In Cold Blood by Capote Truman, Signed 1st Edition Presentation Copy

$6,750.00

Presentation Copy owned by Truman Capote’s Aunt Lucille Faulk Ingram, with a “Compliments of Random House” card bearing a holiday message from the author. The book is inscribed by Capote to Ingram and signed twice by her on the back endpapers.

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1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Presentation Copy. This is TC’s Aunt Lucille Faulk Ingram’s own copy with a Random House ” Compliments of ” printed card taped to the front pastedown on which is written in a presumed secretarial hand in blue ink: ” .the author, who wishes you a Merry Christmas”.

On the front fly, aunt Lucille Ingram has neatly inscribed in red ink: “Given to Lucille Ingram by Truman Capote”. She has also signed the back endpapers twice.

Near fine in a very good dust wrapper with some old tape remains visible. [old tape removed]. A very special copy of one of Capote’s highlights.

Of All of the cousins Truman lived with as a child, Lucille Faulk Ingram & her daughter were his closest kin. As a fledgling writer looking for solitude, it was in the comfort of Lucille Ingram’s home that Truman began to write his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms.

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