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288 pp. Octavo, 5.5 x 8.5 in. A fine book, glossy boards. Nicely signed in black ink under his name on the title page. Devil in a Blue Dress is Mosley's is the first Easy Rawlins novel. "There were still traces of snow on the peaks and there was the lingering scent of burning trash in the air."

W. W. Norton, 1990-06-17. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 5x0x8. Signed. Inscribed by author. First printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Small tear on dj. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. *Autographed by author.*

New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Very Good. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Mosley, "To Becky/Walter Mosley." An Advance Reading Copy in illustrated wrappers. Foxing to the page edges. Set in 1950's Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins, decorated war hero and private eye, is hired to find a missing socialite. The first title in the Easy Rawlins series. ; 215 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: W. W. Norton, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First printing. Hard cover 8vio. Fine and unmarked book in Fine unclipped DJ in clear protective cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on titles page The FIRST Easy Rawlins novel. 219pp.

NY: W. W. Norton and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Printing. Hardcover. 0393028542 . Signed by the Edgar Award winning author on the title page. The author's first book and first mystery in his hardboiled series set in 1940s Los Angeles featuring Easy Rawlins, an African-American World War II veteran, who decides to earn some money after being laid off from his factory job investigating the whereabouts of a blonde bombshell and jazz aficionado. Winner of the 1991 Shamus Award. The book was later made into a 1995 film of the same name featuring Denzel Washington in the title role. ; Easy Rawlins Mysteries; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages .

New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton, 1990. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Mint/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page with black sharpie. The time is 1948. The town is Los Angeles. The hero is Easy Rawlins, an out of work black war veteran. The mortgage payment's coming due, so Easy accepts the assignment of finding Daphne Monet, a blonde torch singer with a penchant for jazz and criminal black consorts. In his search through a sleazy, fearful city, Easy is lucky to be under the protection of the murderous Mouse who wants a piece of the action. Easy Rawlins is a fascinating creation driving a plot that carries a fine and bitter sting. With this first novel, Walter Mosley made a distinctly confident start to his career as a great and inspirational writer. New, pristine, first edition, second printing, in new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} BUND

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Faint foxing on page edges else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of interior foxing. Inscribed by the author on the title page. The author's first published mystery novel and it was the basis for the 1995 film starring Denzel Washington as Easy Rawlins, Jennifer Beals, Tom Sizemore, Maury Chaykin, as well as Don Cheadle, as the unhinged "Mouse

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. 219 (1)pp. Dust jacket. Yellow cloth lettered in blue over pumpkin boards. Signed on the title page by Walter Mosley. Endpapers with some slight offset darkening, otherwise this is an as new pristine copy. "The time is 1948; the town is Los Angeles; the hero is Easy Rawlins, a tough Black war veteran just out of a job at a defense plant." (Publisher).

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1990. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); orange paper-covered boards and goldenrod cloth backstrip, wiht titles stamped in metallic blue on spine; dustjacket; [9],10-219,[5]pp. Signed by the author on the upper margin of the half-title page. Base of spine gently bumped, else Near Fine in a Near Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $18.95). Mosley's first published book, and the first to feature his recurring character Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins.

New York: Norton, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -/Very Good -. First impression. Quarter orange cloth and orange paper over boards. Spine lettered in blue. Edges very lightly rubbed in a couple spots. 2 pages with slight warp to paper at edge, small. A clean and unclipped dust jacket but with several visible creases and folds at foot of spine and upper right corner of front cover, no rips. In the first state dust jacket, Signed by author on the title page.

NY: W. W. Norton Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 0393028542 . Signed by Mosley on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages; Signed by Author .

NY: W. W. Norton Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393028542 . Signed by Mosley on the title page. Also signed by James W. Hall on the fep. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Norton, 1990. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. The author's first book, and basis for the movie of the same name, starring Denzel Washington and Jennifer Beals. SIGNED by the author on the title page.

New York/London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1990. Mosley's first book, and the first in his "Easy Rawlins" series. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Pumpkin paper-covered boards with a yellow cloth spine; titling on the spine in blue (what else?). Clean text; 219 pages. This copy has been SIGNED on the Title Page by the author. There is a bump to a corner of the rear cover and to the foot at the spine. The dustjacket, with a great illustration by John Jinks, is also Near Fine, with a tiny bump to the top of the spine. In an archival plastic protector. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Norton, 1990. 1st ed. Fine in first state dust jacket priced at $18.95 not $19.95. Author's first book and the first Easy Rawlins title. SIGNED COPY. An EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE for Best first novel. A SHAMUS and CREASY AWARD WINNER. Filmed in 1995 with Denzel Washington in the lead role and also starring Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals and Don Cheadle.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (15081). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Signed by Mosley. Author's first novel which introduces Easy Rawlins. Filmed in 1995 with Denzel Washington in the title role.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (7081). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Signed by Mosley. Author's first novel which introduces Easy Rawlins.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition; 1st state dust jacket. Hardcover. 0393028542 . First Edition with a First State dust jacket - with a price of $18.95 on the front flap. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The top spine end of the book cover has some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California; they are perhaps his most popular works. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author .

New York: W.W. Norton Company, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. Author's first book.

Norton (1990) First Edition, SIGNED, Author's first book, nr fine/nr fine. Signed by Author. First Edition.