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Lot 65
Capote (Truman) In Cold Blood, first edition, signed by the author on title and endpaper, New York, Random House, [1965].
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Capote (Truman) In Cold Blood, first edition, signed by the author on title and tipped in endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning, slightly heavier to spine, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, faint mark to upper panel, still excellent overall, 8vo, New York, Random House, [1965].
⁂ Capote's superb and controversial account of a robbery-murder in Kansas, arguably the first true-crime novel. This copy one of those signed by Capote on a tipped in leaf for a member of the First Edition Circle at Chicago's Kroch & Brentano's book shop although this copy unusual for being additionally signed by Capote directly on the title page.
Description
Capote (Truman) In Cold Blood, first edition, signed by the author on title and tipped in endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning, slightly heavier to spine, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, faint mark to upper panel, still excellent overall, 8vo, New York, Random House, [1965].
⁂ Capote's superb and controversial account of a robbery-murder in Kansas, arguably the first true-crime novel. This copy one of those signed by Capote on a tipped in leaf for a member of the First Edition Circle at Chicago's Kroch & Brentano's book shop although this copy unusual for being additionally signed by Capote directly on the title page.
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