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First edition, first printing. Signed by Truman Capote on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a former owner. [vi], 229 pp. Bound in publisher's tan cloth stamped in red and dark green, variant top edge stained gray green (no priority). Very Good+ with lean to binding, light wear and soiling to edges, and indentations on the upper board. Offsetting and glue residue from paper removal at endsheets with light toning to contents. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with toning, light soiling and faint indentations to front panel. Closed tears to joints at ends with front flap slightly creased at bottom corner. A sharp copy of Capote's debut novel.

Truman Capote's debut novel about a young boy's journey to his father's mansion in the Deep South, exploring themes of sexuality and identity.