Beat Girl

New York: Avon Publications, Inc, 1959. First Edition. Second novel by Golightly (1919-1998), ex-Greenwich Village bookstore owner, pulp fiction author, and amateur folk singer, who moved from Tennessee to live in the East Side of Manhattan. She claimed Truman Capote modeled his Breakfast at Tiffany's protagonist Holly Golightly on her, famously suing him, Random House, and Esquire Magazine in… Read more about this item

Avon. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Softcover. "She was lonely and promiscuous -- in that well-bred-casual way of young women who have too much money, too much time and nobody to really give a damn what they do with it." Cover art of a nude black-haired girl wearing red lipstick. Light rubbing and… Read more about this item

Avon, 1959-01-01. Paperback. Good. May be slightly musty! The covers have laminate over them and have edge wear all over, including the hinges. The spine is a bit creased as well. The pages are lightly tanned due to age. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING!