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The Complete Stories of Truman Capote
by CAPOTE, Truman
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Henri Cartier-Bresson. Large 8vo. Pp. 300. Biographical sketch. Introduction by Reynolds Price. Front-edge untrimmed. Bound in dark gray paper-covered boards over wine-colored spine. Gilt lettering stamped on spine. An exemplary copy. Dust jacket now covered in a clear, removable archival cover. Exquisite cover photo of Capote by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Some 20 stories comprise the collection, written by a two-time winner of the O. Henry Prize.
Synopsis
TRUMAN CAPOTE was born in New Orleans on September 30, 1924. In 1948 his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms, was published to international critical acclaim, assuring Capote a place among the prominent postwar American writers. He won the O. Henry Memorial Short Story Prize twice and was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. His other works include Breakfast at Tiffany’s , The Grass Harp , and the nonfiction masterpiece In Cold Blood . He died on August 25, 1984. REYNOLDS PRICE is the James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University and the distinguished author of more than twenty-five books of fiction, poetry, drama, and essays. He lives in North Carolina.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 105
- Title
- The Complete Stories of Truman Capote
- Author
- CAPOTE, Truman
- Illustrator
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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