$544
A collection of approximately ten health and travel books previously owned by Truman Capote, most of which contain Capote's personal library stamp, including Looking Good : A Guide for Men by Charles Hix with photographs by Bruce Weber (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1977) signed in blue ink to the front endpaper "To the one who always does, love [illegible] Jan 3, 78", Michael Field's Culinary Classics and Improvisations (New York: Knopf, 1967) signed in blue ink to the front endpaper "For Truman, The salmon chapt really belongs to you, you ate your way through most of it. Affectionately, Michael", and Wandering in the Garden , Waking from a Dream : Tales of Taipei Characters by Pai Hsien-Yung (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1982) with a letter from the editor and a note written in black ink by Capote that says "Sybarite: one dedicated to living with the pleasures of life; mucho elan". 8 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches, largest PROVENANCE From the Estate of Joanne Carson EST $300-500 Categories:
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2016-09-24
