New York, Arbor House [1981]., 1981. First edition. 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon (unclipped). Fine, fresh. 255 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Enclosed in a black cloth slipcase with two maroon leather gilt stamped labels on the spine and folding black cloth chemise. Signed and inscribed by Margaret Truman in black ink on the front free endpaper: "To Walter T. Shirley, Best wishes, Margaret Truman." Together with various newspaper and magazine articles about Margaret Truman and "Murder on Capitol Hill" laid in a panel inside the chemise.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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Margaret Truman has won faithful readers with her works of biography and fiction, particularly her ongoing series of Capital Crimes mysteries. Her novels let us into the corridors of power and privilege, poverty and pageantry in the nation’s capital. She lives in Manhattan.

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Bookseller: Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 300399
Title: Murder on Capitol Hill
Author: TRUMAN, Margaret
Book Condition: Used
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, Arbor House [1981].
Date Published: 1981
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