Lot 70
ELLROY, James. A group of 5 works, MOST FIRST EDITIONS, ALL SIGNED OR INSCRIBED.
Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection
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ELLROY, James (b. 1948). [The Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy:] American Tabloid. 1995. -- The Cold Six Thousand. 2001. -- Blood's A Rover. 2009. All New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Together, 3 works in 3 volumes, 8vo. All in original cloth; publishers dust jackets.
FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES, INSCRIBED BY ELLROY. The Underworld U. S. A. trilogy blends fiction and history to tell the story of political corruption in the United States between 1958 and 1973, beginning five years before the assassination of John F. Kennedy and concluding with the Nixon administration.
[With:] American Tabloid. London: Century, 1995. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ELLROY: “Camelot boogies!” -- The Cold Six Thousand. London: Century, 2001. FIRST BRITISH EDITION, SIGNED BY ELLROY. -- Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, condition generally fine.
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