McCartney Times

One of the more frustrating things about collecting rare limited edition Beatles-related books are the books that slip by for one reason or another. Sometimes it is the expense, sometimes the book sells out so quickly and you simply do not have the opportunity to buy it. Other times you are not aware of the book’s existence until it has already been sold out. Here is one of those books published in 1979 that escaped my notice and it has now become too expensive to acquire. It is called StarArt and it is a limited edition book of 300 copies signed by Joni Mitchell, Klaus Voormann, Commander Cody, and Rolling Stone, Ron Wood. Much of their individual artwork is featured in the book. When Cat Stevens changed his name to Yusuf Islam, he could not sign the limited edition. This book was advertised on Ebay and unfortunately the price being asked was too steep for me. However I was fortunate to buy a copy of the trade edition and at a Fest for Beatles Fans convention in NJ many years ago, Klaus Voormann signed the copy of the trade edition. A cover photo of the trade edition features a drawing done in the classic Voormann style.

When you collect limited edition books you also need to know there are some things or titles that are simply going to be beyond your grasp and that one needs to be grateful for what one has!!!

Contributor: John Bezzini