In Cold Blood de Truman Capote - 1965

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Chipping to top and bottom of spine and corresponding corners of same. One inch closed tears to top of spine, both sides. Tears starting at bottom corners of spine. Minor chipping to all outside corners. Several small closed tears to top edge, back panel. One inch closed tear at top outside corner, back panel. TEARS DISCREETLY MENDED ON REVERSE WITH ARCHIVAL TAPE. Stains to bottom half, front panel (coffee?). NOTE: In first two pics, paper insert placed inside for improved appearance. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Nice topstain. Ink markings, first flyleaf page. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. If any questions? Please feel free to ask.



Here is a nice copy of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, considered by many his magnum opus. This is a true 1st American edition, 1st printing with all the identifying points: (a) Stated "First Printing" on copyright page (b) No book club stamp on back of book (c) Dark blue topstain / Dustjacket: (a) "1/66" bottom of front flap (b) "Publishers of the American College Dictionary" and "The Modern Library" on bottom of back flap. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.

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"NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The most famous true crime novel of all time 'chills the blood and exercises the intelligence' (The New York Review of Books) -- and haunted its author long after he finished writing it.

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.

In one of the first non-fiction novels ever written, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, generating both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. 'In Cold Blood' is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence."

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"Truman Garcia Capote (born Truman Streckfus Persons; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966), which he labeled a "non-fiction novel". His works have been adapted into more than 20 films and television dramas. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother, and multiple migrations. He had discovered his calling as a writer by the time he was eight years old, and he honed his writing ability throughout his childhood. He began his professional career writing short stories. The critical success of "Miriam" (1945) attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf and resulted in a contract to write the novel Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1966), a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home. Capote spent six years writing the book, aided by his lifelong friend Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)."



The above text was taken from, respectively, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.