300 gsm Somerset Velvet Radiant White paper, silk-screened with pearlescent ink and lithographically printed with 2 black inks. Folder: 316x246mm, 240 gsm Cordenons Moondream paper, individually hand-numbered, silver ink and die-cut corners) 2. Kirlian photograph by David Bowie. (310x240mm print on 285gsm Cordenons Stardream paper with pearlescent coated finish) 3. Preparatory drawing by David Bowie for the cover of Lodger (originally entitled Planned Accidents), 1978. (480x480mm print. 170gsm Ultramatt paper with mirror silver-foil lamination on reverse) 4. Preparatory drawing by David Bowie for Derek Would Have Liked This, an installation at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1996. (620x480mm print on 150gsm Munken Print Cream 15) 5. Secular Minute Man, 1996. Painting by David Bowie (private collection). (300gsm Savile Row plain) All fine although the outer box has slight dents on edges. Now rare.

GOD BLESS DAVID BOWIE. 2024. SILKSCREEN ON HOLOGRAPHIC CARD WITH EMBOSSED STAMP.

paul robertson — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:55:48 +0000

London: House of Voltaire, 2024 42 x 29.7cm black silkscreen on holographic card, designed by Jeremy Deller. The sheet is mirrored and shimmers in the light - much like Bowie's glam rock career. Unlimited edition. VG+.

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Silkscreen print on holographic card with relief stamped signature

PARTY FOR OYVIND. 2022. 10 DIFFERENT ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS.

paul robertson — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:18:04 +0000

Basel: Museum Tinguely, 2022 Ten different announcement cards - each 15 x 10.5cm, 2pp. The cards were issued for a major retrospective of the work of Fahlstrom but the exhibition displayed works by a large number of cultural figures who knew the artist or whom were influenced by his work. The front of the cards have images of Oyvind Fahlstrom, and , for instance, Andy Warhol, David Bowie, The Velvet Underground, Claes Oldenburg, Bruce Lee, amongst others. A huge list of artists from the show can be seen on the back of the cards. ALl VG+. Price is for all 10 cards as a group.

BROOKLYN MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP (BOWIE). 2018.

paul robertson — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:22:12 +0000

NYC: Brooklyn Museum, 2017 23x 13cm, 2pp membership subscription form issued at the time of the Bowie Is travelling exhibition with images from the Bowie Aladdin Sane photoshoot by Duffy on the front. Emphemera from the hugely successful traveling show.

DAVID BOWIE IS PINNED TO THE WALL. 2013.

paul robertson — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:48:20 +0000

London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2013 15 x 21cm, 8pp (single folded sheet) promoting the various editions released during the Bowie Is exhibition including Paul Robertson's Periodic Table of Bowie. Small images of the prints and other editions included. VG+.

DAVID BOWIE LIVE. FIRST DAY COVER WITH SIX STAMPS. FRANKED 14.3.2017.

paul robertson — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 16:06:59 +0000

Edinburgh: Royal Mail, 2017 12.5 x 22cm, printed white envelope with tipped on six postal stamps displaying six images of Bowie. This was the post office's celebration of Bowie's work and life issued in the year after his death. An official first day cover - this is franked in two places on 14.3.2017 with a specially designed "blackstar" frank. VG+. JOINT: Edinburgh: Royal Mail, 2017 12.5 x 22cm, 2pp promotional card with 12 small colour images of Bowie with texts. Issued as part of the first day cover. Both together as a pair - both VG++.

DAVID BOWIE LIVE. FIRST DAY COVER WITH FOUR STAMPS. FRANKED 14.3.2017.

paul robertson — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 16:05:12 +0000

Edinburgh: Royal Mail, 2017 12.5 x 22cm, printed white envelope with tipped on four postal stamps displaying four images of Bowie and a further image from the sheet. This was the post office's celebration of Bowie's work and life issued in the year after his death. An official first day cover - this is franked in two places on 14.3.2017 with a specially designed Aladdin Sane flash frank. VG+. JOINT: Edinburgh: Royal Mail, 2017 12.5 x 22cm, 2pp promotional card with 12 small colour images of Bowie with texts. Issued as part of the first day cover. Both together as a pair - both VG++.

RAZOR. A SCRIPT TREATMENT BY ANGIE BOWIE. 1975.

paul robertson — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:39:27 +0000

n.p.: s.p. (Angie Bowie), 1975 28 x 21.5cm, 9pp vintage xerox pages of typed texts by the diva/actress/wannabe rock star and David Bowie's wife and advisor in the early days of glam rock. This is a "story treatment" of a proposed play or short film where "Razor" and her "queen" friend go to a night club and things happen. The number of such scripts are unknown and the text feels a little under considered but it is an interesting and clearly rare document. Cigarette burn on one page and slight marks to the red covers from the rivet binding else VG+. The number of such copies is unknown but there cannot be many at all. To quote from Angie herself: "Razor is a play that i wrote in the early 70s and by 1975 it was collated and I was trying to get a producer to back the show. Stevie (Marriot) asked me to help him go through music and assign songs and generally reorganize so that he could get a publishing deal. We worked on it together for about a week, went into a lovely little country studio and listened and mixed all kinds of wonderful songs he had written. i may have even written some lyrics for a couple of the tunes. While we were going through Stevie's music we talked about my musical Razor and so i gave him a copy of it to read. Stevie suggested that we get the publishing money for Razor at the same time as we got his deal.".

ALADDIN SANE. 2017. ONE OF 100 SIGNED & NUMBERED SILKSCREENS.

paul robertson — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:02:05 +0000

London: Pure Evil, 2017 50 x 35cm, blue on white silkscreen print with an image of the iconic image of David Bowie as Aladdin Sane. Signed and numbered from the edition of 100 by Pure Evil bottom right. The print was only available at the London Art Car Boot Fair in 2017 and sold out within hours at the fair. VG+.

EVE OF SENSATION. 1999. VIP INVITATION.

paul robertson — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:49:15 +0000

NYC: Brooklyn Musuem, 1999 12 x 17,5cm, printed outer folder content of six colour postcards of works from the YBA Sensation exhibition - all in a single accordion, serrated sheet. The VIP invitation for the opening of this spectacular show from the Saatchi collection and an exhibition which was co-sponsored by David Bowie. VG.

GOD BLESS DAVID BOWIE TOTE BAG – GLITTER VERSION. 2017.

paul robertson — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:59:33 +0000

London: s.p. (Dellar), 2017 Approx 39 x 36cm, silver glitter text on off-white cotton tote bag + handles. Dellar has a long time interest in British pop culture and David Bowie in particular. This is one of a number of such bags made by Dellar as a limited edition and was quickly sold out. Unused and VG+.