One-of-a-Kind Custom Binding of a Beloved Classic
You call yourself a free spirit, a “wild thing,” and you’re terrified somebody’s gonna stick you in a cage.
Well baby, you’re already in that cage. You built it yourself.
— Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Introducing the breathtaking custom rebinding of a signed, first edition of Truman Capote’s American classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Full leather binding with the streets of New York represented in solid platinum, with over 1000 white diamonds totaling almost 30 carats handset by renowned London jewelers, Bentley & Skinner. A 1-carat emerald-cut sapphire represents the Tiffany’s store on Fifth Avenue.
Housed in an ebonised birdcage, contained in a vintage trunk, handmade by master cabinetmaker, Dom Parish. Resting on a handcast glass plinth by acclaimed glass artist, Jade Pinnell.
Includes a portfolio of the complete set of photomontage illustrations by
photographer David Attie, commissioned by Truman Capote but never published in print until now.
Handbound and produced by award-winning master bookbinder Kate Holland.
The ultimate binding of this classic novel,
completely unique, never to be repeated
and limited to a single copy.
Featured in: Vogue, Forbes, Robb Report, Quintessentially, Fine Books & Collections, Elite Traveler
Credits
Bookbinder – Kate Holland @katehollandbook
Jewellery setting – Bentley and Skinner @bentley_skinner
Birdcage and trunk – Dom Parish @wardourworkshops
Glass casting – Jade Pinnell @jpinnellglass
Prototype metalwork and stone setting – Stonehouse Jewellery @stonehousejewellery
Film – Push the Button Media @tobyjmjames
Location photography – Liddie Holt @liddieholt and Jesse Wild @wildjesse
Studio photography – Mark Pickthall @markpickthall
Portrait photography – Jesse Wild @wildjesse
Flocking – House of Flock @houseofflock
Printing – Peradam Print @peradamprint
CAD drawing – Luke Holland @lukeholland097
Concept, design, project management – Kate Holland @katehollandbook