In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG- (Very Good Minus)/VG- (Very Good Minus)
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG- (Very Good Minus)/VG- (Very Good Minus). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st printing. Maroon cloth with trace wear and soil, and slight sunning along lower edges. First state jacket (1/66 and $5.95 to front flap) in new archival mylar sleeve has light edgewear, toning and soil; several small chips and tears <1/2"; flaps not clipped. Minor soil to text block. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 344 pp.
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.
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Reviews
On Jan 30 2017, a reader said:
Wonderfully written true crime story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Albion Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001994
- Title
- In Cold Blood
- Author
- Truman Capote
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Very Good Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- VG- (Very Good Minus)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Albion Books
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Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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