In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
by CAPOTE, Truman
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- Fine
- first
- Condition
- fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1965. First. hardcover. fine. Frontispiece and title page printed in black & orange. (12), 343, (1)pp. Thick 8vo, handsomely rebound in full black morocco, burgundy spine labels; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands and marbled endpapers, t.e.g. New York: Random House, (1965). First edition. A fine copy.<br/> <br/>
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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On Jan 30 2017, a reader said:
Wonderfully written true crime story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 213316
- Title
- In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
- Author
- CAPOTE, Truman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
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Argosy Book Store
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New York, New York
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