Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Original merchandising manual and press book
Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1961.
Original merchandising manual and press book for the 1961 film, based on Truman Capote’s 1958 novella set in New York, and featuring Audrey Hepburn in the leading role of Holly Golightly. This role established Hepburn as one of the greatest and most stylish movie stars of all time.
Merchandising manual - 14 pp, saddle stitched, b/w illus and photos, 12.25 x 14.75 inches. Slightly edge-worn and lightly soiled. Very Good. Pressbook - 7 pp, saddle stitched, b/w illus and photos, 12.25 x 14.75 inches. Slightly creased. Very Good.
Richly illustrated, and full of fascinating details regarding promotions, tie-ins, and events. Front cover illustration by Robert McGinnis. This famous image shows a slightly stylized Hepburn with her hair tied up in a high chignon, wearing the iconic Givenchy little black dress, holding a cat over her shoulder, and a two-foot-long cigarette holder in the corner of her mouth.