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ELLROY, JAMES, born 1948

James Ellroy

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, memoirist.

Books: 9
Editions tracked: 18
First editions: 9
Nationality: United States

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Collect James Ellroy

Earliest first editionSilent TerrorBlood & Guts Press, 1986 Most editions trackedAmerican Tabloid2 editions

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Series

L.A. Quartet

In order

First editions, year by year

1986Silent TerrorBlood & Guts Press
1987The Black DahliaMysterious Press
1988The Big NowhereMysterious Press
1990L.A. ConfidentialArrow Books
1992White JazzKnopf
1995American TabloidArrow Books
1996My Dark PlacesCentury
1998L.A.Noir (The Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy)Arrow Books
2001The Cold Six ThousandKnopf

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Silent Terror

James Ellroy · first published 1986

1st Blood & Guts Press1986 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
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The Black Dahlia

James Ellroy · first published 1987

1st Mysterious Press1987 Hardback · L.A. Quartet Not yet valued Log in to want this
Century1988 Hardback · L.A. Quartet Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Big Nowhere

James Ellroy · first published 1988

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L.A. Confidential

James Ellroy · first published 1990

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White Jazz

James Ellroy · first published 1992

1st Knopf1992 Hardback · L.A. Quartet Not yet valued Log in to want this
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American Tabloid

James Ellroy · first published 1995

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My Dark Places

James Ellroy · first published 1996

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L. A. Noir

James Ellroy · first published 1998

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The Cold Six Thousand

James Ellroy · first published 2001

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When was James Ellroy born?

James Ellroy was born in 1948.

How many James Ellroy books does MyVolumes track?

We track 9 books by James Ellroy across 18 editions, 9 of them first editions.

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