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2015réf. 349226New York: Doubleday 2015. xii 464p. large Literary Society bookplate signed by the author Parini as well as a personal inscription signed by him introduction conclusion postscript notes index illustrated with two glossy b&w photo sections hardcover first edition first printing stated bound in quarter-cloth boards and bright unclipped dust jacket. Doubleday unknown books
1986réf. 157861Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1986. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1986 television series originally aired on March 9 1986 on NBC. Based on the 1979 novel by Lucian Truscott IV about a cadet at a military academy who investigates the murder of a fellow cadet. Adapted for the screen by Gore Vidal. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1972réf. 22387NY & Amherst: Mulch Press 1972. Uncorrected proof. 57 pp w/selected bibliography. Near fine in printed wrappers. Illustrated with drawings by Basil King. Introduction by George Economou. The “Publisher’s Proof Edition” limited to 125 copies. NY & Amherst: Mulch Press, unknown books
1978réf. 315188Boston: GCN 1978. Newspaper. 20p. folded tabloid newspaper on newsprint news opinion articles events ads photos services and resources very good. Boston's LGBTQ newspaper which started in 1973. More political than entertainment. Also: Briggs Worker Pleads Guilty. San Francisco attorneys file closing brief in $5m suit against Anita Bryant. Gore Vidal's ripping good rip of Anita Bryant. GCN unknown books
2001réf. 119849New York: Harcourt 2001. Hardcover. xxx 354p. foreword introduction notes very good first edition first printing stated in boards and unclipped dj. Slight soilingto untrimmed fore-edges. Harcourt hardcover books
1977réf. 254273New York: Octopus 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 96pp. Illustrated from color photographs. Near fine in a near fine illustrated dustwrapper. Over 100 glorious photographs reveal the beauty and pleasures of France. The interesting and informative text is divided into regional sections covering the whole of the courntry. Octopus hardcover books
1956réf. 164287Boston: Little Brown 1956. First Separate Edition. First appearance in print of a teleplay written by Gore Vidal that was the basis for Season 4 Episode 16 of "Goodyear Playhouse" 1955. Laid in is a typewritten memo dated 1957 regarding copyright. Near Fine with a clean dark green topstain in a Near Fine dust jacket that has some rubbing to the front panel a very lightly faded spine and light creasing to the spine ends. Small contemporary bookseller label at the bottom left corner of the rear pastedown. Little, Brown unknown books
1947réf. 21353Paris: Librairie Armand Colin 1947. Second edition. Paperback. 463pp. Quarto 28.5 cm Yellow and black printed wraps. Good only. The covers are lightly soiled. There are a couple of brief notations on the front cover. There is a small stain on the rear wrap. The spine ends are chipped. There are also numerous small closed tears in the paper at the ends of the spine. The first and last pages are slightly darkened. The text block is cracked at the center. French text. Subjects include Les Alpes Les Juras Le Bassin D'Aquitaine and much more. Librairie Armand Colin paperback books
1959réf. 158235N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage borderless oversize reference photograph from the 1959 French film showing actress Michèle Morgan. A small-town reporter helps a lawyer incriminate a wine-selling company revealing how the merchants target poor people and youth in their advertising campaigns. Shot on location in Paris and Yvelines France. 9.25 x 12.25 inches. Very Good moderately foxed with a small closed tear at the bottom right corner. N.p. unknown books
1986réf. 310604San Francisco: Gay Atheist League of America 1986. Magazine. 34p. 5.5x8.5 inches very good digest-size booklet in stapled wraps. Gay and Lesbian Freethought journal. Gay Atheist League of America unknown books
1978réf. 314039Boston: GCN 1978. Newspaper. 16p. very good folded tabloid newspaper on newsprint news opinion articles events ads photos services and resources. Boston's LGBTQ newspaper which started in 1973. More political than entertainment. GCN unknown books
1978réf. 286882Boston: Gay Community News 1978. Newspaper. 16p. folded tabloid newspaper columns features reports resources events entertainment ads lightly toned else very good on newsprint. Lead article on Supreme Court Chief Justice Bonin's appearance at a fund-raising lecture by Gore Vidal. Gay Community News unknown books
1991réf. 23326NY: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0679801367 . Illustrated by the author. Adapted by Nancy Van Laan. Second printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Knopf hardcover books
1956réf. 28259New York: The Zero Press. Near Fine in Very Good dj. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. book has only minor shelfwear; the jacket has a few vertical scrape lines and smudges on the front panel and a tiny nick at the bottom edge of the rear panel. Vidal's first and only published collection of his short fiction. Contents: "Three Strategems"; "The Robin"; "A Moment of Green Laurel"; "The Zenner Trophy"; "Erlinda and Mr. Coffin"; "Pages from an Abandoned Journal"; "The Ladies in the Library." The book is dedicated to Howard Austen Vidal's longtime companion; they met in 1950 and were together until Austen's death in 2003. . The Zero Press hardcover books
1981réf. 59238New York: Random House 1981. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Fine in wrappers. Random House unknown books
1973réf. 349833New York: Random House 1973. 430p. very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj with lightly-sunned spine. Random House unknown books
1953réf. 613104New York: Signet Books / The New American Library 1953. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition under this title; originally published as Williwaw. Illustrated wrappers. Wraps lightly rubbed and bumped near fine. Signet Books / The New American Library unknown books
1987réf. 570930New York: Random House 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning. Random House hardcover books
1987réf. 96802Franklin Center:: Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1987. Hardcover. Limited first edition. SIGNED by the author. Publisher's letter laid in. Octavo fully bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along spine all edges gilt marbled endpapers sewn-in ribbon book mark. Near fine. ; 486 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library, hardcover books
1978réf. 613171New York: Random House 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and a tear on the front panel. Random House hardcover books
1978réf. 572094New York: Random House 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Slightly cocked faint spotting on the topedge thus near fine in a lightly rubbed about near fine dust jacket with a few gently bumps a small tear at the base of the spine and toned flaps. Random House hardcover books
1978réf. 86528Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1978. First edition. 315 pp. Fine in full gilt-decorated red leather. a.e.g. Ribbon place-maker. Illustrations by George H. Jones. Includes a special “Message to the Members of the First Edition Society” by Vidal that appears only in this edition. “Notes from the Editors” flyer laid in. Franklin Center: Franklin Library hardcover books
1984réf. 002904New York: Random House 1984. First Edition. Wraps. Light soiling and wear to covers. Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof in yellow wraps. Uncommon and bulky format for this book. Random House paperback books
1954réf. 217724New York: E.P. Dutton Inc 1954. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 254 pages. An early novel from this prolific writer. A near fine copy with some minor wear and in a very good dust jacket with some edge tears creases and other wear. E.P. Dutton, Inc unknown books
1974réf. 337748New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Small remainder stamp on the bottom edge else fine in fine dustwrapper. Random House hardcover books
