Description
First edition, first printing of Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote.
Octavo, 179pp. Yellow cloth, title in gilt over black on spine. Stated “first printing” on copyright page. Faint rubbing to black spine label, else fine. Top edge blue stain. Publisher’s first state dust jacket, $3.50 on front flap with 10/58 date code at bottom, a few points of wear from previous mylar dust jacket cover, faint crease at front joint, bright spine, a near fine example.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s was adapted into a critically-acclaimed film in 1961, starring Audrey Hepburn. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay. Ultimately, it received two awards: one for Best Original Score and the other for Best Original Song, titled “Moon River.”
