Breakfast At Tiffany’s.

CAPOTE, Truman.

Item Number: 5088

New York: Random House, 1958.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Howard Watson, “dear Howard, What can one say: except that its been a wonderful summer, not least the wonder of which has been your unfailing patience, your incomparable kindness. So: with much gratitude from your friend Truman.” The recipient was Howard Watson, public relations executive for The Saturday Evening Post and close personal friend of the author. Capote rented his retreat on Clark’s Island while he wrote Breakfast At Tiffany’s. Howard Watson’s signature above the inscription, with the H blotted, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. One of most lengthy and fine association copies extant. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

"Truman Capote is the most perfect writer of my generation. He writes the best sentences word for word, rhythm upon rhythm. If you want to capture a period in New York, no other book has done it so well. He could capture period and place like few others" (Norman Mailer). The film adaptation was directed by Blake Edwards, starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard.