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THE BIG NOWHERE
by Ellroy, James
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0892962836
- ISBN 13
- 9780892962839
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Mysterious Press, 1988. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The second of the four novels of Ellroy's acclaimed "LA Quartet." Set in 1950s Los Angeles, it features three men caught up in a net of ambition, perversion and deceit. Sheriff's Deputy Upshaw is stuck with a bunch of dead bodies and cases no one cares about but that may make his name. Considine is one of the top brass in the DA's office, climbing on the Red Scare bandwagon as the quick way to get to the top of the career ladder; and Meeks, bagman, ex-narco goon and pimp for Howard Hughes, is fighting Communism for the money. All three have bought in to a nightmare in this crime noir novel. First Printing, First Edition. Text edges are lightly foxed, o/w text and boards are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows only a touch of edge and surface wear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. Collectable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005439
- Title
- THE BIG NOWHERE
- Author
- Ellroy, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0892962836
- ISBN 13
- 9780892962839
- Publisher
- Mysterious Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- CRIME, FIRST EDITION, LOS ANGELES, 1950S, RED SCARE, DRUGS, COMMUNISM,
- Bookseller catalogs
- California; Crime; Historical Mystery;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...