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2003ref. 10325New Haven: Yale University Press 2003. First Edition. Cloth-backed Bds. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 198 pp. Inscribed and signed by Vidal on the title-page. Head and foot of spine lightly bruised on both dustjacket and book but a near fine copy nonetheless. Scarce with signature. Yale University Press unknown
1987ref. 51381New York: Random House 1987. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 250 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.34. Octavo 24.25cm; maroon cloth blocked and titled in black and gilt on spine and front cover; viii4864pp. Fine in a Fine slipcase still housed in the partially-opened publisher's shrinkwrap. Historical novel centered around the relationship between government and mass media in the creation of modern-day America set in the late 19th-early 20th century. Random House unknown
1991ref. 52045New York: Armchair Detective Library 1991. First Thus. First Thus originally published 1952-54. Octavo 23cm. 3 volumes each one of 26 lettered signed copies of a total edition of 126. Bound uniformly in maroon cloth titled in gilt on covers and spines; slipcases; publisher's clear acetate dustjackets. All three volumes Fine in the original clear acetate jackets and slipcases. Attractive set of these signed limited reprints of works originally issued under Vida'ls pseudonym Edgar Box in the early- to mid-1950s featuring detective Edgar Cutler Sargeant. Includes:. Death in the Fifth Position 1991 - Letter "D" signed Gore Vidal Death Before Bedtime 1990 - Letter "I" signed Gore Vidal Death Likes It Hot 1990 - Letter "C" signed Edgar Box and Gore Vidal. Armchair Detective Library unknown
2014ref. __1137322276Palgrave Macmillan 2014. Paperback. New. 358 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. Palgrave Macmillan paperback
2017ref. __3330098481Editorial Académica Española 2017. Paperback. New. 160 pages. Spanish language. 8.66x5.91x0.37 inches. Editorial Académica Española paperback
2013ref. x-0812245512Univ of Pennsylvania Pr 2013. Hardcover. New. 304 pages. 9.00x6.50x1.25 inches. Univ of Pennsylvania Pr hardcover
2010ref. x-0814333885Wayne State Univ Pr 2010. Paperback. New. n edition. 280 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.25 inches. Wayne State Univ Pr paperback
2011ref. __3845458968Dictus Publishing 2011. Paperback. New. 288 pages. Spanish language. 8.66x5.91x0.65 inches. Dictus Publishing paperback
2011ref. __3845451114Dictus Publishing 2011. Paperback. New. 284 pages. Spanish language. 8.66x5.91x0.64 inches. Dictus Publishing paperback
2011ref. __3845451440Dictus Publishing 2011. Paperback. New. 176 pages. Spanish language. 8.66x5.91x0.40 inches. Dictus Publishing paperback
2011ref. __3844376496Dictus Publishing 2011. Paperback. New. 240 pages. Spanish language. 8.66x5.91x0.55 inches. Dictus Publishing paperback
2011ref. __3845451769Dictus Publishing 2011. Paperback. New. 268 pages. Spanish language. 8.66x5.91x0.61 inches. Dictus Publishing paperback
1968ref. 98977Boston: Little Brown & Company 1968. First edition of this satirical novel by written in the form of a diary. Octavo black cloth. Signed by Gore Vidal on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket name to the half-title page. Photo courtesy of the Hotel Sahara. A very nice example. Described by the critic Dennis Altman as "part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and sexuality which swept the western world in the late 1960s and early 1970s" the book's major themes are feminism transsexuality American expressions of machismo and patriarchy and deviant sexual practices. Harold Bloom cites Myra Breckinridge as a canonical work in his book The Western Canon. Made into the 1970 film directed by Michael Sarne and featured Raquel Welch in the title role. It also starred John Huston as Buck Loner Mae West as Leticia Van Allen Farrah Fawcett Rex Reed Roger Herren and Roger C. Carmel. Tom Selleck made his film debut in a small role as one of Leticia's "studs". Little, Brown, & Company hardcover
2001ref. 005542Cleveland OH: The Pilgrim Press 2001. True First Edition 1st Printing 1st Printing. Card Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2. Jan L. Richardson cover. Number line: 06 05 04 03 02 01 5 4 3 2 1. Work aims to redefine what it means to be an empowered woman who achieves dignity based on equality freedom of expression self-empowerment and solidarity with other women. rear panel. Preface. An Overview. Book is divided into 11 Sessions. plus: Notes Bibliography Music Resources. 125 pp. FlatSIGNED by author in black ink. Ffep/half-title p. has been removed ow book is as new. SIGNED by author. Bookseller's Inventory # 185542 The Pilgrim Press unknown
ref. 49116Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1992. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo 24 x 17cm pp.96; 1. Publisher's black paper boards over a red paper spine. Pictorial dust-jacket shows image of Vidal in a movie theatre titles in red and white. Signed by Vidal actor Cliff Robertson and one other. With two newspaper clippings contemporary obituaries of Robertson. Internally clean. Minor bumping to spine. Jacket is neat and presentable no fading only minor edgewear. Vidal's memoirs filtered through the gentle light of the celluloid screen. Signed by Vidal and also by Cliff Robertson Academy Award winner who played the Nixon-like Joe Cantwell in the film version of Gore's 'The Best Man'. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992 unknown
1946ref. 107561New York: E. P. Dutton & Company Inc. 1946. First edition first printing of the author's first book. Octavo. Original black cloth titles to spine and front board in blue top edge black. With dust jacket. Housed in a black cloth chemise and slipcase. Extremities lightly rubbed spine tips a touch crumpled. An excellent copy in a slightly rubbed jacket. hardcover
1948ref. 25087New York: E.P. Dutton 1948. First edition of this landmark novel. Octavo original black cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a bright near fine dust jacket with two small chips to the crown but does not show the fading endemic to the spine panel. A very sharp example. Stylistically influenced by Hemingway this work "is distinguished by its honesty and lack of self-pity; the central figure is unexceptional in every respect but his sexual choices" Stringer 690. "One of the best novels of its kind. . . . It isnt sentimental and it is frank without trying to be sensational and shocking" Christopher Isherwood. E.P. Dutton hardcover
1946ref. 103426New York: E. P. Dutton & Company Inc. 1946. First edition first printing of the author's first book. Octavo. Original black cloth titles to spine and front board in blue top edge black. With dust jacket. Spine a little rolled tips rubbed. An excellent copy in the jacket with toned spine and creased and chipped extremities. hardcover
1967ref. 91158London: Heinemann 1967. Rilegato tela sovracoperta cloth dust jacket. Molto buono Very Good. Prima edizione Inglese contemporanea all'edizione americana. 8vo. pp. 316. Molto buono Very Good. First English Edition. Heinemann, hardcover
1970ref. 91169Boston - Toronto: Little Brown and Company 1970. Rilegato tela sovracoperta cloth dust jacket. Molto buono Very Good. . 8vo. pp. 256. Molto buono Very Good. Prima edizione First Edition First Printing. Little, Brown and Company, hardcover
1947ref. 025262New York: E. P. Dutton & Co 1947. First Edition stated 1st Printing. Black Cloth Gilt. Near Fine/Very Good Dustjacket. 216 Pp. Black Cloth Gilt. A Near Fine Book Gilt Still Brilliant Immaculate No Marks Or Stains Or Wear. Dj Priced $2.75 Unfaded Not Price-Clipped Light Edge Wear With A 1/4" Squarish Chip At Top Of Front Panel A Few Very Short Edge Tears And A Few Minute Losses Some Internal Tape Reinforcements. Inscribed In 1947 To Elizabeth Ann Mcmurray A Bookstore Owner Writer And Later An Editor "With All Friendly Wishes Thanks" And Signed By Gore Vidal. A Clipping Of His Obituary In The Los Angeles Times 2012 Is Laid In Loosely. E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover
1925ref. 019641Barcelona Circa 1925 1925. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 9 5/8" Tall x 12 1/2. Black Cloth Spine Illustrated Boards. 12 1/2" X 9 5/8". Unpaginated. Undated. Interior Clean And Bright With No Markings Or Inscriptions. Front Cover Detached Along Center Spine Cloth; There Is No Frontispiece Which May Be Required. Despite The Low Weight Due To Size Instead International Postage By Usps Priority Mail Box For $75 Or More. hardcover
1780ref. 015804Paris Circa 1780: Chez Gerard Vidal 1780. Early Printing . No Binding. Very Good. 15" x 11 1/4. Lafrensen Niklas AKA Lavrence Lavrince 1737-1801 and Gerard Vidal 1742-1801. An original eighteenth century stipple engraving by Vidal after a painting by Lafrensen credited here as "Lavrince". Well printed pleasing color wide margins which have a little dust and were folded about 3/8" beyond the image area which is 8 1/4" x 11 1/8" with printing up to 1" below bottom edge of the illustration but within the plate mark. Chez Gerard Vidal unknown
1956ref. 1264Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1956. First edition of the author's play that was later made into the 1960 motion picture starring Jerry Lewis as Kreton. Octavo. Signed by Gore Vidal on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Laid in is a ticket stub at a play that Vidal appeared at. Little, Brown & Co. unknown
1968ref. 42173Putnam 1968. VG/VG. Hardcover with excellent dust jacket/Publicity material and notice of publication laid in Putnam hardcover