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The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0609608444
- ISBN 13
- 9780609608449
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown, 2003. SIGNED. Purchased New. NF/NF. Thirty-fifth printing with number line ending in 35. Signed by Erik Larson on the title page. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding and clean boards. Bottom corners lightly creased. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Pictorial map endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped ($29.00) with faint shelf wear, else Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 447 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall.
The No. 1 New York Times bestseller and true story about the architect who led the construction of the great Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and the prolific serial killer who used the fair as a lure. Just blocks from the fairgrounds, the killer built a hotel of horrors equipped with an acid vat, dissection table and crematorium. The book won an Edgar Award for best fact-crime writing and was a finalist for a National Book Award.
Synopsis
A captivating non-fiction book that tells the parallel stories of two men during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Architect Daniel Burnham struggles to construct the grand fairgrounds known as the White City, while Dr. H.H. Holmes, a charismatic serial killer, preys on vulnerable women in his infamous "Murder Castle." Larson skillfully weaves together the contrasting narratives, highlighting the achievements of the fair and the horrors committed by Holmes. This gripping tale explores themes of ambition, power, and the dark side of human nature, providing a fascinating glimpse into a significant moment in American history.
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- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4249
- Title
- The Devil in the White City
- Author
- Erik Larson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition - Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0609608444
- ISBN 13
- 9780609608449
- Publisher
- Crown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 447
- Size
- 6.25 x 9.5
- Keywords
- signed, serial killer, true crime, Columbia Exposition, Chicago World's Fair
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books;
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- Jacket
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- Fair
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- Shelf Wear
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- New
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- Number Line
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
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