In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
by Truman Capote
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - very good/Near very good
- Seller
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San Diego, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1966. First (pirated). Hardcover . Used - very good/Near very good. 12mo. Although 'first printing' is stated, but this is a pirated edition, thus not a true first. Printed on cheap paper stock in a reduced format. Green cloth VG except for small triangular discoloration to head of spine, in unclipped ($5.95) dj which is moderately rubbed with small chips to extremities and one larger chip, roughly 1' square, at head of spine, continuing around to front panel. Dj now protected in removable mylar.
Synopsis
In Cold Blood is a nonfiction book by American author Truman Capote. The book details the brutal 1959 murders of Herbert Clutter, a wealthy farmer from Holcomb, Kansas, and his wife and two of their children. When Capote learned of the quadruple murder before the killers were captured, he decided to travel to Kansas and write about the crime.
Reviews
On Jan 30 2017, a reader said:
Wonderfully written true crime story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- La Playa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27143
- Title
- In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
- Author
- Truman Capote
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- Near very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First (pirated)
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- pirated editions
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About the Seller
La Playa Books
Biblio member since 2017
San Diego, California
About La Playa Books
La Playa Books is a used, new and antiquarian brick and mortar shop located in San Diego, CA. We specialize in history, literature and the sciences. We've been open since 2016.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....