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1991réf. 368886New York: The Armchair Detective Library 1991. Hardcover. Fine. First edition thus. Fine in a very good slipcase with slight spotting. Copy X of 26 lettered copies Signed by the author. The Armchair Detective Library hardcover books
2015réf. 570924London: Hard Case Crime 2015. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Hard Case Crime edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Vidal's only book using this pseudonym. Hard Case Crime hardcover books
1980réf. 591815Secaucaus N.J.: Lyle Stuart 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light edgewear and a tiny tear. Lyle Stuart hardcover books
1966réf. 248452New York: Grove Press 1966. Hardcover. xv 165p. preface very good first edition first printing stated in buckram cloth and price-clipped dj. Grove Press hardcover books
1966réf. 126412New York: Grove Press 1966. Hardcover. xv 165p. preface very good first edition first printing stated in buckram cloth and unclipped dj. Grove Press hardcover books
1957réf. 57478NY: Gloria Enterprises 1957. Signed by Cyril Ritchard the star of the play on the front cover. A large 12-page program promoting the play. “Visit to a Small Planet” debuted as an original television production in 1955 then was reworked by Vidal as a Broadway play starring Cyril Ritchard and Eddie Mayehoff. On Broadway the play debuted on February 7 1957 and ran for 388 performances. It was Vidal's first Broadway play. Ritchard who also directed the play received a Tony Award nomination for his performance as Kreton. Mayehoff also received a nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actor. Vidal intended the play as a satire on the post-World War II fear of communism in the United States McCarthyism Cold War military paranoia and the rising importance of television in American life. The play a comedy tells the story of Kreton an alien from an unnamed planet who lands on Earth intending to view the American Civil War. He miscalculates and lands instead 100 years later. Having missed the opportunity to see conflict first hand but delighted with all the new playthings the 20th century has invented for war-making he decides to create a war for himself. “Visit To A Small Planet” was made into a film starring Jerry Lewis. The film was released on February 4 1960. Quarto printed wraps; 16 pages. Photographs by Friedman-Abeles. Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight. Gloria Enterprises unknown books
1991réf. 563202New York: The Armchair Detective Library 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus with a new introduction by the author. Navy cloth stamped in silver with author portrait laid down on the cover. Faint spotting on the rear board one tiny soil mark on the front cover near fine. The Armchair Detective Library hardcover books
1991réf. 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
1992réf. 567580New York: Columbia University Press 1992. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Octavo. 321pp. Light crease to one corner else fine. A collection of critical essays. Columbia University Press unknown books
1966réf. 12000ROMULUS THE BROADWAY ADAPTATION along with ROMULUS THE GREAT by Friedrich Duerrenmatt Grove Press 1966 first edition just about fine in like dust-wrapper save for some horizontal creases to the lamination of the dust-wrapper. Grove Press unknown books
1976réf. 609519New York: Random House 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Book club edition. 364pp. Fine in a very good dust jacket with fading on the spine rubbing and edgewear. Random House hardcover books
1976réf. 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
1976réf. 429615New York: Random House 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Later printing. 364pp. Owner's name penned on front fly boards bowed slightly very good in a fine dust jacket. Random House hardcover books
1976réf. 094241876 Random House 1976 first edition fine in slip-case. 1/300 copies specially bound and SIGNED by the author. Random House unknown books
1976réf. 365857New York: Random House 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Slightly cocked else very good in an about near fine dustwrapper with some toning and wear on the spine ends. Signed by the author. Random House hardcover books
1986réf. 104293Moscow: Progress 1986. Hardcover. 410p. very good first edition in Russian language hardcover in green vinyl boards and gilt. Progress hardcover books
1976réf. 101465New York: Random House 1976. Paperback. 376p. signed by Vidal on the half-title uncorrected first proof paperback in red wraps with an ownership name crossed out on the cover. Random House paperback books
1976réf. 533951New York: Random House 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine slipcase. Copy 192 of 300 numbered copies Signed by the author. Random House hardcover books
1976réf. 30102NY: Random House 1976. First Edition. 8vo pp. 364. Little foxing on edges cover slightly warped and faded o/w VG. Random House unknown books
1950réf. 70623NY: E.P. Dutton 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. Ink name and date on front free endpaper prelims tanned else a very good hardback in a darkened and worn jacket that has an internal tape repair across the spine. E.P. Dutton hardcover books
1950réf. 321450New York: Dutton 1950. First. hardcover. fine/very good. 8vo cloth d.w. New York: Dutton 1950. First Editiion. The dust wrapper is price-intact but sunned and chipped at the extremes of the spine. Presentation copy signed "Gore" Christmas 1949. Dutton unknown books
1950réf. 31727NY: E. P. Dutton 1950. First edition first prnt. Signed by Vidal in ink on the title page. Publisher's embossed device on front board gilt spine lettering. Spine ends lightly pushed with minimal shelfwear faint offsetting on the front and rear endpages and a small scuff not immediately apparent on the topedge; dustjacket with slight shelfwear and minimal loss at the spine ends and toning on the flaps' edges and bottom portion of the rear panel. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Vidal's fifth novel. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1950réf. 1393961New York NY: E.P. Dutton & Company Inc 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 255 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Red spine aged brown with black and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$3.00" has mild shelving wear light chipping along the corners a stain on the front flap and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have light bumping along the tail fore corners mild wear along the head and tail edges and stains on the rear board and spine. Textblock has a pen inscription on the front end-page moderate age-toning along the end-pages and pastedowns mild wear along the edges light foxing along the edges and a loose binding. Wrapped in a second dust jacket beneath the first. Signed flat by Gore Vidal on the title page. Shelved in Room Z. 1393961. Special Collections - Upstairs. E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc hardcover books
1950réf. 190621New York: E. P. Dutton & Company 1950. Hardcover. 255p. offsetting to endpapers foxing to top edge else a very good first edition stated in black cloth cloth boards and gilt in worn unclipped dj with fading to spine titles. Novel of Richard the Lion-heart. Young 3935. E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover books
1958réf. 193967New York: Signet 1958. First edition. Softcover. 143 pages. Signet S1535. A collection of seven short stories. A fine copy in wrapper with some very slight toning to the pages. A very fresh unread copy. Signet unknown books
