SHAUN LEANE. — Shaun Leane. A monograph. (INSCRIBED)

ACC Art Books, Woodbridge, 1st Edition, Inscribed by Author(s), First Edition (first printing). A presentation copy, inscribed by the artist on the title page: "Dearest Grace, I hope you enjoy this chapter of my life. I look forward to sharing the next one with you. Love Shaun. 29-10-2020". 4to. 319pp. Original publisher's boards. Lavishly illustrated with over 250 photographs, including nearly 200 in colour. With essays by Joanna Hardy, Claire Wilcox, and Vivienne Becker. Just a trace of dust soiling to the boards, and three or four small areas of miscellaneous blemishing to the rear board. A very good copy. No dust wrapper called for. A sumptuously produced monograph on the celebrated jewellery designer and regular Alexander McQueen collaborator, considerably enhanced by his contemporary inscription, presumably to his partner. McQueen and Leane met in the early 1990s and were regular collaborators for the next eighteen years. The V&A staged a retrospective celebration of their creative partnership in 2001., Very Good