Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground

4vo. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. In black photographic dust jacket. Very sl. shelf wear and a 1cm closed tear at head of lower fold. First edition hardback from 1982. Simultaneously published in paperback. *** The history of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground up to the release of his album The Blue Mask. Diana Clapton gives a sympathetic account of his career, told chronologically, exploring each album in full. With interviews, commentaries and many splendid photographs.