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The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

by Ellroy, James

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0892962062
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9780892962068
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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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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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Title
The Black Dahlia
Author
Ellroy, James
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0892962062
ISBN 13
9780892962068
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Place of Publication
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published
1987
Keywords
JAMES ELLROY BLACK DAHLIA FIRST EDITIONS MYSTERY CRIME THRILLER SUSPENSE MURDER HOMICIDE DETECTIVES POLICE LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 1940S NOIR BUCKY BLEICHERT LEE BLANCHARD FICTION COLLECTIBLE USED BOOKS NOVELS
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