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“What do you want from me, Kid,” Mailer inquired.
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Screwing up his courage, Britton blurted out, “draw me your self-portrait.”
Mailer
Now, over forty years later, that self-portrait by Mailer is one of 213 self-portraits of writers, photographers, musicians, and athletes that Britton solicited. His collection is now being offered at auction by
Bloomsbury – New York on September 24, 2009: Arthur Miller
Portrait of the Artist: The Burt Britton Collection
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Borges
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It’s an extraordinary collection and Book Patrol is very pleased to be able to provide a sneak preview.
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Octavio Paz
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Hunter S. Thompson Kurt Vonnegut
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William S. Burroughs
Tom Robbins
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Joseph Heller
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Edward Abbey Anthony Burgess
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