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The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia Hardcover - 1987

by Ellroy, James

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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.

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Violet boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in metallic violet. Octavo. Violet endpapers. 325pps. First printing. There is a crease in the cloth of the spine, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immacualte; no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price is intact. A very nice copy of this noir classic. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. ".On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Hollywood. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, a young Hollywood hopeful, had been brutally murdered. Her murder sparked one of the greatest manhunts in California history. In this fictionalized treatment of a real case, Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard, both LA cops obsessed with the Black Dahlia, journey through the seamy underside of Hollywood to the core of the dead girl's twisted life." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request. 41-A.. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Details

  • Title The Black Dahlia
  • Author Ellroy, James
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mysterious Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1987
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 105-4546
  • ISBN 9780892962068 / 0892962062
  • Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Los Angeles (Calif.), Mystery fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 87007952
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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About this book

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.

First Edition Identification

The first edition of Black Dahlia was published by Mysterious Press, New York, in 1987. The first edition copyright page states  "First Printing: September 1987" along a full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The original dust jacket has a price stamp of $16.95 

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