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In Cold Blood : a True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences

In Cold Blood : a True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences

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In Cold Blood : a True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences

by Capote, Truman (1924-1984)

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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.

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Wonderfully written true crime story.

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Bookseller
MW Books Ltd. IE (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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