Wingate Paine: Mirror of Venus by Paine, Wingate; Francoise Sagan; Federico Fellini - 1970

New York: Mirror of Venus Press, 1970. Paperback. SIGNED. Very Good minus paperback with French flaps with rubbing to the edges, overall tanning and light soiling to the covers, and a light crease to one corner. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Once a student of Brodovitch, Wingate Paine (1915-1987) became one of the hottest advertising photographers in NYC in the 1960s, on par with Avedon and Penn, photographing the iconic Volkswagen Beetle ads, for example. In the mid-1960s Paine set aside his successful advertising career to devote himself to Mirror of Venus, which he described as a "confirmation of my feelings toward beauty and beautiful women." After finishing the book and overseeing its subsequent nine editions, he retired from photography and became a spiritual teacher. Signed copies are very scarce. Photographs by Wingate Paine; texts by Francoise Sagan and Federico Fellini. SIGNED BY PAINE and inscribed on the ffep "To Joanne and Pasquale,/and the memories you have/to look forward to./Wingate/12 June, 1972/(What a great evening!)" Additionally, the dedicatee--Natahli, Paine's wife--has inscribed on the last page, above her printed dedication: "To Joanne & Pasquale -/Thank you for a/beautiful evening -/XXOO [smiley face]/Natahli." Third edition. Unpaginated; full-page b&w and color illustrations throughout; 9 x 12 inches. LAID-IN are five pages from a 1962 Communication Arts Awards annual with 10 award-winning images by Paine.