Presentation to Johnny Carson, Borrowed by Capote
An Unfinished Woman. A Memoir.
Boston: Little, Brown, [1969].
Price: $750.00
About the item
First edition, with inserted leaf before the half title, "one of a special edition reserved for friends of the author" Illustrated with black and white photos. 280 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation to Johnny Carson, Borrowed by Capote. Cloth. Fine copy in slightly worn and faded dust jacket.
Item #232651
With a note laid in from the author to Johnny Carson: "That was the nicest time I ever had on television. You are, as I said, a graceful man. And I thank you for it. "Lillian Hellman" And with an additional note tipped in, in the hand of Carson's wife, Joanne: "TC [Truman Capote] borrowed these 2 books from Johnny '69. Took them to Palm Springs & sent them here when he sold P.S. house"
