The Beginners’ Guide to Absolute Beginners: The Musical

4to. Pictorial wrappers. Slight bumping to tail of spine. Otherwise fine. *** Beautifully illustrated tie-in to the musical based on the novel by Colin MacInnes, starring David Bowie and directed by Julian Temple. Much maligned at the time and a box office disaster, the film has become a bit of cult classic – not in the least because of Bowie’s involvement.