Frank Abagnale

A first edition association copy of Catch Me If You Can, by Frank Abagnale.

• Frank Abagnale (American).
• New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1980.
• First American edition, first issue.
• Inscribed by the author to Johnny Carson, dated prior to release.
• Bound in publisher's blue cloth in the original dust jacket.

Inscribed by Frank Abagnale to Johnny Carson: “To Johnny, in deep appreciation for making all this possible,” dated 18th July 1980, reportedly some six weeks before publication.

A significant association copy, presented to the television host whose program helped bring Abagnale’s story to national attention. The dust wrapper reproduces a photograph of Abagnale with Carson.

The work became an international bestseller and the basis for Steven Spielberg’s 2002 film.