Blood on the Moon [signed] [first edition]

Fine, flawless, pristine book in a Near Fine Jacket. See scans and description. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1984. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Ellroy to a noted collector on the ffep. Octavo, 263 pp. Red cloth, gilt spine imprint, photo-pictorial jacket. Fine, pristine book in a Near Fine jacket with a small crimp at spine top, trace wear elsewhere. See scans. A nice inscription in a true first edition copy of Blood on the Moon, Ellroy's third novel (after Brown's Requiem and Requiem, Shamus- and Edgar nominated titles respectively): "To __ : L.A. Blood Blitz ! - JE". Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins appears for the first time and matches wits - or tries to - with a criminal psycho who protects the innocent. By murdering them. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L200