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Avedon, Richard; Croce, Arlene; McCarthy, Mary; Rieff, David & Editors of The New Yorker Magazine : The New Yorker Magazine Issue: Mary Mccarthy And George Balanchine

The New Yorker Magazine, New York City, NY, 1993

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 114 pages. Rare Richard Avedon, Arlene Croce, George Balanchine, Mary McCarthy, David Rieff, and New Yorker Magazine collectible item. Landmark New Yorker Magazine June 7, 1993 Issue. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Contributions by some of the world's finest writers, journalists, poets, humorists, and graphic/cartoon artists. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Unlike most books being published today, American magazines are still being printed in America; many of them are not only superior in quality, they will last in terms of production values. Without DJ, as issued. Presents pieces by various writers. One of the most important Issues ever published by the magazine, the Main Features include a posthumous piece on Mary McCarthy and her best novel, "The Group"; a full-length memorial tribute to Balanchine by Arlene Croce (with accompanying photographs by Richard Avedon), one of the single best pieces on ballet ever written; the investigative journalistic piece, "Unholy Acts", one of the earliest, most thorough, and most riveting "must-reading" pieces on the Roman Catholic Church's still-ongoing pedophilia scandal; and "Swordfish", one of the best pieces on the drug trade and its Miami connection, by David Rieff. An absolute "must-have" title for Richard Avedon, George Balanchine, Arlene Croce, Mary McCarthy, and David Rieff collectors. This Issue is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only copy available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. A rare copy thus. Some of the world's finest writers and artists. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER NEW YORKER MAGAZINE ISSUE AND MARY MCCARTHY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

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