Devil White City Murder by Larson Erik, First Edition (38 results)

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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.

Trade paperback. Condition: Good. Roseanne Olson (Author photograph) (illustrator). 447, [1] pages. Illustrations. Map. Notes and Sources. Bibliography. Index. The cover has some wear and soiling. Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American author. Born in Brooklyn, Larson grew up in Freeport, Long Island, New York. He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1976. After a year off, he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 1978. Larson's first newspaper job was with The Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he wrote about murder, witches, environmental poisons, and other "equally pleasant" things. He became a features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time magazine, where he is still a contributing writer. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and other publications. Larson has also written a number of books, beginning in 1992 with The Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities, followed in 1995 by Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun. Larson's next books were Isaac's Storm, about the experiences of Isaac Cline during the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, and The Devil in the White City, about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair. The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category. In 2006, Larson published Thunderstruck, which intersperses the story of Hawley H. Crippen with that of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio. Erik Larson intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America is a non-fiction book by Erik Larson presented in a novelistic style. Set in Chicago during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, it tells the story of World's Fair architect Daniel Burnham and of H. H. Holmes, a criminal figure widely considered the first serial killer in the United States. The Devil in the White City is divided into four parts, the first three happening in Chicago between 1890 and 1893, while part four of the book takes place in Philadelphia circa 1895. The book interweaves the true tales of Daniel Burnham, the architect behind the 1893 World's Fair, and H. H. Holmes, a serial killer who lured his victims to their deaths in his elaborately constructed "Murder Castle". Burnham ran into many challenges when it came to the World's Fair including a fire, difficulty engineering the buildings to be safe, and a lack of funds for the fair. H. H. Holmes was responsible for multiple murders. His "dungeon" was equipped with secret rooms, torture chambers, and he even had access to a big furnace to cremate the bodies of his victims. Holmes was known as a charming man who had the ability to seduce his victims. He mainly targeted women in the book. According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on eight critic reviews with three being "rave" and two being "positive" and one being "mixed". Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised the book as "vivid" and "lively", and commented on how the research done by Larson on the many "odd and amazing" events of the 1893 exhibition are "given shape and energy" by his "dramatic inclinations". In a review for Newsweek, Malcolm Jones wrote "the story of the fair was "too enchanting". Derived from a Kirkus review: A vivid account of the tragedies and triumphs of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the concurrent depravities of America's first serial killer. In roughly alternating chapters, Larson tells the stories of Daniel H. Burnham, chief planner and architect of expo.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Crown, 2003. Octavo. Book is like new. Price-clipped dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Worn. 1st Edition.

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.

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. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First British Edition. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY is the 2004 Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime. Erik Larson is the author also of ISAAC'S STORM, THUNDERSTRUCK, and IN THE GARDEN OF THE BEASTS, all of which similarly bring their characters and respective historical epochs vividly to life like few other nonfiction writers. Mint collectible, first edition, first printing copy, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {BUND}.

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

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. Signed by Larson on the title page. Uncommon signed.

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: As New. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author(s).

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).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Pub, 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stated "First Edition", first printing with a full number line starting at "1". 9-1/2" tall, 447 numbered pages includes "Notes and Sources", "Bibliography", "Acknowledgements" & "Index"; plain black boards with black quarter binding, gilt lettering on spine only; end pages are a map of the exposition with 14 buildings located by name. Book is square, binding tight, corners not bumped, heel of spine lightly crimped, interior unmarked; no page corners folded or damaged; bottom edge of rear pastedown has small area of paper damage where jacket cover separated and glue removed small portions of paper--does not affect map. Jacket is clean; no tears, folds or fading; slight wear on front and rear panels over stripe where boards and cloth overlap; slightly raised letters on the name of author and title on front panel evident (they have not been crushed) publisher's original price of "$25.95 / (Canada: $39.95)" listed on the upper right corner of front flap. Condition of book and jacket consistent with being very gently read. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. Signed by the author in thin black felt tip pen on the title page beneath his printed name; done in my presence at Saint Louis County (Missouri) Library headquarters on Friday, May 13, 2011, after a 7 PM talk about people & events in his most recent book, "In the Garden of Beasts", followed by an informative question and answer session. Signed by Author(s).