IN COLD BLOOD

First edition (first printing) of a landmark work. 

In Cold Blood is considered by many as the first true crime novel. According to Wikipedia: "It details the 1959 Clutter family murders in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas, who were murdered by home intruders during a failed home invasion. Capote learned of the quadruple murder before the killers were captured, and he traveled to Kansas to write about the crime. He was accompanied by his childhood friend and fellow author Harper Lee, and they interviewed residents and investigators assigned to the case and took thousands of pages of notes. The killers, Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, were arrested six weeks after the murders and later executed by the state of Kansas. Capote ultimately spent six years working on the book."

A significant bestseller (sold over 150 million copies worldwide) it has also been sporadically banned in high schools in the USA for its graphic descriptions of violence and sexual activity. 

Published by: Random House New York in 1965

Condition: Very good. Not price clipped ($5.95 on the front flap and 1/66 on the bottom of the flap).The internals are clean throughout. Inscribed in felt tip pen: "New York, October 1967"

Dust cover in good condition- clean with some slight spots of browning on the front and rear panels. Small coffee stain (smaller than 1cm) on the front right hand corner. Tape on the top right corner.  Shelf-edgewear. Chipped and torn on the back seam. Tanning to title block. 

Binding: In very good condition. Binding tight. Original purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt with silver decorations, front cover with author's initials in gilt, purple endpapers, top edge dark blue, the rest untrimmed.