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The Black Dahlia

by Ellroy, James

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  • Hardcover
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New York: The Mysterious Press, 1987. First printing stated. Attracative, clean copy. Boards sharp and fresh. Textblock tight and square, no markings of any kind. Small faint coffee stain on bottom page edges, else fine. Jacket is as new bright and fresh. In mylar. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Synopsis

The Black Dahlia is a roman noir on an epic scale: a classic period piece that provides a startling conclusion to America's most infamous unsolved murder mystery--the murder of the beautiful young woman known as The Black Dahlia.   The novel fuses the real-life murder of Elizabeth Short with the fictional story of two police officers investigating the crime. Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948, the year after Short was found murdered, and Ellroy’s own mother was murdered when he was 10 years old - the killer never found.  Black Dahlia  was adapted into a film in 2006 starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, and Hillary Swank.

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Bookseller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
006942
Title
The Black Dahlia
Author
Ellroy, James
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First American Edition
Publisher
The Mysterious Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1987
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs
Modern First Editions; Modern Classic Author's;

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About Timothy Norlen Bookseller

I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.

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