Marc Bolan, First Edition (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 87 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Piano music, guitar chords, guitar tab, and lyrics for an assortment of Marc Bolan and T.Rex recordings, including: Children of the Revolution; Get It On; The Groover; Hot Love; Metal Guru; Telegram Sam; and others; along with an explanation of Guitar Tablature. Size: 4to. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Book appears near sharp and virtually unread with a few minor bits of wear at edges and extremities with tanning pages due to age. An uncommon PBO biography of the tragically short life of the Glam Rock lead singer of T-Rex! Bang a gong! Get it On! 128 pages + 16 pages of photos at centerspread. Includes chronology and notes on Bolan's film Born To Boogie!

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (The Bolan Society 1996). First UK Edition. Limited to 500 copies. A fine copy in like D/W. Uncommon.

Softcover. Condition: VG+. First Edition. Small 4to, 12pp including covers. Printed wraps as issued. Numerous Black & White plates. Text in English. Tape marks to front and rear and tearing to rear. Scarce programme most probably of interest to T-Rex and Bowie people. For the Lion. was a small tour in the spring of 1969 shortly before Peregrine left and T-Rex began the transition to glam. Includes some lyrics from the first 2 albums, as well as information on The Warlock of Love, as well as a few pictures.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Lupus Music, London, UK. 1969. 63 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in matching pictoral paper-covered boards. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Marc Bolan ( 30 September 1947 16 September 1977) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and poet. He was best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex. Bolan was one of the first pioneers of the glam rock movement of the 1970s. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 63 pages.

Condition: Good. 1969. First Edition. 63 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial laminated paper covered boards. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Small mark to bottom of front free endpaper. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Sticker to rear board.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Very good+ copy in very good dust jacket. (63pp. ) (5 3/4" X 8 3/4") ( (Traces of rubbing and a few edge tears at crest of rear cover of jacket. Moderate shelf-soiling at edges of jacket. Small chip at crest of spine on jacket. Couple faint spots at top edge. ) Obscure volume of poetry by T. Rex's vaunted frontman. ; 5 3/4" X 8 3/4"; 63 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition of T.Rex frontman Marc Bolan's poetry, published by Lupus Music in 1969.

First edition, signed by the author, of the glam rock superstar's only lifetime book of poetry. Loosely inserted is a letter on T. Rex Fan Club stationery, dated 18 July 1973, typed and signed "Linda", in the original envelope. It is addressed to one Cecilia Radice and informs her that she has won the book in a t-shirt drawing competition. Bolan was proud of his literary ability, and considered the lyrics to T. Rex songs to be further examples of his poetry. In an interview with Creem magazine in 1973, he stated "Whether you think I'm good or bad, I'm still the best-selling poet in England" (Crowe). Cameron Crowe, "T. Rex: What They Tried To Do With David Bowie Was Create Another Marc Bolan", Creem, July 1973. Octavo. Typed letter, on blue paper with red header, laid in. Original photographic boards. A little rubbed, extremities bumped, a couple of punctures to front board joint, top edge and outer leaves faintly foxed: a very good copy.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Signed by Marc Bolan, inscribed "To Bob lotsa love" on the front free endpaper. 64 pp. Original glazed illustrated boards. Near Fine with rubbing along bottom edge in Very Good dust jacket with closed tear in front panel with associated creasing. A signed copy of a poetry collection by the front man of T. Rex (formerly Tyrannosaurus Rex), who died in a single-vehicle car crash at the age of 29. The band was wildly popular in Britain for their psychedelic folk sound, angering some loyal fans when their line up shifted and sound mutated toward glam rock, a genre they are credited with pioneering.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Marc Bolan, and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's glazed pictorial boards, Very Good, with rubbing to extremities, light must-odor to pages. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with rubbing and wear at extremities. Signed by the English singer-songwriter Marc Bolan, front man of T. Rex, who died in a single-vehicle car crash at the age of 29. T. Rex was wildly popular in Britain for their psychedelic folk sound, angering some loyal fans when their line up shifted and sound mutated toward glam rock, a genre they are credited with pioneering. A fun fact: before being kicked out of school at age 15 for bad behavior, Bolan played guitar in a trio called Susie and the Hula Hoops, whose singer was none other than 12-year-old Helen Shapiro.