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1945ref. 29045Rio de Janeiro: Gráfica Olímpica Editora 1945. Paperback. Good. Octavo wraps 331 p. b/w plates facsims. ports. photos notes. Moderate wear to wraps former owner's name inscribed to first three pages. Biography of Getúlio Vargas 1883-1954. With several pages of black and white plate photographs portraits and facsimilar documents. Gráfica Olímpica Editora paperback
1943ref. 00524043R. Ackermann / Editorial Viau 1943. First Edition. Leather Binding. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Facsimile reproduction of the Ackermann edition issued in London in 1820. Bound in half red polished calf over marbled boards spine with raised bands and gilt-stamped titling marbled endpapers some rubbing. Copy #1423 of 3470 numbered copies.Color b/w Illustrations. R. Ackermann / Editorial Viau unknown
2003ref. 23274Fantastico SurChile. Very Good. 2003. 9568007040 . Glossy covers with fold in flaps solid binding. Minimal wear. Clean unmarked pages. ; 8.25 X 5.50 X 1.0 inches; 656 pages . Fantastico Sur,Chile unknown
1950ref. 14394New York: E. P. Dutton & Co 1950. Hardcover. 307p. very good first edition in red & green cloth boards gilt and lightly-edgeworn unclipped dj. E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover
ref. GTC4286Random House. Signed 1st ed.; fine condition DJ fine condition ear at corners chip at top front edge. Random House unknown
1978ref. 230922004Franklin Library 1978. hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Please Read Signed Copy - new- No marks on text - My shelf location 38-d-13 Franklin Library hardcover
2006ref. 010457Doubleday 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Published in New York by Doubleday in 2006. First Edition stated on copyright page and number sequence 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. This copy is SIGNED by the author on tipped-in page. Book fine. DJ fine. DJ price reads "$26.00 Doubleday hardcover
ref. LDM0040753We ship worldwide. 100% guarentee. BRAND NEW unknown
1999ref. 349200New York: Random House 1999. xxx 988p. signed by Vidal on the first blank after front free endpaper introduction chronology bibliography first edition stated with the usual Random House 2 hardcover bound in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dust jacket. Random House unknown
1999ref. 1101028NY: Random House 1999. First edition first prnt. Edited by Fred Kaplan. Introduction biographical chronology and bibliography. Signed by Vidal on a tipped-in front free endpage as issued. One of an unspecified number of copies as such. Rear endpage with a one inch tear on the bottom edge a shallow crease on the bottom corner of the last few pages and a wrinkle on the spine topedge. Very Good condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House Hardcover
2000ref. 249968New York: Doubleday 2000. 467p. signed by Vidal on the title page near-fine first edition first printing stated hardcover bound in boards and bright unclipped dust jacket show some slight fading to spine. Doubleday unknown
2000ref. 101468New York: Doubleday 2000. Hardcover. 467p. signed by Vidal on the title page near-fine first edition first printing stated hardcover bound in boards and bright unclipped dust jacket. Doubleday hardcover
1949ref. 564274New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Publisher's name on spine a bit rubbed endpapers with a little spotting near fine in a faintly soiled very good dust jacket with modest chipping and small tears along the edges and the red lettering on the spine sunned. Author's fourth novel. E.P. Dutton & Company hardcover
1949ref. 26333New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Very Good in Good dj. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. a solid copy only lightly shelfworn but with an unfortunate scrape along the top edge of the front cover exposing about 1.5" of the board with some minor attendant fraying to cloth; the jacket is Good only edgeworn and extensively scuffed on the front panel with a bit of paper loss at the spine ends. SIGNED by the author on the title page no inscription. Vidal's fourth book "a novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son's urge to sever the psychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother." Signed by Author . E.P. Dutton & Co. hardcover
ref. GTC4288Little Brown. Signed 1st ed.; fine condition DJ fine condition minor wear at corners and edges. Little, Brown unknown
1970ref. 001006New York: Little Brown 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed. 1st Edition. First Edition Second Printing. Association copy. Inscribed to Virginia on the title page by the author. The Virginia in this case is literary critic Virginia Spencer Carr who wrote literary criticism most notably "A Lonely Hunter: A Biography of Carson McCullers" "Dos Passos: A Life" and "Paul Bowles: A Life." It was Gore Vidal who suggested to Carr to switch from her work on a Tennessee Williams biography to the biography of Paul Bowles. This book is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Book has been well preserved for 40 years and is clean throughout with rigid square boards pointed tips and a tight spine. Appears unread. Not remaindered. The dust jacket IS price clipped with very slight chipping along and near spine bottom and front edge bottom. Looks dignified in its plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing. Little Brown Hardcover
1970ref. 9375JNew York: Random House 1970. First Edition. Review copy with the publisher’s dated notice laid in. Upper corners slightly bumped else fine in a fine dust jacket. Random House unknown
1993ref. 564002New York: Random House 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. 1295pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a couple tiny closed tears. Advance Review Copy with publisher's promotional material and slip laid in. Random House hardcover
1950ref. 14394New York: E. P. Dutton & Co 1950. Hardcover. 307p. very good first edition in red & green cloth boards gilt and lightly-edgeworn unclipped dj. E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover books
2006ref. 010457Doubleday 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Published in New York by Doubleday in 2006. First Edition stated on copyright page and number sequence 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. This copy is SIGNED by the author on tipped-in page. Book fine. DJ fine. DJ price reads "$26.00 Doubleday hardcover books
1999ref. 1101028NY: Random House 1999. First edition first prnt. Edited by Fred Kaplan. Introduction biographical chronology and bibliography. Signed by Vidal on a tipped-in front free endpage as issued. One of an unspecified number of copies as such. Rear endpage with a one inch tear on the bottom edge a shallow crease on the bottom corner of the last few pages and a wrinkle on the spine topedge. Very Good condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House Hardcover books
2000ref. 249968New York: Doubleday 2000. 467p. signed by Vidal on the title page near-fine first edition first printing stated hardcover bound in boards and bright unclipped dust jacket show some slight fading to spine. Doubleday unknown books
2000ref. 101468New York: Doubleday 2000. Hardcover. 467p. signed by Vidal on the title page near-fine first edition first printing stated hardcover bound in boards and bright unclipped dust jacket. Doubleday hardcover books
1949ref. 564274New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Publisher's name on spine a bit rubbed endpapers with a little spotting near fine in a faintly soiled very good dust jacket with modest chipping and small tears along the edges and the red lettering on the spine sunned. Author's fourth novel. E.P. Dutton & Company hardcover books
1949ref. 26333New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Very Good in Good dj. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. a solid copy only lightly shelfworn but with an unfortunate scrape along the top edge of the front cover exposing about 1.5" of the board with some minor attendant fraying to cloth; the jacket is Good only edgeworn and extensively scuffed on the front panel with a bit of paper loss at the spine ends. SIGNED by the author on the title page no inscription. Vidal's fourth book "a novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son's urge to sever the psychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother." Signed by Author . E.P. Dutton & Co. hardcover books
