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1956ref. 504589New York: Ballantine Books 1956. Softcover. Very Good. First edition paperback original. Edited by Gore Vidal. 250pp. Pages slightly age-toned front wrap separated from text block with a 2" tear at bottom of spine rear wrap with a small tear at foredge still very good or better. Includes the first book appearance of Vidal's Visit to a Small Planet as well as notable teleplays by Paddy Chayefsky Reginald Rose Tad Mosel Robert Alan Aurthur Horton Foote Rod Serling and J.P. Miller. Ballantine Books unknown books
1966ref. 9258New York: Grove Press Inc 1966. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Grove Press Inc. 1966. First Edition stated First Printing. Signed by Vidal on title page without inscription. Octavo. 165 pp. Printed dust jacket with $6.00 price present. Dark brown boards stamped in silver. Dust jacket rubbed and toned along edges with a couple shallow chips and one tear along bottom edge. Boards are edgeworn with a bit of white discoloration along bottom edge. Boards bow ever so slightly at fore edge. Faint musty smell. Binding is sound. Touch of foxing to edges of text block but overall pages are clean and unmarked. Grove Press, Inc unknown books
1989ref. 354053New York: Random House 1989. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good only in wrappers slightly bent with offsetting on the front wrap. Signed by Gore Vidal. Contains selections from works by Gore Vidal Stephanie Vaughn Paul Pickering Ann Beattie V.S. Pritchett Pete Davies and Anthony Burgess. Random House unknown books
1998ref. 70742Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1998. First edition. "Special Message" by Vidal for this edition. Signed by Vidal as issued. Frontispiece by Mark Rogalski. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards all edges gilt satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Unread copy in Fine condition. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Franklin Library Hardcover books
1992ref. 70611London: Andre Deutsch 1992. Hardcover. 232p. very good first UK edition in boards and unclipped dj. Andre Deutsch hardcover books
1984ref. 232272Random House 1984-05-12. hardcover. Good. 6x1x9. Clean has good binding no marks or notations. Minor wear to the dust jacket sunning to the top half of the jacket spine. Light foxing to the top page edge. Book Club Edition. LF Random House hardcover books
1972ref. 339490New York: Random House 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Owner's name on front fly spine slightly cocked else very good in a near fine dust jacket. Random House hardcover books
1975ref. 79917London: Heinemann 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First British edition. Fine in fine price-clipped dustwrapper. Heinemann hardcover books
1987ref. 559937London: Andre Deutsch 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Early reprint of the English edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by Vidal on the title page. A very nice copy. Andre Deutsch hardcover books
1972ref. 562040New York: Random House 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Light stains on topedges of pages very good in a very good dust jacket with front flap creased edges lightly rubbed. Random House hardcover books
1947ref. 350926Lima: Self-published by the author 1947. 21p. 6.25x8.25 inches text in Spanish lightly-worn and stained rusted staples essay pamphlet in blue stapled wraps. Pulgar Vidal was mainly a geographer and member of the National Congress at the time of this essay. The Aprista began as a Leftist organization but due to pressures from the USA shifted to an anti-communist right-wing group. Self-published by the author unknown books
1971ref. 17241New York: Pathfinder Press Inc 1971. First Edition. Staplebound. Good. First Edition. Staplebound. Published in 1971 Chicanas Speak Out includes the article "Women: New Voice of La Raza" by Mirta Vidal a statement by the organizer of the first National Chicana Conference Elma Barrera and workshop resolutions from the first National Chicana Conference attended by over 600 participants in Houston Texas in May 1971. This feminist pamphlet comes from the library of the late influential Jewish lesbian feminist theorist activist and scholar Dr. Bette S. Tallen 1950-2023. 8 1/2" X 5 3/8". 15pp. Mild wear to staplebound pictorial wraps with small tears to head and tail of spine and light foxing and dust soiling to wraps. Binding is sound. Light creasing and occasional smudge to pages else unmarked. Pathfinder Press, Inc unknown books
1998ref. 1409808New York: Modern Library 1998. First Modern Library Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo xii 697 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is silver with black lettering. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering price uncut: "$20.00." Mild general shelf wear. Bumping to dust jacket spine head and tail. Several scratches on back dust jacket cover. Small brown stain on top edge. Mild sagging to text block. Cocking to spine. Signed flat by Vidal on publisher's tipped-in page. Shelved in Case 7. 1409808. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Modern Library hardcover books
1975ref. 11330London: Heinemann 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. Page edges a little browned else fine in fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. Heinemann hardcover books
1972ref. 212359New York: Random House 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Sticker shadow on top of front cover foxing on top edge else near fine in a very good price-clipped spine sunned dust jacket with short tear on bottom of spine. A play examining the career of Richard Nixon through his own words. Random House hardcover books
1966ref. 1411325New York: Grove Press 1966. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo xv 165 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. White spine with black and orange titling. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar cover price uncut "$6.00" has general shelving wear. Boards and textblock have light general shelving wear. Signed flat by Gore Vidal on the title page. Shelved in Room A. 1411325. Special Collections - Upstairs. Grove Press hardcover books
1987ref. 006273Franklin Center PA: The Franklin Library 1987. Book. Fine. Leather. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited Signed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at front end page. The Franklin Library Hardcover books
1995ref. 576980New York: Random House 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 455pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Slightly cocked spine else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light spotting. A nonlinear memoir by public intellectual Gore Vidal narrated from the Italian coast featuring well known American public figures such as Tennessee Williams the Kennedys and Eleanor Roosevelt. Random House hardcover books
1977ref. 562022New York: Random House 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Lacking the front fly edges of the boards lightly age-toned and rubbed very good in a near fine lightly age-toned dust jacket. Random House hardcover books
1974ref. 012406New York: Random House 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 244pp Sharp Stated First Edition First Printing with number sequence to "2" as required by this publisher. Bound in black cloth with titles in silver and gold on spine and the author's initials in gold on front board. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Some toning to board edges and spine gilt is a bit faded. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket $6.95 has some toning to edges and faint creasing to flap edges. Still solid with no chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price. Random House hardcover books
1956ref. 007598New York: Zero Press 1956. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket Faint toning front panel 2" faint crease top edge rear panel. With lovely fresh flaps text clean book feels unread. Zero Press Hardcover books
1950ref. 002663New York: E.P. Dutton 1950. Book. Very Good Plus. Cloth. First Edition. His 6th book. Very Good Plus light age toning to endpages and light foxing to edges of page block. Very Good dustjacket with several small chips at the extremities and red printing on spine lightly faded. E.P. Dutton Hardcover books
1958ref. 000754London: Heinemann 1958. Book. Fine. Cloth. First British Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The First U.S edition published in 1956 this British edition 1958. His 1st book of short stories. A nice addition for the Vidal completist. Heinemann Hardcover books
1977ref. 321567New York: Random House 1977. hardcover. good/very good. viii 285 pages. 8vo black cloth-backed boards d.w. dampstained sunned. New York: Random House 1977. Inscribed by author on title page: "Kit - all love Gore Vidal". Edges of covers sunned water warped/dampstained at upper right corner of text block -- otherwise internally clean and tight. A good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Random House unknown books
1976ref. 570161New York: Random House 1976. Softcover. Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Red wrappers. Slightly cocked spine toning and creasing thus very good. Random House unknown books
