DAVID MERRICK: THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN. THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY.

New York, London,, 1993. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Dust jacket slightly creased at head of spine; very good.. Review copy. 8vo. pp. [viii], 565. Frontispiece. Illustrations in the text. Original black cloth lettered gilt on spine. Dust jacket. From the library of the playwright John Osborne (1929 � 1994) with a posthumous book label reading 'From The Library of the Hurst. The John Osborne Arvon Centre Shropshire.' The Hurst was his final residence - a large country house, now a cultural centre owned by the Arvon Foundation, from whom this book was obtained. Inscribed by Osborne at front: 'Along with: Diaghliev, Eisenstein & Walt Disney � D. M. one of the most astonishing men of the century. Well, he's the only one [who] has personally entered my own life.' Numerous notes in Osborne's hand, mainly on rear endpapers, presumably in preparation for writing his review. Also loosely inserted Osborne's rough notes written on flyers for the publication. Kissel makes references to Osborne in the text and Osborne has on a couple of occasions marked a passage in the margin. David Merrick (1911 � 2000) was one of the most successful producers that Broadway has ever seen, he was also a master at generating publicity for his plays. He produced Osborne's 'Look Back in Anger', The Entertainer', 'Luther' and 'Inadmissable Evidence' amongst others. Dust jacket a little creased at head of spine; very good. 1557831726