Glitz - Elmore Leonard (Viking Press, First Edition 1985)
Glitz - Elmore Leonard (Viking Press, First Edition 1985)
This Viking Press first edition of Glitz (1985) is of interest to collectors of Elmore Leonard first editions, American crime fiction, and 1980s hardboiled fiction.
About: A near fine first edition in the original striking black and blue dust jacket — boards clean and tight, spine uncreased. Dust jacket bright and vivid with minimal rubbing to extremities; no tears or chips. A very presentable copy of Leonard’s breakthrough bestseller in its first Viking Press printing.
Details:
- Title: Glitz
- Author: Elmore Leonard
- Publisher: Viking Press, New York
- Publication Date: 1985
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 0-670-80571-8
- Condition: Very Good
- Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Synopsis: First Viking Press edition of Leonard’s landmark bestseller — the novel that made him a household name. Original dust jacket with the iconic neon-noir cover design. A desirable copy for collectors of American crime fiction and Leonard completists.
Review: Glitz is the novel that catapulted Elmore Leonard to mainstream fame, following Miami detective Vincent Mora from Puerto Rico to Atlantic City as he pursues a dangerous obsessive. Praised by Stephen King as the work of “a born entertainer,” and by the Times Literary Supplement as funnier and more plotted than George V. Higgins, Glitz showcases Leonard’s signature ear for dialogue, his effortless pacing, and his gift for morally complex characters. The Guardian compared his crime novels to “the Graham Greene entertainments of the Thirties” - high praise that this novel fully earns.