Mankowitz, Gered (1998) ‘I-Contact’, UK signed limited edition by Genesis Publications, Rolling Stones Archive

Gered Mankowitz (1998) ‘I-Contact – The Complete Black-and-White Rolling Stones Archive of Gered Mankowitz‘, UK signed limited edition by Genesis Publications. One of 950 signed and numbered copies of which this is no. 431. Signed by Mankowitz. Condition: complete with the magnifying glass. Book is in fine condition the top lid of the outer box has a bump to the corner with a split as shown. Otherwise all in nice shape. Production details according to the publisher: Page size: 300mm x 420mm 208 pages 10000 words 3000 images Collector 850 copies Signed by: Gered Mankowitz Paper: 200gsm matt art paper with red acetate title page Binding: Spiral bound in heavy screen printed boards on rich black cloth with specially produced linen tester magnifying glass Box: Solander box. For the first time ever, the entire black and white Rolling Stones archive of celebrated Stones photographer Gered Mankowitz is reproduced as 12″ x 16″ contact sheets. Renowned for his famous iconic images of the Stones, such as the Between the Buttons cover shot, Gered Mankowitz’s archive of 170 contact sheets offers a wealth of previously unpublished photographs of the Stones, including 18 which Gered has selected for full-page reproduction in this large format book. Having shot the cover for December’s Children/Out of our Heads on a building site in early 1965, Andrew Loog Oldham asked Gered, then only 18 years old, to join the Stones as official photographer on their second 1965 tour of the USA. Returning to London, Gered continued to work with the Stones until 1968, photographing them at home, in Olympic Studios, on Primrose Hill and during their infamous performance on Sunday Night at the London Palladium. Accompanying all these images are Gered’s fascinating recollections of his time spent with the Stones during their early years.