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1949Best.-Nr. 50381London: John Lehmann 1949. First UK edition. Hardcover. very good -. Octavo. 270pp. Original brown cloth gilt lettering and ruling on spine. Spine a bit faded and dulled. Vidal's third novel which shocked the public with its direct and unadorned examination of a homosexual main character Vidal 1925-2012 in this novel used what he called a "flat gray naturalistic style." The novel became a sensation but received generally negative reviews. In 1974 he explained to The Paris Review that "Tactically if not aesthetically this was for a good reason. Up until then homosexuality in literature was always exotic. I wanted to deal with an absolutely ordinary all-American lower-middle-class young man and his world. To show the dead-on "normality" of the homosexual experience. John Lehmann hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0965319962.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1995Best.-Nr. Q-0679436995Random House 1995-07-04. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Random House hardcover
1949Best.-Nr. 2222322244925The First UK printing published by John Lehmann London in 1949. The BOOK is in Very Good condition with some ghosting to the spine. The gilt decoration and titling to the spine has dulled slightly more-so the publisher's logo at the foot of the spine. Some toning to the text-block and outer page edges due to the quality of paper stock used. Free from inscriptions. The scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good condition with some fading of colouring to the lower spine portion. Mild edge-wear with a little loss at the upper spine and a few nicks. Mild rubbing and creasing in places to the edges. The B.Biro wrapper artwork looks very attractive in the removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed without dedication by the author to the title page. A very scarce early title from the acclaimed author. 'In 1948 Mr. Vidal published 'The City and the Pillar' which was dedicated to J. T. Jimmie Trimble. It is what would now be called a coming-out story about a handsome athletic young Virginia man who gradually discovers that he is homosexual. By today s standards it is tame and discreet but at the time it caused a scandal and was denounced as corrupt and pornographic. Mr. Vidal later claimed that the literary and critical establishment The New York Times especially had blacklisted him because of the book and he may have been right. He had such trouble getting subsequent novels reviewed that he turned to writing mysteries under the pseudonym Edgar Box and then for a time gave up novel-writing altogether. To make a living he concentrated on writing for television then for the stage and the movies NY Times August 12th 2012. Collectible. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. John Lehmann, London hardcover
1997Best.-Nr. Q-0349106576Time Warner Books Uk 1997-05-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Time Warner Books Uk paperback
2003Best.-Nr. Q-1400030374Vintage 2003-12-02. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage paperback
1965Best.-Nr. 1111204Dutton. Good/Good. 1965. Hard Cover. S307 . Dutton hardcover
1994Best.-Nr. 43762London: Andre Deutsch 1994. Revised edition. hard cover with dust jacket. VG/G. Ex-library good book in very good unmarked dust jacket./Very Good. 22 cm. Andre Deutsch hardcover
1948Best.-Nr. 19675New York: E.P. Dutton 1948. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Vidal was blacklisted by the media after writing this novel. 1st PRINTING. HANDSOME COLLECTIBLE COPY. E.P. Dutton hardcover
1948Best.-Nr. 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
1995Best.-Nr. DADAX0679436995Brand: Random House 1995-07-04. First Edition. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.25x8.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Random House hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. 1402302Berkeley: Odonian Press 1992. First Edition First Printing. Softcover. Small octavo 95 pages. In Very Good condition. Black spine with white lettering. Covers and textblock have mild shelving wear. Signed flat by Gore Vidal on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office Case #1. 1402302. FP New Rockville Stock. Odonian Press unknown
2002Best.-Nr. Q-1878825003Odonian Press 2002-07-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Odonian Press paperback
1999Best.-Nr. 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
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Best.-Nr. Q-0349112673Time Warner Books Uk. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Time Warner Books Uk paperback
1999Best.-Nr. Q-0679457461Random House 1999-01-18. hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Random House hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0679457461.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 73626xxx 1-985 7 pages signed by the author on the front blank "Gore Vidal" Published by Random House hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 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
2000Best.-Nr. 022533Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 2000. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Limted/numbered/signed. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover bound in full genuine light brown gilt-stamped leather binding. 430 pages. Brand new copy in factory shrink-wrap. A quality Easton Press production with all the refinements that go to make this a truly fine binding: bound in satin ribbon marker all edges gilt raised spine 22kt gold stamping smyth-sewn binding silk moire end-papers acid free archival paper and full genuine leather binding. Limited First signed edition published by Easton Press 2000. One of 1100 copies personally signed by author with COA Certificate of Authenticity and unused blank Easton Press book-plate laid-in loose. "The Golden Age is Vidal's crowning achievement a vibrant tapestry of American political and cultural life from 1939 to 1954 when the epochal events of World War II and the Cold War transformed America once and for all for good or ill from a republic into an empire." Amazon summary. A pristine copy gift quality new in shrink wrap. The Easton Press Hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. Ware833JM067Doubleday 2000. Hardcover with. Very Good. 6x1x9. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Political & Legal: Good Ex-library hardcover with Dust Jacket Pocket on front free end paper and stamp on top edge Clean pages Dust jacket lightly creased Prompt Shipping with Tracking. Doubleday hardcover
2001Best.-Nr. Q-0349114277Time Warner Books Uk 2001-12-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Time Warner Books Uk paperback
2001Best.-Nr. Q-0375724818Vintage 2001-09-18. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage paperback
