{"title":"Books and Ephemera","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks and Ephemera includes art and design related auction catalogs, reference books, publications of museum collections, art pottery, art glass, architecture, furniture, and other interesting topics. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1956-truman-capote-a-christmas-memory-limited-signed-first-edition-book-no-382","title":"Truman Capote A Christmas Memory Limited Signed First Edition Book No. 382","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTruman Capote \/ A Christmas Memory Limited Signed First Edition Book\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCopyright: 1956 The 1956 date is the story's copyright year. This signed limited edition was printed in 1966, when the story first came out as a book of its own. \n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Christmas Memory was a short story written by Truman Capote. Originally published in Mademoiselle magazine in December 1956 then reprinted in 1963. It first showed up as a stand-alone book in 1966. The story was actually adapted into tv specials, theatre and even opera.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis rare book is a limited, numbered, autographed edition #382 signed by Truman Capote. Only 600 copies were printed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe slipcase was designed by George Salter. George Salter, born Georg Salter, was an originally German, and from 1940 onwards US-American book cover designer. He revolutionized cover design for books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is dedicated to Catherine Woods, an English teacher at Greenwich High School in Connecticut, with being the first person to recognize Capote's writing talent and to give him guidance. With her encouragement he wrote poems and stories for the school paper, The Green Witch. He did not complete high school and had no further formal education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book is in fine condition ..... a real treasure! The book has its original Mylar cover and its slipcase. See the label on the spine of the slipcover that reads \"Autographed edition #382\" as well as the signature page that reads #382.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: Truman Capote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle: A Christmas Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication: Random House, 1956\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition: Limited Edition. 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Hardcover with dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis copy is signed by David Rockefeller in ink on a bookplate affixed inside the front cover (please see the photos - the exact copy pictured is the copy you will receive).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe youngest son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, David Rockefeller (1915-2017) led the Chase Manhattan Bank for many years and advised every American president from Eisenhower onward. In these memoirs - the first ever published by a member of the Rockefeller family - he tells his own story: his celebrated family, his banking career, the world leaders he knew, and a lifetime of philanthropy and art collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Random House, New York (copyright 2002)\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0-679-40588-7\u003cbr\u003e517 pages, includes index\u003cbr\u003eApproximately 6.5 x 9.5 inches; approx. 2.25 lbs\u003cbr\u003eCondition: very good pre-owned condition; dust jacket shows light shelf wear (see photos)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree shipping within the Continental US. All sales final - no returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of a kind. 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