Astrid Kirchherr 51932, Klaus Voormann 176118, George Harrison 54655, Paul McCartney 18164 — Hamburg Days. Limited Edition

Genesis, 1999, Quarter-bound in cloth with lithographed front and rear boards. A lithographed solander box, complete with metal name plate, houses both volumes. , 300, Hamburg Days is a signed, two-volume set that presents The Beatles as seen through the photographs of Astrid Kirchherr and the art of Klaus Voormann. It is their memoir of the days they spent with The Beatles, 1960-63. An array of newly-commissioned artworks and recollections – over 80,000 words and more than 250 photographs, watercolours, drawings and paintings – bring to life the years when Kirchherr, Voormann and the young Liverpool lads first met in Germany. 'It's really good to see Astrid's great photos, and Klaus's new paintings put together in one set of books – with all the usual care from Genesis.' – George Harrison from his Foreword 'Klaus was part of a group of The Beatles' friends in Hamburg. Now he has made some 'memory drawings' of our Hamburg days which are not only beautiful drawings in themselves, but which capture the spirit of the times. The really good thing about Klaus, his drawings, and this book, however, is that - unlike many other people – he was actually there!' – Paul McCartney from his Afterword, Goed