New York, NY, U.S.A.: New American Library, 1985. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The first--& still the best--book on Kenneth Bianchi & Angelo Buono, the murderous duo that terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s, leaving the nude bodies of women strewn on the city's hillsides. Bianchi nearly escaped punishment, fooling several psychiatrists with a fake multiple personality until he was outed by master forensic hypnosis expert Milton Orne. In 359 pages. From the collection of one true-crime enthusiast (with their name label on ffep), this is a Book Club Edition (BCE) of the First Edition from 1985. A quarter-black-cloth-covered spine with black paper covering the remaining boards, lettered in gilt to spine, the hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: slight rubbing to extremities & bumped corners are only flaws. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages slightly off-white. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with similar rubbing to extremities & light soil; protected in nonreflective mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Seller: Gargoyle Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 020679
Title: Two of a Kind: The Hillside Stranglers
Author: O'Brien, Darcy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Book Club Edition (BCE)
ISBN 10: 0453004997
ISBN 13: 9780453004992
Publisher: New American Library
Place of Publication: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords: LOS ANGELES SERIAL KILLERS COUSINS MURDER BUONO ANGELO BIANCHI KENNETH MULTIPLE PERSONALITY MALINGERING FAKE TRIAL LAW INVESTIGATION TRUE CRIME CASES HYPNOSIS
Bookseller catalogs: Crime: True Crime; Californiana;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....
Book Club Edition: A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...