Condition: Good. SIGNED! Not personalized (see photo)! Packed in a BOX with cardboard backing and padding. (See Photos!) Same or next day shipping (weekdays and Saturdays)! Ships from California. Stated First Edition, 1996. Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free. Dust Jacket: clean, bright, several light scuffs and a ding to front, edges “good”= light to moderate bumping and / or rubbing. ABOUT THIS: In 1958, when James Ellroy was 10 years old, his mother's body was found in a run-down town near Los Angeles. The murderer was never found; the case remains unsolved. This remarkable book--part unflinching autobiography, part vivid reportage--tells an extraordinarily gripping story about the failed murder investigation, uncovering Ellroy's daring, revelatory journey into and through his most forbidding memories.