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White Jazz (L. A. Quartet)
by Ellroy, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679414495
- ISBN 13
- 9780679414490
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Knopf, 1992-09-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. Signed by Author. Inscribed by author on ffep. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Dj lightly worn & soiled with small closed tear near tail of spine. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.
Synopsis
White Jazz is a 1992 crime fiction novel by James Ellroy. It is the fourth in his L.A. Quartet, preceded by The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, and L.A. Confidential. Lieutenant David Klein is a veteran policeman who moonlights as a hitman for organized crime. When he is assigned to investigate a robbery at the home of the LAPD's sanctioned heroin dealer, he uncovers a plot to bring city's crime syndicates into collusion with the channels of justice.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPellWHI
- Title
- White Jazz (L. A. Quartet)
- Author
- Ellroy, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679414495
- ISBN 13
- 9780679414490
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992-09-01
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 13 oz
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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