Truman Capote (1924-1984)

Although we associate Capote with the New York social elite, he was actually born in New Orleans and raised in Alabama. In 1933, he moved to New York to live with his mother and stepfather, who gave him the name "Truman Capote." Capote's lifelong fascination with lurid truth led to his writing In Cold Blood, a blend of fact and fiction. Capote was somewhat a media darling, attracting the attentions of Andy Warhol, Johnny Carson and other celebrities although his lifelong friendship with Harper Lee, a childhood friend, was probably more reflective of his closer nature. His childhood in the South undoubtedly contributed to his explorations of a gothic prose style and the aberrant behavior of his characters.

1467    Capote, Truman Other Voices, Other Rooms New American Library 1949 Mass Market Paperback First Edition Signet 700. Third printing. Delamination & etching of cover at corners. Binding cocked, loose. Paper aged. 142 pp. $10 Add to Cart

 3560    Capote, Truman The Thanksgiving Visitor Random House 1967 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Beige boards, red cloth binding with gilt decoration. Stated first printing. Dark green slipcase with pasted plate. Book near fine; no DJ as issued. Slipcase also very good + with minor soil and a bit of sunning to top edge. 63 pp. $125 Add to Cart

 3587    Capote, Truman In Cold Blood Random House 1966 Hardcover First Edition Maroon cloth binding, matching endpapers, gilt titles, black topstain, deckled foreedge. Stated first printing. Book near fine with a very small bookshop sticker to bottom of first blank page at spine. DJ also very good with one 1/4" tear at front panel bottom and one 1/2" tear at heel of spine; otherwise clean and bright. DJ price-clipped but dated 1/66 with Random House statement "Publishers of The American College Dictionary" & etc on back flap. 343 pp. $375 Add to Cart

 5906    Capote, Truman Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories Random House 1958 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Yellow cloth binding, black/gilt titles, light grey topstain. Stated first printing. Book near fine with minor edge soil, slight wear to bottom corner of front board. DJ in Mylar very good; chipped at heel of spine, sunned at spine, small surface tear to front panel, minor soil. Price-clipped but dated 10/58. 179 pp. $2200 Add to Cart

 6167    Capote, Truman Music for Chameleons Random House 1980 0394508262 Hardcover First Edition Black cloth, gilt titles. First edition, first printing. Book near fine with Random House remainder stamp to bottom edge. DJ in Mylar very good with a small wrinkle-tear to top of back panel. 262 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 6596    Capote, Truman Other Voices, Other Rooms Signet/New American Library 1949 Mass Market Paperback First Edition Second printing. Signet 700. Good + copy with chipped/torn cover, heel of spine, delamination to cover at some edges, curl to cover at foreedge. 142 pp. $12 Add to Cart

 7073    Capote, Truman Other Voices, Other Rooms: A Novel Random House 1948 Hardcover First Edition Tan cloth, red/black titles & decoration. Stated first printing. Book very good with Brodart tape marks to endpapers, waterspots to topstain. DJ very good minus with several large tears and wrinkle-tears to front panel (not too noticeable with Mylar cover), four medium-sized edge chips. Also very fragile and partially split at folds. Price of $2.75 intact. 229 pp. $200 Add to Cart

 7075    Capote, Truman A Tree of Night and Other Stories Random House 1949 Hardcover First Edition Black cloth binding, yellow/gilt titles, dark topstain. No DJ. First printing, stated. Near fine copy with some fading to topstain, wrinkling of cloth at spine. 209 pp. $45 Add to Cart

 8037    Capote, Truman In Cold Blood Random House 1965 Hardcover First Edition Maroon cloth binding, gilt titles and author initials to front board. Maroon endpapers, dark topstain. Stated first printing. Book near fine with some slight soil at foreedge. DJ in Mylar also very good with some soil, price clipped, wrinkle-tears to bottom edge. Dated1/66. 343 pp. $350 Add to Cart