MUSIC FOR CHAMELEONS: NEW WRITING - SIGNED
by Capote, Truman
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1980. First Edition. First Printing, trade issue. Octavo (21.5cm); full black cloth, with titling and author's initials stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xx,262,[4]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Faint paperclip impression to upper front endpaper, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $10.95). A substantial collection of short fiction and non-fiction pieces which, at the time, was Capote's first collection of work in nearly 14 years.
Synopsis
Music for Chameleons (1980) is an anthology by the American author Truman Capote, which includes both fiction and non-fiction. Capote's first offering of new material in 14 years, Music for Chameleons spent an unheard of (for a collection of short works) 16 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5008
- Title
- MUSIC FOR CHAMELEONS: NEW WRITING - SIGNED
- Author
- Capote, Truman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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