The Devil in the White City Signed First Edition Reference

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Crown, 2003) interweaves two narratives: Daniel Burnham’s herculean effort to build the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition, and H.H. Holmes’s construction of his “Murder Castle” hotel nearby, where he lured and killed an unknown number of victims. The dual structure — creation and destruction, ambition and depravity — became Larson’s signature technique.

First Edition Identification

• Publisher: Crown Publishers, New York, 2003
• First edition stated on copyright page
• Full number line including “1”
• 390 pages

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first in jacket: $50–$150
• Unsigned first in jacket: $15–$30

Larson’s most famous book — the long-gestating film adaptation (starring Leonardo DiCaprio) has maintained collector interest for over two decades.