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(BANKS, STEVE) (JOPLIN, JANIS). Banks, Steve. Los Angeles: Bugiganga Press, 1998. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (33 pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. With a biography, bibliography, discography, and videography. This is handsomely produced, photographic documentation of Janis Joplin's concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on Friday, December 19th, 1969. Shot less than a year before her untimely demise, this features Janis, Janis, and more Janis, with brief appearances by guests Johnny Winter and Paul Butterfield. A most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED by photographer Steve banks in felt-tip pen on the first preliminary. 0-9658205-0-5 Inventory Number: 026631