[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. CAPOTE, Truman (1924-1984). I Remember Grandpa. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1987.

4to. Illustrated with watercolors by Barry Moser. Original boards; dust jacket.

FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. SIGNED BY MOSER on the title-page. Accompanied by another signed copy (no dust jacket). Originally written in 1946 as a gift for Capote’s aunt, it was not published until three years before this illustrated edition.

[With:]

[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. RUDISILL, Marie. Sook’s Cookbook. Memories and Traditional Receipts from the Deep South. Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press, 1989.

4to. Illustrated with watercolors by Barry Moser. Original boards; dust jacket.

FIRST EDITION of a cookbook collected by Truman Capote’s aunt. SIGNED BY MOSER on the title-page. ACCOMPANIED BY AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR DRAWING FOR AN ILLUSTRATION, a portrait of Truman Capote’s cousin, Jenny Faulk, signed and dated 1989. With a signed statement from Moser recounting his friendship with Rudisill which developed over the course of illustrating this book, and resulted in her sending Moser a gift of a family quilt with log cabin design, which Truman Capote had while he was a boy. THE ORIGINAL QUILT ACCOMPANIES THIS LOT.

The quilt:
A Pieced Cotton Log Cabin Quilt, circa 1925
73 x 65 inches.

Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry Moser

[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. CAPOTE, Truman (1924-1984). I Remember Grandpa. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1987.