The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy (1987) hardcover first edition book

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James Ellroy - The Black Dahlia

New York. The Mysterious Press. 1987. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Purple cloth binding with black spine. 325pp. Good condition. Red grease pencil to front cover of board. Binding is slightly rolled. Discoloration, scratching, toning, and smudging to edges of text block/pages of text/inner boards. Previous owner’s name written in red ink on upper front free endpaper. Dust jacket is second state and married to the first edition book. Dust jacket is not price clipped and is housed is protective plastic. Only very minor signs of wear to jacket. ISBN 0-89296-206-2.

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