L.A. Noir

  • Hardcover
  • Chico, CA: Positive Press, 1999
By Gilbar, Steven (Editor); Peter Treadwell (Photographer)
Chico, CA: Positive Press, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Oblong sextodecimo [13.5cm x 17cm]. 1/4 black cloth over illustrated boards. Bit of toning and soiling to the extremities. A post-Chandler portrait of Los Angeles in the words of the fictional private eyes, cops, shamuses and detectives who've prowled its mean streets.

With black-and-white photographs of 1990s Los Angeles and gritty excerpts from L.A. detective novels. Signed by 21 of the quoted authors, including Michael Connelly, Walter Mosley and Dean Koontz.

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