Description
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, with signatures by the author, director Richard Brooks, actor John Forsythe, and cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth, at the Kansas premiere of the film in 1968.
Octavo, [8], 343pp. Maroon cloth, title in gilt on spine, author’s initials on front cover. Top edge stained blue. Stated “Sixth Printing” on copyright page. Solid text block. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $5.95 retail price on front flap and “1/66” at bottom, light wear to head and tail of spine, two short closed tears, a very good example.
Includes laid-in tickets to the “Kansas Premiere” of the movie, with associated newspaper articles regarding the movie premiere.
Signed by the author on the half title, with additional signatures by actor John Forsythe, director Richard Brooks (dated 1967), and cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth.
This copy was signed at the Garden City, Kansas premiere of “In Cold Blood,” the state where much of the film was shot. The film premiered in New York City on December 14, 1967, before receiving a wider release in early 1968. This film adaptation of “In Cold Blood” was written, produced, and directed by Richard Brooks, who secured the rights from Truman Capote and sought to maintain fidelity to the book’s stark tone. Brooks insisted on filming in the actual locations connected to the murders, including the Clutter family farmhouse, the streets of Holcomb, and the cells and gallows of the Kansas State Penitentiary. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards in 1968.
