DESTINATION: MORGUE! : L.A. TALES

London, United Kingdom: Century/Random House UK Limited, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. London, United Kingdom: Century/Random House UK Limited, 2004. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 390 pages. Retrospective collection of reportage and fiction. One of James Ellroy's finest achievements, it is the sequel-collection to "Hollywood Nocturnes" (1994) and "Crime Wave" (1999). The first appearance of the title in hardcover and in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The production values of the British Edition are superior in every way to the American Edition, which is a softcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents James Ellroy's "Destination: Morgue: L. A. Tales". Twelve uneasy pieces by the leading literary voice of Los Angeles of our time. Most of the pieces first appeared in Gentleman's Quarterly Magazine. Four of them appear in published form for the very first time: "The Trouble I Cause", "Hollywood Fuck Pad", "Hot Prowl Rape-O", and "Jungletown Jihad". James Ellroy is THE crime writer of Los Angeles of our time: His work isn't just about LA; he encompasses and embodies it; he is LA Incarnate. An absolute "must-have" title for James Ellroy collectors. This copy is very boldly 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 great collection. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (British) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: The production values of the British Edition are superior in every way to the American Edition, which is a softcover original only. 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 0712661379.