THE COLD SIX THOUSAND: THE UNDERWORLD U.S.A. TRILOGY

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 762 pages. The second novel in the author's "The Underworld USA" trilogy. One of James Ellroy's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a regular first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents James Ellroy's "The Cold Six Thousand: The Underworld U. S. A. Trilogy". The second installment of the author's fictional history of modern America, as seen from Below, which in the author's world-view, is inextricably linked to the Top, the latter being nothing more than the political equivalent of money laundering. The first volume in the trilogy is "American Tabloid" (1995) while the concluding novel is "Blood's A Rover" (2009). "What glorious excess it is, as Ellroy continues to illuminate the twin impulses toward idealism and corruption that frame American popular and political culture. He deftly puts unforgettable faces and voices to the murkiest of conspiracy theories, and simultaneously mocks our eager assumption that such knowledge will make a difference" (Kelly Flynn). "Ellroy's prose is easy to absorb sentence by sentence, but monstrous as it acquires cumulative force over hundreds of pages" (The New Yorker Magazine). An absolute "must-have" title for James Ellroy collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed (initialled/"scrawled") in black ink-pen on the title page by James Ellroy. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of relatively few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JAMES ELLROY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0679403922.