Clandestine
by James Ellroy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$336.07A$302.46
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About This Item
London: Allison & Busby, 1984. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A smart first U.K. edition of one of the early novels of James Ellroy, a gripping crime novel, signed by the author. The first U.K. edition, first impression of this work. This U.K. edition was published two years after the first U.S. edition.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A gripping standalone crime novel by James Ellroy.'Clandestine' follows an ambitious LAPD Officer named Fred Underhill, a brilliant detective who discovers the mutilated corpse of a young woman. Some of the characters in this novel later appeared in Ellroy's L.A. Quartet.In 1982, this novel was nominated for the Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.By James Ellroy, a prolific crime fiction author known for works 'The Black Dahlia' and 'L. A. Confidential'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very light edge wear and a few minor marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901P42
- Title
- Clandestine
- Author
- James Ellroy
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Clandestine james ellroy crie LAPD james ellroy
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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