In Cold Blood by Capote, Truman - 1966

One of the publisher's limited first editions, a Fine minus book flawed by a generic bookplate to the front paste-down, in a Fine, burgundy, clamshell box (this, out-of-series copy was not in a slipcase). Signed by Capote on limitation page below the out-of-series notation. Capote made the unusual, ground-breaking step of including himself (as well as his close friend Harper Lee) as part of his true crime narrative regarding the 1959 cold-blooded murder of a well-to-do farm family in southwest Kansas. Harper Lee helped Capote, who was like a fish-out-of-water in Kansas, develop interactions with the locals in support of his research. Although Capote claimed the narrative to be absolutely true, there has been considerable controversy over the years regarding some aspects that appear to be fictionalized.

Two movies have been produced that are related to Capote's book. The 1967 film of the same title told the story of the murders, ending with the execution of the two murders – the filmed starred Robert Blake and Scott Wilson. The 2005 movie Capote starred Philip Seymour Hoffman and tells the story of the writing of the book. Hoffman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Capote.