Signed limited edition of Capote's last book, a collection of short fiction and non-fiction.
Fine in near fine slipcase.
Price: $500.00
"But I'm not a saint yet. I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius."
Opening with a preface by Capote, the book is then divided into three sections: "Music for Chameleons" (short pieces), "Conversational Portraits" (interviews, plays), and arguably the strongest piece in the collection, "Handcarved Coffins," which the author (echoing his IN COLD BLOOD) describes as a "nonfiction account of an American crime." An uncommonly sharp example of this late book from the author of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S and OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS.
First edition. New York: Random House, (1980). 8'' x 5.25''. Original full brown cloth with gilt stamped titles. In original matching slipcase. No jacket, as issued. [colophon], [2], xx, 262, [4] pages. Limited edition, one of 350 numbered copies, this #332, signed by Capote on the colophon. Small bump to one corner of the slipcase. Else bright and tight overall.
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