Signed limited edition set of Truman Capote's two semi-autobiographical Christmas stories, nostalgic tales of rural family holidays spent in the company of his older cousin.
Fine overall in original slipcases.
Price: $2,000.00
"Imagine a morning in late November. A coming of winter morning more than twenty years ago."
This pair of Christmas stories spans Truman Capote's long writing career. The first, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, was initially published in MADEMOISELLE in 1956, two years before Capote's breakout BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S; the second, ONE CHRISTMAS, appeared in the LADIES' HOME JOURNAL in 1982, two years before he died. Both Christmas reflections were later published as limited signed gift editions, offered here as a set. Together, they offer a glimpse into Capote's childhood, as he reminisces about the cozy holidays of yesteryear.
New York: Random House, 1956 [1966]; 1983. Two volumes. 9.5'' x 6''. Original green cloth and original black cloth, each with gilt spine lettering; gilt Capote signature facsimile to cover of A CHRISTMAS MEMORY. A CHRISTMAS MEMORY with red topstain, yellow marbled endpapers. 48; 44 pages. Signed by Capote to limitations pages; A CHRISTMAS MEMORY numbered 345 of 600, ONE CHRISTMAS numbered 439 of 500. In original red paper slipcases with pictorial onlays; A CHRISTMAS MEMORY with gilt spine label. ONE CHRISTMAS with numbered label loosely laid in. A CHRISTMAS MEMORY slipcase with a touch of toning to edges. A notably sharp pair.
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