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Suicide Hill (Signed and Inscribed First Edition)

Suicide Hill (Signed and Inscribed First Edition)

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Suicide Hill (Signed and Inscribed First Edition)

by Ellroy, James

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Fine/Fine
ISBN 10
0892962356
ISBN 13
9780892962358
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New York: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 280pp. Beautiful First Edition, Stated First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($15.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Signed with a terrific long inscription by Ellroy on the flyleaf, "To Billy & Karen Palmer - Hail noble innkeepers! This book is - 1) A shotgun blast in the face, 2) - A karate chop to the brain, 3) - A flaming arrow to the heart of your darkest fantasied.... James Ellroy". Billy & Karen Palmer, were owners of "Bogies", a bar & restaurant that had been in Manhattan, and was the first mystery themed restaurant in America and which originated the "Whodunit Dinner Theater". It was a hangout for mystery writers who would come for signing events and played host to groups such as the Mystery Writers of America, the Baker Street Irregulars, and many others. So loved were the restaurant and the Palmers that they have been incorporated into the plots and featured in at least 35 mystery novels. A gorgeous collectable copy of Elroy's fifth book; "A Sgt. Lloyd Hopkins novel of suspense

Synopsis

James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. His L.A. Quartet novels--The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz--were international bestsellers. American Tabloid was Time's Novel of the Year for 1995; his memoir My Dark Places was a Time Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Notable Book for 1996; The Cold Six Thousand was a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year for 2001. He lives on the California coast.

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Bookseller
Brenner's Collectable Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
014486
Title
Suicide Hill (Signed and Inscribed First Edition)
Author
Ellroy, James
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0892962356
ISBN 13
9780892962358
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1987
Bookseller catalogs
Signed/Inscribed; Mystery/Suspense/Crime Drama;

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About Brenner's Collectable Books

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