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"Rolling Stones: 40 x 20" celebrates the 40 year career of the "World's Greatet Rock 'n' Roll Band as seen through the lenses of 20 world-class photographers. This stunning visual essay brings together for the first time exceptional black-and-white and color photographs -- over a third of them previously unpublished -- that document the longevity, celebrity and poularity of the band synonymous with rock.

Beginning with Gus Coral's photographs of the Stones' first tour of England in the fall of 1963, Rolling Stones 40x20 chronicles the band's development over the coming years. Each photographer's work is accompanied by their personal account of the circumstances surrounding the sessions. Included are the "Between the Buttons" images of Gerard Mankowitz; the "Satanic Majesties Request" era photographs of Michael Cooper; the "Beggar's Banquet" session photos of Michael Joseph;  and many more.

This special Limited Edition of only 950 copies includes the following highlights:

• hardcover book in cloth clamshell box
• original print of the Rolling Stones by Gered Mankowitz hand-pasted on front of box
• printed on Japanese matte art paper with four-color printing and spot glass varnish
• additional signed original photographic print by Fernando Aceves
• majority of photographs are previously unpublished.

Rolling Stones: 40 x 20 is also available as a quality paperback with flaps from Billboard Books, an imprint of Watson-Guptill Publications (ISBN 0-823084-16-7).