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NY: THE MYSTERIOUS PRESS, 1987 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). TITLE: THE BLACK DAHLIA By JAMES ELLROY (signed) 1987 First Edition AUTHOR: JAMES ELLROY PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE MYSTERIOUS PRESS, NY First Printing: September 1987 EDITION: First Edition stated with the correct number line present '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' ISBN: 0892962062 CATEGORY: Signed, Mystery, First Edition BINDING/COVER: Hardback with dust jacket COLOR: LAVENDER SIZE: 6 ½ x 9 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 325 pages. CONDITION: The dust jacket is in fine to fine plus condition; the original $16.95 price is still on the front flap; there are no chips or tears present. The first front free endpaper is signed by the author "To: Steve Dougenty - she is alive she wants to eat your soul! Let Her! James Ellroy." Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Fine/Fine dust jacket condition.… Read More

NY: MYSTERIOUS PRESS.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0892962062 . First edition. SIGNED by James Ellroy on front end-paper- "Dear Reader- She slashes souls.... James Ellroy." Near fine in fine dust jacket. (A few tiny tapped spots at edges of boards. ) Author's most celebrated novel. Basis for a film adaptation directed by Brian De Palma in 2006. .

NY: THE MYSTERIOUS PRESS, 1987 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). TITLE: THE BLACK DAHLIA By JAMES ELLROY (signed) 1987 AUTHOR: PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE MYSTERIOUS PRESS, NY 1987 EDITION: The copyright page has 'First Printing: September 1987 - 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3' ISBN: 0892962062 CATEGORY: Signed, Mystery BINDING/COVER: Hardback with dust jacket COLOR: LAVENDER SIZE: 6 ½ x 9 (approximately) PAGES: 325 pages. CONDITION: The dust jacket is in good plus to fine condition; the original $16.95 price is still on the front flap; there are no chips or tears present. The author has signed the first front free endpaper "To: Forrest - Slashout - L. A. style! JEY (see photo)." Book is without other marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Fine/Fine dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: A NOVEL BASED ON HOLLYWOOD'S MOST NOTORIOUS MURDER CASE. This book is James… Read More

U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1ST. Excellent Copy - Signed & Dated 6/9/19 - By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, No Real Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks, And Enjoy. .

London: Mysterious Press, 1988. A first edition, first printing published by The Mysterious Press in 1988. A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper. Inscribed in the Author's usual scrawly way... A nice inscribed copy. The talented Mr Ellroy's handwriting is nowhere near as good as his writing, so if anyone would care to read the inscription and get back to me, that would be great.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Violet boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in metallic violet. Octavo. Violet endpapers. 325pps. First printing. There is a crease in the cloth of the spine, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immacualte; no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price is intact. A very nice copy of this noir classic. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. ".On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Hollywood. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, a young Hollywood hopeful, had been brutally murdered. Her murder sparked one of the greatest manhunts in California history. In this fictionalized treatment of a real case, Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard, both LA cops obsessed with the Black Dahlia, journey through the seamy… Read More

See photos. "First Printing: September 1987", with complete number line, 1 - 10, printed on copyright page. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Quarter bound in black cloth. The dust jacket is protected by an archival quality Mylar sleeve. Inscribed and signed by the author on the free front endpaper:"To Bill - This Book Is A 80cc Injection of Cougar Jizz! - [Signature is in Ellroy's rushed style - photo.]No other names or marks of any kind. Corners are sharp with no signs of being bumped. An exceptionally clean, bright, and tight collectible copy. Will ship in box packed in foam pellets to ensure arrival in the condition described.

New York: The Mysterious Press, 1987. First Edition 1st Printing. Black Cloth / Boards. Fine/Fine. 9 1/4" High. 325 Pages, Black Cloth Spine, Violet Boards. First Printing Indicated. Fine, No Wear, But Fading To Lowest 1/2" Of Boards, Violet-Tinted Gilt Brilliant. Dust Jacket Fine, No Wear, Priced $16.95. With A Long Generic Inscription , The Most Obscene Ellroy Inscription We Have Seen But Perhaps Tame By Today's Lack Of Standards.

New York/London: The Mysterious Press, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "BLOOD CRUD!" BY JAMES ELLROY ON TITLE PAGE without personalization. 325pp. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over light purple paper covered boards, spine lettering purple foil. A fine First Edition First Printing in fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket. A novel based on Hollywood's most notorious murder case.

New York/London: The Mysterious Press, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "To / Arthur H. Parson - / Fear / This / Book!" BY JAMES ELLROY ON FFEP. 325pp. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over light purple paper covered boards, spine lettering purple foil. A fine First Edition First Printing in fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket. Remainder mark, top edges. A novel based on Hollywood's most notorious murder case.

MYSTERIOUS PRESS, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. A FINE FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED.

MYSTERIOUS Book. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. A FINE FIRST IN DJ. INSCRIBED STAB BY ELLROY.

New York, London: The Mysterious Press, [1987]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (24660). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Generic inscription by Ellroy on the front free end paper. A novel based on the famous unsolved murder mystery in L.A. of the late 40's. The first book in his L. A. Quartet series of novels. Main basis for the 2006 film directed by Brian De Palma with Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart and Hillary Swank. Hubin, p. 265.

Mysterious Press, September 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Used. SIGNED first edition of James Ellroy's Black Dahlia from The Mysterious Press, NY. DJ Near-fine, book VG/ vg+. Faint foxing to edge of pages, firm boards and spine.

First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with only a slight lean to the binding and gentle rubbing to the jacket edges, else fine. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy of this novel, basis for the fine 2006 film starring Josh Hartnett and Scarlet Johansson. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.

New York & London: The Mysterious Press, 1987. This is the novel that really made Ellroy's reputation documenting the perverse world of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing, September 1987. Lavender paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine; silver, gilt, and metalic purple lettering on the spine. Clean text; 325 pages. This copy has been SIGNED by the author on the Title Page. (Ellroy's signature devolved through the years into little more than a scrawl/scratch; this signature is of that sort - Quiercus believes it his, but cannot guarantee it due to the lack of any "points" to consider). Some light sunfade along the top edge and two faint spots on the fore-edge; else a Fine copy. The dustjacket has been clipped, else Fine condition; in an archival plastic protector.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mysterious Press, 1987 Clipped Price. There is stain in front cover.

Mysterious Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed by author on full title page, stated first printing/ full number line. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket, previous owner's label to ffep, else a solid sharp copy, internally unmarked. Unclipped DJ protected with mylar cover. 8vo, bookseller #002288.