The Beatles Are Coming! NUMBERED/SIGNED/SLIPCASE limited edition

Numbered #217/500, signed and dated by Bruce Spizer/author on title page. 1st printing. Inserted slip 'Special Bonus', color photograph by Ira Kaltman, this editon was published prior to the insertion of this photo - all printings after this included the pic on the correct page. Photo is to be removed (peeled off) from insert slip and added/attached to page 185 as directed. Also errata information incl on back of insert slip w/corrections and missing info. Book and slipcase (no jacket was issued) are in EXCELLENT, clean condition, minor bumps to corners from shelf wear, very light rubbing to front glossy cover from slipcase. NO writing, tears, etc. A collector's copy. 'The most thorough and accurate book ever published on how Beatlemania evolved in America, this book covers the Beatles first visit to the United States and the events leading up to their arrival on February 7, 1964. It details why Capitol Records turned the group down four times and tells the stories of two small record labels, Vee-Jay and Swan, who issued the group’s records without success in 1963.'