Truman Capote — Music for Chameleons

London , Hamish Hamilton , 1981. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first British edition of Capote's short story collection. The first edition. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first British edition of this work with the original dust wrapper was designed by Peter Horridge. This collection is split into three parts, it includes stories such as 'Hospitality', 'Dazzle', 'Hidden Gardens', 'A Beautiful Child' and 'Hello, Stranger', as well as 'Handcarved Coffins', which is a non-fiction crime novel similar in style to Capote's most famous work, 'In Cold Blood&apos.It was first published in the U.S. a year before the British publication. In the original publisher's cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Light marks to the dust wrapper. A small damp stain on the reverse of the dust wrapper. Marginal age toning to the flyleaf. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.