Breakfast at Tiffany`s - Truman Capote

The first UK edition of Truman Capote's culturally important novella 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', also containing three short stories. It was made into the iconic 1961 film featuring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. The film is considered to be one of the most culturally significant of the twentieth century. The novella follows an extroverted and unconventional cafe society girl Holly Golightly, who the narrator meets in New York whilst living in the same building. Holly brings the speaker 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'.

    Red cloth with titles printed in silver gilt titles on spine. Light shelf rubbing at ends of spine, otherwise a clean tight copy. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are aged but clean. Near Fine book considering its age.
    Pictorial and printed dust jacket designed by Patricia Davey. Not price clipped - 12s. 6d. net.
    Ends of spine lightly bumped with small chips at bottom, chipped at the head of spine, also chipped on all the corners and folding edges of dust jacket. Some spots on the front panel. Back cover is darkening.
    Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good.
    First edition. Published by London Hamish Hamilton (1958).
    Jacket Condition: Good
    Binding Condition: Very Good
    Overall Condition: Good to Very Good
    Size: Octavo/8vo, 202mm X 136mm X 22mm.
    159 pages.

A virtuous and enjoyable copy considering its age.

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