By Truman Capote
London   Hamish Hamilton
8" by 5" [8], 9-159pp
The first UK edition of Truman Capote's culturally important novella 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', also containing three short stories.
By Truman Capote

1958 Breakfast at Tiffany's

London   Hamish Hamilton
8" by 5" [8], 9-159pp
The first UK edition of Truman Capote's culturally important novella 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', also containing three short stories.
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First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first U.K. edition of this work.

In the original price-clipped dustwrapper.

Truman Capote's important novella, which went on to be made into the iconic 1961 film featuring Audrey Hepburn. The film is considered to be one of the most culturally significant of the twentieth century.

The novella follows to extroverted and eccentric cafe society girl Holly Golightly, who the narrator meets in New York whilst living in the same building. Holly brings the narrator into her life, trying to shock him with her stories from her personal life.

Also containing the short stories 'House of Flowers', 'A Diamond Guitar', and 'A Christmas Memory'.

Written by the noted American author Truman Capote. Capote is best known for this novella, and for the 1966 novel 'In Cold Blood'.

Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper.

Condition

In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Some spots to the fore edge. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper with some edgewear, resulting in a small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Scattered spots to the wraps, including to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots, mostly to the first and last few pages.

Near Fine

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