BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S: A SHORT NOVEL AND THREE STORIES. [First Edition.] 1958 by CAPOTE, Truman - 1958

New York: Random House, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. First Printing of both the book and the dust jacket. Book with 'First Printing' stated on the copyright page. Original dust jacket with $3.50 price printed on the front flap a the top, and 10/58 on the bottom. The dust jacket comes protected in a removable and archival mylar jacket protector. Both the book and dust jacket are in Very Good condition, and have been exceptionally well preserved. There is only some light generalized wear. The paper is fresh and clean, with no foxing. No previous owner's names. The dust jacket has some abrasion along the extremities and minor edge chips of only a few mm's in length, the largest being at the top of the spine, extending less then a quarter of an inch down. The dj is a little brittle, has some uneven sun fading, and the rear flap has a split along the inner flap fold that is near halfway down, not visible on the shelf, and is recommended that it be left in the archival protector (copies of our images of this book may be saved or printed), and it will last for many more years. This is an exceptional copy of this prized book. If you want to capture a period in New York, no other book has done it so well He [Capote] could capture period and place like few others ... "the most perfect writer of my generation."(Norman Mailer). With three other stories: House of Flowers, A Diamond Guitar and A Christmas Memory. The main character, Holly Golightly, is one of Capote's best-known creations and an American cultural icon. Breakfast At Tiffany's is the basis of the 1961 Blake Edwards film starring Audrey Hepburn.