THE GOAT SIGNED MUHAMMAD ALI/JEFF KOONS TASCHEN 0000/9000 RARE PROOF HARDCOVER

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THE GOAT SIGNED MUHAMMAD ALI/JEFF KOONS TASCHEN 0000/9000 RARE PROOF HARDCOVER
This is a used condition hardback "Uncorrected Proof" (see photos) with traycase of THE GOAT - Greatest of All Time signed (and numbered) by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons.
The silk-covered box illustrated with Neil Leifer’s iconic 1966 photo Ali vs Williams
and book show wear, a loose binding, and minor staining
.
It weighs 75 pounds.
This is an Uncorrected
Proof
, so it is labeled 0000 of 9,000 (see photos).
It is unknown how many proofs were printed but it can be assumed this is a much smaller print run.
This Collector’s Edition is signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons (small tear at bottom right on signatures page does not interfere with signatures or any text). Cover with Ali’s torso and pink lettering.
Approximately 2/3 of pages are blank because it is a sample book.
Not all of the following are included, just the approximate first one-third of the book
— 3,000 images, photographs, art, essays, and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time—from over 150 photographers and artists.
XXL-format: 792 pages, measuring 47 1/2" x 22" x 5" when tray case is open (22" x 22" x 5" when closed); gold-metallic double-page spreads printed in silkscreen open chapters and gold page edges.
Highest-quality binding in pink leather, the color of Ali’s first Cadillac.
Optimum photographic reproduction, creating unparalleled intensity and range in the colors and exquisite tone and density within the duotone images.
Eight-color printing on Galaxi Keramik 200 gsm semi-matte paper with gloss varnish on all images.
LOCAL PICKUP ONLY
(because it weighs 75 pounds)
in Santa Clarita (in Los Angeles County) which is near the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles.
About the Book
GREATEST OF ALL TIME: A TRIBUTE TO MUHAMMAD ALI is a book with the power, courage, depth, creativity, and dazzling energy of its extraordinary subject. With thousands of images, including photography, art, and memorabilia and two gatefold sequences, this epic publication pays vivid tribute to The Greatest both in and outside of the ring.
Original essays and five decades’ worth of interviews and writing explore the courage, convictions, and extraordinary image-building that made Ali one of the most recognizable and inspirational individuals on the planet, an icon not only as an extraordinary athlete, but also as an impassioned advocate of social justice, interfaith understanding, and peace.