Olivia: The Lingerie Collection / signed and numbered portfolio and frontispiece / Robert Bane Editions

Beverly Hills, CA: Robert Bane Editions, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. De Berardinis, Olivia. Beverly Hill, CA: Robert Bane Editions, 1995. Olivia / The Lingerie Collection. First and only edition, and limited. Signed and numbered in big bold gilt by Olivia (see scan). Pristine; new, including the gilt on white Robert Bane encasing portfolio. Elephant Folio size (20" x 16") executions, one as frontispiece (the one she has signed), and six more, apparently mostly from 1984: "Sheer Magic", "Memories", "Kitty", "I Generally Avoid Temptation Unless I Can't Resist", "John Hancock", and"Between Two Evils". Absolutely succulent offerings, allegedly (according to the frontispiece) in a signed, numbered edition of 8,000 - but I have trouble picturing Olivia sitting and executing that amazing signature 8,000 times, followed by a different number each time. And this portfolio seems to be extremely rare on the market, which an edition of 8,000, one would think, should not be - even one from 1995. In any case, this example is indeed signed and numbered - it's # 1,085, so she did get at least that far. Much sought after, and now very scarce. Pristine. L300