James Ellroy is a celebrated American author known for his compelling and gritty crime novels. He was born on March 4th, 1948, in Los Angeles, California, and spent much of his childhood in Hollywood. Ellroy’s mother was murdered in their hometown when he was just ten years old, which had a profound impact on his life and work. More about James Ellroy
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In his early years, Ellroy struggled with drug addiction and spent time in jail. It wasn’t until his debut novel, “Brown’s Requiem,” was published in 1981, that he began to find success as a writer. However, it wasn’t until his breakout novel, “The Black Dahlia,” was released in 1987 that he became a household name. The novel, a fictionalized account of the infamous 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, was a critical and commercial success, and was later adapted into a film starring Scarlett Johansson.In total, we tracked 171 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of James Ellroy (James Ellroy - LA Confidential SIGNED LETTERED Edition D of only 26 ULTRA-RARE!) was sold in December 2021 for $214.16 while the cheapest item (Perfidia by James Ellroy (2014, Hardcover) SIGNED BY AUTHOR) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (16) was November 2021 with an average selling price of $36.26 for an autographed item of James Ellroy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2023 with $75.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.50 was February 2022. In average, an autographed item from James Ellroy is worth $22.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of James Ellroy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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James Ellroy - lot, 11 volume including My Dark Places, signed first edition. | $110.00 | ||
JAMES ELLROY THILLER COLLECTION-TWO SIGNED L.A. CONFIDENTIAL-BLACK DAHLIA | $75.00 | ||
James Ellroy, The Big Nowhere, SIGNED, like new, HB, 1st Ed, 2nd printing | $11.50 | ||
James Ellroy~THE ENCHANTERS~SIGNED 1ST/DJ~NICE COPY | $60.00 | ||
SIGNED - My Dark Places: An L.A. Crime Memoir by James Ellroy (1996, Hardcover) | $10.50 | ||
SIGNED The Big Nowhere by James Ellroy 1998, Trade Paperback Novel fiction book | $12.95 | ||
SIGNED--My Dark Places 1996 1st Edition HC & White Jazz by James Ellroy | $13.00 | ||
Six James Ellroy First Editions - Three Signed | $41.00 | ||
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy Signed and Autographed | $60.00 | ||
WHITE JAZZ- James Ellroy 1992 Rare 1st Edition Hardcover Signed & Inscribed | $49.95 |