In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, First Trade Edition, First Printing, in Original Dust Jacket, 1965

About this Item

A true trade first edition of Capote?s landmark ?nonfiction novel,? widely regarded as a masterpiece of American literature. Copyright page states ?First Printing? with 1965 date. Bound in publisher?s burgundy cloth, gilt spine lettering, silver motif on front board, top edge stained black, as issued. Dust jacket original to the book, unclipped, with ?1/66? code on front flap and no printed price (as issued on this variant). Not a Book-of-the-Month Club copy ? no deboss on rear board, no spine number. Condition: Fine in near fine jacket. Book tight, unread, pages crisp and immaculate. Jacket bright and clean, unfaded, with only minute rubbing at the corners and faint waviness along the top edge. An exceptional example, scarce in this state, representing one of the most influential works of 20th-century American literature.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, First Trade Edition, First Printing, in Original Dust Jacket, 1965
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine