first edition
by Mailer, Norman
[Grosett and Dunlap, 1973, New York. First Edition. Quarto. Limited (no limitation stated), signed by Norman Mailer and Lawrence Schiller on behalf of the photographers, Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, and several other well known photographers. This work describes Marilyn in the various stages of her short life and with photographs to show her life and style. A lovely production. Bound in padded white cloth, Marilyn stamped in blind, spine lettering in black, marbled endpapers, housed within a black paper covered clamshell with a black and white photograph of Marilyn on the lower corner, some rubbing to edges and just a bit of rubbing to head. A very good (truncated)