ELLROY, JAMES — My Dark Places
New York, NY: Knopf, 1996. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0679441859. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the first free page. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Ellroy credits the public libraries of Los Angeles County as the basis of his writing. He shelved books at the public library. In a speech at the Library of Congress in 2019 he declared: "I am a product of the L. A. County Public Library System." During his teens and 20s, he drank heavily and abused Benzedrex inhalers. He was engaged in minor crimes (especially shoplifting, house-breaking, and burglary) and was often homeless. After serving some time in jail and suffering from pneumonia, during which he developed an abscess on his lung "the size of a large man\'s fist," Ellroy stopped drinking and began working as a golf caddie while pursuing writing. He later said, "Caddying was good tax-free cash and allowed me to get home by 2 p. M. And write books.... I caddied right up to the sale of my fifth book." " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
