VERY INTRIGUING MEMOIR OF JACKSON POLLOCK'S MISTRESS RUTH KLICKMAN WHO WAS AN ARTIST HERSELF AND WHO KNEW EVERYONE IN THE MODERN ART SCENE. SHE WAS IN THE CAR WITH JACKSON POLLOCK WHO DIED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE INSCRIPTION IS QUITE PERSONAL AND COULD BE TO A FELLOW ARTIST AS IT REFERS TO NEW YEARS EVE IN 79-COULD BE MARK ROTHKO OR ANOTHER MARK. VERY RARE BOOK. 1st EDITION/