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Capote's famous novella made into a film in 1961 with Audrey Hepburn follows the friendship of a young writer in New York City whose neighbor, Holly Golightly, infuses his life with mystery, excitement and a certain 'joie de vivre'. Three other short stories are included.
Binding is in Fine condition with no observable flaws. Orange/Gold silk endpapers and a lovely illustrated frontispiece in the Art Deco style. Yellow/Gold satin bookmark attached. Raised spine ribs.
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Book in in Fine Condition. No internal Markings. Dust jacket has a small scuff on front cover with a very small hole in the jacket. Lord Cochrane was one of Britain's most celebrated and successful naval heroes whose radical politics and unrelenting complaints to the Navy Board regarding conditions of the common sailor and Prize Money he felt owed to him complicated his legacy. The sea novels of Frank Marryat, who sailed as a midshipman and lieutenant for Cochrane, and the Aubrey-Maturin stories of Patrick O'Brian, rely heavily on Cochrane's exploits and biography. A truly engaging and exciting tale for history lovers! Detailed maps of voyages and battles are included along with dozens of color and black and white paintings and portraits from the era.

Warning! Not for the faint hearted or politically and socially correct reader, this first edition is full of graphic sexual and racially insensitive stories and illustrations. Snatch Comics, headed by illustrator R. Crumb broke most of the accepted standards of illustrated comic books starting in the late 1960s. There is a visible crease in the right-top front cover and a bump along the fore edge. Black marker line across bottom fore edge, 1/4 inch. Binding is tight and in tact. The book is in Very Good condition for a 45-year-old softcover comic. No returns on items marked as delivered. No expedited shipping outside of the United States. Fully illustrated