The Photos and Text

"If, as the old saying goes, 'A picture is worth a thousand words' then I am incapable of counting how many words this brilliant collection of pictures contains."

From the Foreword by Sir Roger Moore

We have loved them, and we have loathed them; over 100 of the world's most emblematic characters have been brought together for the first time by photojournalist David Steen in Heroes+Villains - our exquisite limited edition book.

Over a period of 50 years Steen photographed cultural icons from just about every walk of life - from the rockers (The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Pete Townshend) to the rollers (Cliff Richard, Tom Jones, Rod Stewart) to other artists in all fields (Robert Redford, Stephen Spielberg, Somerset Maughan, Nureyev) and politicians, sportsmen and entrepreneurs (Harold Macmillan, Graham Hill, Brian Epstein). Sean Connery was a favourite, and Lee Marvin reportedly the most fun assignment. Steen has played his ukulele in duet with Peter Sellers; suffered mad days and nights with Oliver Reed; fished with Charlie Chaplin; was privy to the inner sanctum of Harold Macmillan's lonely bedroom; lived with Rod Stewart in Los Angeles and celebrated in Rio with Ronnie Biggs.

This unique volume will demonstrate the amazing dynamic between Steen and his subject, allowing him to capture figures in their most diverse and natural forms.

Accompanied by personal anecdotes and summarised biographies, and including a foreword by Sir Roger Moore, this book will provide a fascinating overview of some of the most influential personalities of the last century. Only 1,250 copies are being published, each hand bound to the highest quality in Italian silver paper. 350 deluxe copies in the edition are bound in silver leather and additionally signed by Sir Roger Moore. Every book is housed in a plastic box, resembling a Kodachrome slide case.

Why the title? "The hero is the man admired for outstanding achievements," says Steen. "The villain is the one capable of great wickedness, but there again he could be just a loveable rogue... and I love the rogues..."