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New York: Random House,, [1966]. Imagine a morning in late November... First standalone edition, signed limited issue, number 135 of 600 copies signed by the author, printed on handmade paper, and specially bound. Capote wrote this Christmas story for Mademoiselle magazine in December 1956 as a fictionalized reminiscence of his childhood experiences of the festive holidays. It became immediately popular as a seasonal classic, inspiring television shows, radio broadcasts, and musicals. This publication was also Capote's first Christmas gift book. He continued the tradition with The Thanksgiving Visitor (1968) and One Christmas (1983). Octavo. Original green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, buff patterned endpapers, top edge red. With publisher's clear acetate jacket. Housed in publisher's red card slipcase, large photographic label of a child Capote with Nanny Faulk, gold "Autographed edition" sticker on spine numbered 135. A fine copy. Stanton, p. 8.

A poignant and autobiographical short story about Capote's childhood memories of spending Christmas with his elderly cousin in Alabama.