From the library of Marguerite Littman.

This remarkable book about the civil rights movement is also testament to the friendship of Avedon and Baldwin that began at high school. Very scarce.
According to the New York Times obituary for Marguerite: “She also worked for the photographer Richard Avedon as an all-around fixer, cajoler and aide-de-camp when he was putting together “Nothing Personal” (1964), his searing portfolio of American identity, with his high school friend James Baldwin. The book’s portraits of civil rights workers, segregationists, children of slaves, Daughters of the American Revolution and lunatic asylum inmates offered a startling collision of humanity, and Ms. Littman’s charm and persistence helped Mr. Avedon secure most of them.” (Rebecca Cooney for The New York Times.) First edition in fair condition with fair slipcase. The spine is split at top and bottom; the galley fold-out has come loose. The slip case is worn and discoloured. Marguerite Lamkin is acknowledged prominently for editorial assistance along with David Baldwin. The book is inscribed on the page facing the half-title page by Avedon as follows: “Well, Maggie – the Book[.] Love [in the form of a smiling face] D”.