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Overview
This is a hardcover edition of James Ellroy's historical noir masterpiece, Perfidia, published in September 2014. Featuring a striking dust jacket designed by the legendary graphic designer Chip Kidd, this book serves as the first installment in Ellroy's Second L.A. Quartet.
Story
Published in September 2014, this novel plunges readers into Los Angeles on the eve of the Pearl Harbor attack. Ellroy weaves a brutal, sprawling murder mystery that exposes the dark underbelly of wartime America.
Maker / Origin
James Ellroy, often called the 'Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction,' is renowned for his telegraphic prose style and gritty, historically detailed portraits of mid-20th-century Los Angeles. His works, including L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia, have redefined the modern noir genre.
Condition & Value
The dust jacket shows minor shelf wear and has a retail price sticker adhered to the bottom left corner of the front cover. The pages appear clean and the binding remains tight. Removing the sticker carefully will prevent tearing the paper jacket.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.