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White Jazz
by James Ellroy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679414495
- ISBN 13
- 9780679414490
- Seller
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
A nice first printing of the first edition, inscribed by James Ellroy directly on the half title page [Knopf New York 1992]. The book is in fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is in near fine condition, unpriced, with light chips on the board noses but no tears and absolutely minimal shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable, with no tape or adhesive used. Please do not hesitate to contact us with your requests for further information.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- C&S Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001087
- Title
- White Jazz
- Author
- James Ellroy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679414495
- ISBN 13
- 9780679414490
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 349
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
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C&S Books
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About C&S Books
At C&S Books we have been collecting books for many years. We appreciate the beauty of a truly collectible book, with regard to both edition and condition. We maintain a small inventory of carefully curated first editions, many signed by award winning authors.
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