Alice in Wonderland. The Forming of a Company and the Making of a Play.

by AVEDON, Richard.

$1,371 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

New York: Merlin House,, 1973. Avedon's scarce third book First edition, first printing, inscribed by the photographer on the half title, "Marguerite, with love, ever Rich". The recipient, Marguerite Littman (1930-2020) was an American-British socialite who sat for Warhol's minimalist polaroids. "A honey-voiced Louisianian and literary muse who taught Hollywood to speak Southern" (Green), Littman was a columnist for Glamour magazine and the inspiration for Truman Capote's Holly Golightly, but her most enduring legacy was as an early force in the fight against aids. She was the founder of the AIDS Crisis Trust, which published Hockney's Alphabet in 1991 to raise money. A fellow philanthropist and close friend, Diana, Princess of Wales, donated her wardrobe for sale at auction to benefit the AIDS Crisis Trust and other charities in 1997. The Manhattan Project was formed in 1968 as an experimental theatre company which broke the norms of conventional theatre. The project lasted for several years and proved extremely influential. The photographs were taken by Richard Avedon during the production of Alice in Wonderland in a church annexe of Broadway on Park Avenue South. Oblong quarto. Illustrated throughout with over 100 photographs by Avedon. Original white boards, lettering to front cover and spine in brown, printed on 80 pound Wedgewood dull coated stock. With dust jacket. Toning to edges and light knocks to boards; dust jacket chipped and nicked with a larger piece missing fr

• Year: 1973
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing: first
• Binding: hardcover

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