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1991ref. 136052New York: Armchair Detective Library 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Number 77 from an edition of only 100 copies. One of the three mysteries Vidal wrote using the Edgar Box pseudonym that featured Peter Cutler Sargeant II. A fine copy in a fine slipcase. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Vidal on the limitation page. A very fresh and clean copy. Armchair Detective Library unknown books
1984ref. 134139New York: Random House 1984. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1988 television mini-series directed by Lamont Johnson starring Sam Waterston and Mary Tyler Moore. Light foxing to the page edges a short closed tear to the rear jacket panel and light fading to the jacket spine else Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Random House unknown books
1992ref. UVIDSCR00EMHarvard University Press 1992. Fine. Vidal Gore. Screening History. Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University Press 1992. 1st edition. 96pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: NF/NF. Dust Jacket Condition: . Harvard University Press hardcover books
1972ref. 130098Amherst NY: Mulch Press 1972. First edition. Softcover. Publisher's Proof edition limited to 125 copies. Introduction by George Economou and with drawings by Basil King. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some slight rusting to the staples. Mulch Press unknown books
1966ref. 132693Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1966. Vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1966 US release of the 1966 French film. The French resistance factions attempt to regain control of Paris near the end of WWII. A Nazi general in charge of Paris has orders from Hitler himself to burn the city if he cannot maintain control. What the film lacked in cohesive plot it made up in star cameos with appearances from Alain Delon Kirk Douglas Glenn Ford Yves Montand Anthony Perkins Simone Signoret Robert Stack and Orson Welles among others. 8 x 10 inches 1 still slightly smaller. Moderate creasing to 1 still else Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1948ref. 1184New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1948. First edition of this landmark novel. Octavo original black cloth. Signed by Gore Vidal on the title page. Fine in a bright dust jacket with a few small chips but does not show the fading to the spine panel. 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 isn't sentimental and it is frank without trying to be sensational and shocking" Christopher Isherwood. E.P. Dutton & Co hardcover books
1946ref. 1181New York: Dutton 1946. First edition of the author's first book. Octavo original black cloth. Signed by the author on the half title page. Very good plus in a very good dust jacket. Williwaw was Gore Vidal's first publication and it earned him the reputation as "the best all-around American man of letters since Edmund Wilson"Newsweek. The military novel marked the beginning of his writing career aged twenty-one and is based upon his Alaskan Harbor Detachment duty. Williwaw is a quasi-autobiographical novel and its value comprises not merely Vidal's excellent writing but the insight it offers into the author's experiences. Dutton hardcover books
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. Fine in a lightly used very good plus dust jacket. Signed by the author. Laid in is a ticket stub at a play that Vidal appeared at. Little, Brown & Co. unknown books
1974ref. 115176New York: Random House 1974. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Small sticker to the front endpaper jacket lightly toned. Random House unknown books
1956ref. 52964Helsinki: Eurographica 1956. First Edition. First Printing. Signed on title page by author. Octavo 20.5 cm; blue wrappers; 77pp.; dampstain to ffep and cover does not effect wrappers Very Good. Eurographica unknown books
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 books
1981ref. 52524San Francisco: Gay Sunshine Press 1981. First Edition Thus. Limited Issue one of 100 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.81. Octavo 22.5cm; cream paper and navy blue cloth-covered boards with titles stamped in gitlt on spine and front cover; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 1011-1262pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket. A collection of seven short stories some with homosexual themes first published by Zero Press in 1956 and reissued by the San Francisco-based Gay Sunshine Press. cf.YOUNG 2664 & 2669. Gay Sunshine Press unknown books
1984ref. 51382New York: Random House 1984. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 350 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.230. Octavo 24.25cm; black cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and silhouette of Lincoln embossed on front cover; publisher's original paper-covered slipcase viii6577pp. Fine in a Fine slipcase with some gentle sunning at upper edge. Historical novel centered around Lincoln's political and personal struggles. Random House unknown books
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 books
1981ref. 51380New York: Random House 1981. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 500 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.320. Octavo 24cm; brown cloth with titling and author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; publisher's original paper-covered slipcase; xiv5106pp.Fine in a very Near Fine slipcase with some gentle sunning around the opening. Historical novel set in Persian during the 6th-5th century BC. Random House unknown books
1979ref. 51384Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos 1979. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 300 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.89. Octavo 25cm; white canvas cloth with titling decorative rule and author's initials stamped in gilt red and blue on spine and covers; iv235pp. A Fine copy. Handsome edition of this essay which first appeared in the pages of Playboy. Sylvester & Orphanos unknown books
1956ref. 165548Boston Toronto: Little 1956. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First edition. Collects eight television play scripts including one based on "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James and two based on Faulkner stories. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with wear along top and bottom edges and several rubs to black background ink. 165548 Little unknown books
1947ref. 18262New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1947. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; black cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 216pp. Bookplate signed by Vidal loosely laid in. Upper board corners lightly bumped with a few tiny smudges on lower edge of front board and rough erasure to former owner's name on front endpaper; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped with small chips to edges and spine ends and a few short tears; Very Good. Vidal's second novel a work with some gay aspects but one in which the author felt he played things a bit too safely. YOUNG 2657. E.P. Dutton & Company unknown books
1980ref. 105622Boston: Gregg Press 1980. Octavo cloth. Later edition first printing of the Gregg Press edition. Text offset from that of the 1979 Ballantine Books edition. New introduction by Elizabeth A. Lynn. "Cavism the religion of suicide conquers most of the world." - Gerber Utopian Fantasy 1973 p. 159. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1185. Berger Science Fiction and the New Dark Age pp. 190-6. Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 106. Lewis Utopian Literature p. 195. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 253. Baird and Greenwood An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 1664-1970 2488. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. #105622 Gregg Press unknown books
1952ref. 125964New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. 1952. cloth. First edition. The author's uncommon first mystery. Some dustiness to top edge of pages a very good copy in very good dust jacket with light wear to corners some rubbing to spine ends with shallow loss small chip to lower rear corner and dust soiling to rear panel. #125964 E. P. Dutton & Co. unknown books
1953ref. 125965New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. 1953. Octavo cloth. First edition. The author's second mystery. Washington D. C. setting. A very good copy Some fading to edges of cloth a very good copy in about very good dust jacket with edge wear chipping to spine ends and corners ragged tear to upper front panel with creasing and some general rubbing. Uncommon. #125965 E. P. Dutton & Co. unknown books
1978ref. 110714New York: Random House 1978. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First trade edition. Signed by Vidal. 1979 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1184. Schlobin The Literature of Fantasy 1070. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #110714 Random House unknown books
1954ref. 75784New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. 1954. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First edition. "Cavism the religion of suicide conquers most of the world." - Gerber Utopian Fantasy 1973 p. 159. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1185. Berger Science Fiction and the New Dark Age pp. 190-6. Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 106. Lewis Utopian Literature p. 195. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 253. Baird and Greenwood An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 1664-1970 2488. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with light edge wear mainly head and tail of spine panel and along portion of top edge of rear panel. #75784 E. P. Dutton & Co. unknown books
1978ref. 72675New York: Random House 1978. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First trade edition. 1979 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1184. Schlobin The Literature of Fantasy 1070. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #72675 Random House unknown books
1987ref. 22523New York: Random House 1987. First edition. Cloth. Very Good /very good . First Random House edition stated. 486 pp. Part of the author's sweeping series of historical novels covering American history. A handsome very good copy in brown cloth binding in lightly used price-intact dustwrapper. SIGNED by Vidal. Nice copy. Random House hardcover books
