Bailey and Litchfield's Ritz Newspaper. 24 issues

London, Baily Litchfield Productions, 1976-1979. Tabloid newssheet, 43.5 x 29 cm, 40-68 pp, printed in b/w with some covers in colour. 72 issues were published between 1976 and 1982. This set contains the very first issues Nos.1- 26 (missing Nos. 11, 18, 22), plus No. 37 (Jan. 1980). Browning to paper, otherwise a fine set.

Exclusive London society newspaper, published by David Bailey and David Litchfield, whom described Ritz as 'the most fashionable magazine in London, bitchy and acerbic, humorous and satirical'. It featured fashion photography, interviews and items on fashion, film, dance, theatre, and opera. With stunning cover portraits mostly shot by Baily showing celebrities including Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Lear, Catherine Deneuve, Paloma Picasso, Mick Jagger, Bianca Jagger, Sir Cecil Beaton, Fred Astaire, Clint Eastwood et al. Interviews and contributions by Paul Morrisey, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Gregory Peck, Fiorucci, Iggy Pop, Jerry Hall, Jane Birkin, Sissy Spacek, Sylvia Kristel, Divine, Richard O'Brien, Lou Reed, Manolo Blahnik, Kraftwerk, Derek Jarman, Katharine Hamnett, Patti Smith, Armani, Gore Vidal, Jane Fonda, Kate Bush, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton et al. (total 24)