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DESTINATION MORGUE; L.A. Tales
by Ellroy, James
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0712661379
- ISBN 13
- 9780712661379
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Century, 2004. First UK Edition [no printing indicated]. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, thick 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a man's hand holding a gun extended from a car window pointed at a car, black endpapers; 389 pages. Weight: 1 lb. 11 oz. Lee Earle "James" Ellroy (born 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a telegrammatic "hard boiled" prose style in his most recent work, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), and Blood's a Rover (2009).<br /> <br /> Destination Morgue is a collection of Ellroy's reporting and fiction. It is the finale to "Hollywood Nocturnes" (1994) and "Crime Wave" (1999). <br /> <br /> SUPERIOR COPY! Tight, bright, very clean in near comparable dust jacket (unclipped) with minute traces of wear. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8821
- Title
- DESTINATION MORGUE; L.A. Tales
- Author
- Ellroy, James
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition [no printing indicated]
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0712661379
- ISBN 13
- 9780712661379
- Publisher
- Century
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- murder, los angeles, detectives, crime, death, suspense, serial killer, kidnapping, sex
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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