Glitz by Elmore Leonard 1985 Arbor House First Trade Edition Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Glitz by Elmore Leonard is the 1985 Arbor House hardcover first trade edition, ISBN 0-87795-632-4, with its illustrated dust jacket.

Leonard sets this crime novel around detective Vincent Mora, with the story moving through Puerto Rico and Atlantic City as murder, revenge, casino life, and an old enemy begin to intersect.

Details

• Item: Hardcover FICTION book
• Title: Glitz
• Author: Elmore Leonard
• Publisher: Arbor House Publishing Company
• Publication Year: 1985
• Edition and Printing: First trade edition. Exact printing not confirmed from photos. The copyright page notes that a limited first edition was previously published by The Mysterious Press.
• Format and Binding: Hardcover with black boards and black cloth spine
• Dust Jacket: Present, black illustrated jacket with Glitz lettering and Elmore Leonard name
• Pages: 231 pages
• Genre: Crime fiction
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-87795-632-4
• Dimensions: 9 1/4 inches by 6 inches by 1 inch

Condition Grade: Very Good

Positives

• Graded Very Good: Sound and attractive hardcover with light signs of handling.
• Dust jacket is clean, glossy, and easy to read with strong lettering and artwork.
• Pages are clean and easy to read, with no writing reported.
• Binding appears secure in the photographed interior views.
• Black boards and the silver Glitz stamping remain clean and visually strong.

Issues / Wear

• Light rubbing and shelf wear are visible along the dust jacket edges and corners.
• Small areas of edge wear are visible at the jacket spine ends and lower corners.
• Pages show light age toning.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.
• Very Good: Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.
• Good: Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.
• Fair: Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.

Collector's Notes

The Arbor House edition followed an earlier limited edition from The Mysterious Press and became the first trade edition of Glitz.

It fits a shelf built around Elmore Leonard, American crime fiction, or novels centered on Atlantic City and casino culture.

The original 1985 jacket design and matching ISBN make this copy easy to identify against later paperback and hardcover editions.

A clean reading copy that still has the sharp black jacket design that gives this edition much of its character.

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Care and Handling:
Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40–50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.