CONNELLY, Michael (b. 1956). A group of signed first editions of the first 4 titles of the “Harry Bosch” series, including:
The Black Echo. Boston: Little, Brown, [1992]. 8vo. Publisher’s black cloth backstrip over black boards, front board stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt (spine a bit bumped); original dust jacket (minor rubbing to jacket, jacket verso slightly foxed), with publisher’s wrap–around band (“$5.00 Consumer Rebate!”). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED ON THE TITLE–PAGE. (With an advance review copy, publisher’s letter laid–in). –– The Black Ice. Boston: Little, Brown, 1993]. 8vo. Publisher’s black cloth backstrip over red boards, front board stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt (mild rubbing to binding); original dust jacket (minor rubbing). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED ON TITLE–PAGE. –– The Concrete Blonde. Boston: Little, Brown, [1994]. 8vo. Publisher’s black backstrip over marbled boards, front board stamped in blind, spine lettered in silver (minor rubbing); original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED ON THE TITLE–PAGE. (With another copy, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED ON THE TITLE–PAGE). –– The Last Coyote. Boston: Little, Brown, [1995]. 8vo. Publisher’s blue backstrip over blue boards, front board stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt (mild rubbing, bumping to binding); original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED ON THE TITLE–PAGE.
Together, 4 works in 6 volumes. Connelly has won virtually every literary prize given to mystery writers, including the prestigious Edgar Award (for The Black Echo). These novels are the basis for the critically–acclaimed Amazon Studios tv series, Bosch and Bosch: Legacy, 2014–2022.