In Cold Blood : a True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences
by Capote, Truman (1924-1984)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
New York; Random House, 1965. First edition - stated first printing. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Flat-signed by the author. Subjects: Hickock, Richard Eugene, 1931-1965. Smith, Perry Edward, 1928-1965. Murder --Kansas. Price-clipped. References; Kenneth Starosciak; Truman Capote, a Checklist [1.a].
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
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51286
- Title
- In Cold Blood : a True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences
- Author
- Capote, Truman (1924-1984)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition - stated first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York; Random House
- Date Published
- 1965
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