Steven Meisel, Madonna, Glenn O'Brien

UK first edition of Madonna's notorious SEX book in original, unopened Mylar wrapper.

• Madonna (American).
• Edited by Glenn O'Brien (American).
• Designed by Fabien Baron (French) and photographed by Steven Meisel (American).
• London: Martin Secker & Warburg, 1992.
• Metal hardcover, 126 pp. (unpaginated).
• Illustrated throughout in black-and-white and color gravure printing.

Written by Madonna, photographed by Steven Meisel, designed by Fabien Baron and edited by Glenn O'Brien, SEX was influenced by punk rock and fashion figures including Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton and Robert Mapplethorpe. Shot in early 1992 in New York City and Miami, in locations including hotels, burlesque theaters and city streets, the book includes cameos by actress Isabella Rossellini, rappers Big Daddy Kane and Vanilla Ice, model Naomi Campbell, gay porn star Joey Stefano, actor Udo Kier and socialite Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg. SEX was released on October 21, 1992, the day after Madonna's fifth studio album, Erotica, and includes a CD single of Erotic.