Catch Me If You Can (Inscribed to Johnny Carson)

Frank Abagnale Jr.

Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1980

About this Item

ABAGNALE, Frank W., Jr. and Stan Redding. Catch Me If You Can. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1980. First edition, first printing.

An extraordinary pre-publication association copy, inscribed by Frank Abagnale to Johnny Carson: ?To Johnny, in deep appreciation for making all this possible,? dated July 18, 1980, approximately six weeks prior to the book?s reported publication.

The association is especially significant in light of the dust jacket itself, which reproduces a photograph of Abagnale with Carson and notes that Abagnale?s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson created a sensation across the United States. The present inscription appears to acknowledge Carson?s role in introducing Abagnale and his remarkable story to a national audience. The warm and revealing wording, coupled with the early date of inscription, transforms the volume from a desirable signed first edition into a compelling presentation copy to one of the most influential figures in American entertainment.

Published in 1980, Catch Me If You Can recounts Abagnale?s exploits as a teenage confidence man who successfully posed as an airline pilot, physician, attorney, and college professor while passing forged checks throughout the United States and abroad. The memoir became an international bestseller and later served as the basis for Steven Spielberg?s celebrated 2002 film adaptation.

A remarkable author-to-subject association copy linking Abagnale with the television personality whose program helped bring his story to national prominence.

A fine book in a fine jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Catch Me If You Can (Inscribed to Johnny Carson)
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, New York
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)