Devil White City Murder by Erik Larson (367 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!

First edition. Softcover. 436 pages. Advance reading copy of this very well received best selling book by Larson. A very good copy in wrappers with some minor edge wear and some toning to the pages. Somewhat uncommon in this early format.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

paperback. Condition: Good. Some wear, but still a good reading copy. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.

Audio CD. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 447 pages. A very well received best selling book by Larson. A clean and tight very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition with complete number line, hardcover, has a lean to the binding, a thin vertical ridge to the spine with moderate bumps to the spine ends, shelf wear to the cover edges and corners, some light smudges to the covers and the edges of the text block, and a touch of wear to some page edges. Overall, this is a solid, internally crisp, Very Good copy in an unclipped, Very Good+ dust jacket, which has bumps with creasing to the spine ends and corners, light sunning to the spine, some rubbing across the exterior, and dark smudging to the interior along the flaps. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No markings, tight, clean. Stated First Edition with a complete number line including 1. $25.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. DJ in archival cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. New York: Crown, 2003. SIGNED. NF/F. Purchased New. Thirty-fifth printing with number line ending in 35. Signed by Erik Larson on the title page. The unread book is tight with solid hinges and good tips. Light rubbing to mid spine and boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Map endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped ($29.00) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 447 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor. Burnham's challenge was immense. In a short period of time, he was forced to overcome the death of his partner and numerous other obstacles to construct the famous "White City" around which the fair was built. His efforts to complete the project, and the fair's incredible success, are skillfully related along with entertaining appearances by such notables as Buffalo Bill Cody, Susan B. Anthony, and Thomas Edison. The activities of the sinister Dr. Holmes, who is believed to be responsible for scores of murders around the time of the fair, are equally remarkable. He devised and erected the World's Fair Hotel, complete with crematorium and gas chamber, near the fairgrounds and used the event as well as his own charismatic personality to lure victims. Combining an architect's and a killer's stories in one book, mostly in alternating chapters, seems odd, but it works. Larson's skillful writing reveals both the magical appeal and horrifying dark side of 19th-century Chicago. Signed by Author(s).

Trade Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New.

Erstausgabe, gr.8°, XI, 447 S., Text: englisch, original Pappband (Hardcover), original Schutzumschlag, Stempelvermerk auf Kopfschnitt, letzte 5 Seiten unten mit winzigem Eckknick, sonst schönes, sauberes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch.

Larson, Erik., Vintage Books (Random House), 2003, c2003, later printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very near fine, 447 pp with notes & sources, bibliography & index, B&W illus., 8vo, ISBN: 0375725601, 'The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his 'World's Fair Hotel' just west of the fairgrounds: a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium', Chicago World's Fair, 1893.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Softcover book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85.

Audio Book (CD). Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Larson, Erik., Random House Audio, 2003, c2003, Abridged, five compact discs (6 hours), read by Tony Goldwyn, fine in very near fine box, ISBN: 0739302086, 'The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his 'World's Fair Hotel' just west of the fairgrounds: a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium', Chicago World's Fair, 1893; True Crime; Local History; AudioBooks, Abridged Audio.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE SIGNED! FIRST EDITION, later printing. Book is brand new and unread. Opened only for Mr. Larson to sign. Personally hand signed, dated, and located directly to the full title page. NOT inscribed to anyone. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair's brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country's most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his "World's Fair Hotel" just west of the fairgroundsa torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson's gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both. Signed by Author(s).

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st edition. signed on title page by Larson, 447pp, octavo, hc w/jacket in mylar, tight binding, clean boards with sharp corners, clean throughout, bright spine titles, jacket is clean and colorful, unclipped, and without any tears or creases. Stated first edition with number line to 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by author on title page. First edition, 1st printing (stated, with complete number line (minor wear to edges; verso of jacket has small minor dampstain - not externally visible).

PAPERBACK. Vintage (RH). PAPERBACK. 2004. .

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THIS BOOK IS THE 25th PAPERBACK PRINTING OF EIKK LARSON'S BEST SELLE,R, "THE DEVIL IN WHITE CITY." THE PAPERBACK BOOK HAS A SILVER SEAL PRINTED ON THE COVER THAT STATES, "FINALIST NATIONAL BOOK AWARD". THERE ARE NO CREASES OF THE SPINE, THE BOOK IS A FINE TIGHT, CLEAN COPY. THE PRICE ON THE REAR COVER IS $14.95. THERE ARE 26 SHORT PRINTED BOOK REVIEW QUOTATIONS ON THE BOOK'S COVERS AND FRONT PAGES THAT ARE ALL FAVORABLE REVIEWS FROM NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. OF INTEREST, ONLY 2 REVIEWS ARE FROM CHICAGO NEWSPAPERS. IN ADDITION TO THE BOOK, THIS SALE OFFERS FIVE ADDITIONAL REVIEWS OF THE BOOK FROM CHICAGO NEWSPAPERS. THEY INCLUDE TWO REVIEWS FROM THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES NEWSPAPER, A REVIEW FROMTHE LOCAL PIONEER PRESS NEWSPAPER, A REVIEW FROM THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER, AND A REVIEW FROM THE LIFE-TIMES NEWSPAPER, A BLUE CROSS-BBLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS NEWSPAPER. ONLY ONE OFFERS A MILD CRITICISM ABOUT THE PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS OF H. H, HOLMES WITH HIS VICTIM AS A FABRICATION BY THE AUTHOR. THE REVIEWS CONTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF H. H. HOLMES, HIS "CASTLE" AND MURDER INSTROMENTS IN THE "CASTLE.".

hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", with dust jacket 448 pages The Chicago World's Fair of 1873 was one of the most spectacular exhibitions the world has ever seen. This is the incredible story of its realization, and of the two men whose fates it linked, an architect and a serial killer. The architect was Daniel H Burnham, who created the White City; the killer was H H Holmes, a handsome young doctor who used the attraction of the great fair to lure scores of young women to their death. A cast of colourful characters (all real) leap off the pages. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual library stamps, stickers & barcode. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. xi, 447pp, full page World's Fair map, Chicago,1891, b/w photos, notes, bibliography, index. Paperback with wear at the lower rear corner otherwise in Fine condition. 'The Chicago World Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the most spectacular the world has ever seen. This is the incredible story of its realization, and of the two men whose fates it linked, an architect and a serial killer'. Size: Trade Paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 447 pages. 7.90x5.00x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Illustrations (illustrator). First Printing. Has the number '1' in a series. A superb copy in an archival Mylar jacket cover.

Condition: Good. Largeprint. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.