IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote, True 1st American Edition, 1st Printing, Random House, order 1965

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear and tear to top and bottom edges, front, back and folds. Very minor laminate chipping top and bottom of spine and outside corners. Price clipped. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Nice topstain. 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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" 'In Cold Blood' is a non-fiction novel by American author Truman Capote, first published in 1966; it details the 1959 murders of four members of the Herbert Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas.

Capote learned of the quadruple murder before the killers were captured, and he traveled to Kansas to write about the crime. He was accompanied by his childhood friend and fellow author Harper Lee, and they interviewed residents and investigators assigned to the case and took thousands of pages of notes. Killers Richard Hickock and Perry Smith were arrested six weeks after the murders and later executed by the state of Kansas. Capote ultimately spent six years working on the book.

'In Cold Blood' was an instant success and is the second-best-selling true crime book in history, behind Vincent Bugliosi's Helter Skelter (1974) about the Charles Manson murders. Some critics consider Capote's work the original non-fiction novel, although other writers had already explored the genre, such as Rodolfo Walsh in Operación Masacre (1957). 'In Cold Blood' has been lauded for its eloquent prose, extensive detail, and triple narrative which describes the lives of the murderers, the victims, and other members of the rural community in alternating sequences. The psychologies and backgrounds of Hickock and Smith are given special attention, as is the pair's complex relationship during and after the murders. 'In Cold Blood' is regarded by critics as a pioneering work in the true crime genre, although Capote was disappointed that the book failed to win the Pulitzer Prize. Parts of the book differ from the real events, including important details."

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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 order 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."

The above text was taken from, respectively, Wikipedia and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (via Google Books)
[Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood. United Kingdom: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2001.]


This handsome copy would be a worthy addendum to your 1st editions library.