The New Yorker Magazine, May 31, 1993: Richard Avedon Portfolios by Avedon, Richard; Dorothy Parker; Robert Benchley; Wolcott Gibbs; A.J. Liebling; Truman Capote; Lillian Ross; Kenneth Tynan; Alfred Frueh; Susan Sontag; Roger Angel; Robert Frank; Robert T. Bakker; Sidney Blumenthal; Ralph Fasanella - 1993

New York: New Yorker, 1993. Magazine. First edition. Near Fine magazine with a light crease to the corner of the front cover, an abrasion and tape stain to the back cover, only light signs of handling; a nice copy. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. The May 31, 1993, issue of The New Yorker magazine, with "Broadway Jubilee, A Special Section Celebrating Broadway's Centennial", including: two portfolios of photographs by Richard Avedon; profiles from previous issues such as George Gershwin (1929), Florenz Ziegfeld (1931), Fannie Brice (1929), Clifford Oldets (1938), Cole Porter (1971), and Oscar Hammerstein II (1951); reviews from previous issues; archival pieces by Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Wolcott Gibbs, A.J. Liebling, Truman Capote, Lillian Ross, and Kenneth Tynan; a 1968 piece on the caricaturist Alfred Frueh; and new pieces by Susan Sontag, John Lahr, and Roger Angel. Also in the issue: a short piece on photographer Robert Frank in the Goings On About Town section; Terence Monmaney on the paleontologist Robert T. Bakker; Sidney Blumenthal on Clinton's proposal to air-strike the Serbs; cover illustration by Ralph Fasanella; illustrations by Robert Risko; contributions by Jeffrey Toobin and John Mortimer; a piece on composer Steve Reich; and much more. Edited by Tina Brown. Staple-bound; 168 pages; color and b&w illustrations throughout; 8 x 10.75 inches.