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1970rif. 198741970. Twentieth Century Fox's Myra Breckinridge publicity archive 1970 documents the visual promotion of a major-studio film centered on a transgender woman gender nonconformity and attacks on Hollywood masculinity. Adapted from Gore Vidal's 1968 novel the film starred Raquel Welch as Myra Breckinridge with John Huston Mae West Rex Reed Farrah Fawcett and Roger Herren in supporting roles; AFI identifies the film's subjects as including bisexuality homosexuality lesbianism "sex change" Hollywood actors students seduction and gendered social conflict. The material belongs to LGBTQ film and New Hollywood publicity culture illustrating how a controversial commercial studio release used star image costume and provocative gender performance to market a film built around trans identity and the disruption of conventional sexual roles. The archive consists of four 1970 promotional items for Myra Breckinridge: three color lobby card photographs and one vintage glossy black-and-white silver gelatin publicity photograph. The large lobby card measures 11 x 14 inches; the two smaller lobby cards measure 8 x 10 inches; the silver gelatin photograph measures 8 x 10 inches. The lobby cards show scenes from the film featuring Welch and Huston including images of Welch in the white costumes closely associated with the character's stylized screen persona; all three lobby cards carry the film title the 20th Century Fox logo and a 1970 copyright statement in the lower white margin. The images foreground costume celebrity and theatrical confrontation rather than narrative continuity making the group especially useful for studying the marketing of gender transgression through Hollywood glamour camp visual codes and star publicity. 1 Twentieth Century Fox. Myra Breckinridge large lobby card. Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox 1970. Color promotional card 11 x 14 inches showing Raquel Welch in a scene from the film and retaining the printed studio and copyright information in the lower margin. 2 Twentieth Century Fox. Myra Breckinridge lobby card. Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox 1970. Color promotional card 8 x 10 inches featuring Welch and emphasizing the film's use of costume and pose in constructing Myra's public image. 3 Twentieth Century Fox. Myra Breckinridge lobby card. Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox 1970. Color promotional card 8 x 10 inches showing another publicity still from the film with printed title and studio branding. 4 Twentieth Century Fox. Myra Breckinridge silver gelatin publicity photograph. Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox 1970. Glossy black-and-white 8 x 10 inch still connected to the film's original publicity campaign. Minor edge wear and light handling to the lobby cards and photograph; images remain clean and legible; overall very good. Focused group of original publicity materials for a controversial LGBTQ film text whose mainstream studio circulation trans subject matter and highly stylized presentation of gender make it a significant artifact of 1970s queer film reception and visual culture. unknown books
1962rif. 33321New York: Dramatists Play Service Inc 1962. Very Good. New York: Dramatists Play Service Inc. 1962. First Edition. Slim octavo 19.5cm; publisher's yellow staple bound card wrappers; 79pp.; photographic frontispiece. Some dust-soil to wrappers spine edges toned else Very Good and sound. Bookplate signed by Vidal laid in. Comic play adapted from Friedrich Duerrenmatt's German play "Romulus der Grosse "1950. Copyright page notes that the sound effect record no. 4021 "Chickens cackling" is available for purchase from the Dramatists Play Service for $2.95. Dramatists Play Service Inc unknown books
1956rif. 32819New York: Ballantine Books 1956. Very Good /Very Good. New York: Ballantine Books 1956. First Edition. Octavo 21cm; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price $2.75; vi250pp.250pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins including closed tear at top edge of upper panel touching text without loss of meaning rear panel a bit dust-soiled front hinge starting else Very Good and sound. Includes the scripts for eight one-hour dramas by authors like Horton Foote Rod Serling and Vidal himself. Ballantine Books unknown books
rif. DADAX0313295794New unknown
1976rif. RO60107468Ballantine Book. 1976. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 443 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
rif. 62989Istanbul: Literatur Yayinlari. Paperback. New. In Turkish. Literatur Yayinlari paperback
1976rif. 322295New York: Random House 1976. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Small open tear on front panel bottom corner. Closed tears on top front and rear panels. Sunning on spine. Foxing on top text block edge. Light bumping on spine crown.; From the personal collection of notable photojournalist Ted Spiegel known for his work with National Geographic and his portrait of John F. Kennedy.; 364 pages. Random House hardcover
1990rif. 76507Easton Press 1990. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. fine. Octavo. 9 1/2": x 6 1/2". 364pp. Bound in burgundy leather withj gilt lettering and design to cover and spine. Three raised bands. Moire endpapers. Ribbon. Easton Press unknown
1976rif. 91612New York: Random House 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in a Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket shows soiling and upward peeling at upper and lower edges. Cloth of front and rear panels soiled. Spine cocked to the right.; 9.50 X 6.60 X 1.40 inches; 364 pages. Random House hardcover
1976rif. 160323New York: Random House 1976. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Light spotting on side text block edge. 1 inch open tear at spine crown.; 9.1 X 6.5 X 1.5 inches; 364 pages. Random House hardcover
1976rif. 13300063FIRST TRADE EIDITION in dust jacket; SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Vidal. The book is fine; The unclipped dust jacket has a short tear on each end of the spine. Random House hardcover
1976rif. 2006012-9Limited SIGNED AND NUMBERED edition with slipcase. First edition first printing limited signed printing #292 of 300 total issued. Signed by Vidal on the publisher's tipped in numbered page. Solid spine clean crisp pages no writing or marks no folded page corners. No dust jacket as issued. Slipcase clean with no splits or damage. Random House hardcover
1976rif. 155816London: William Heinemann 1976. First UK Edition. Briefly INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "David / from / Gore Vidal." Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faint foxing on the page block. Jacket spine panel lightly faded. William Heinemann unknown
1976rif. 155816London: William Heinemann 1976. First UK Edition. Briefly INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "David / from / Gore Vidal." Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faint foxing on the page block. Jacket spine panel lightly faded. William Heinemann unknown books
rif. BN420700Modern Library. 1876 Modern Library 1876 Modern Library Gore Vidal Modern Library unknown
1976rif. 169399New York: Random House 1976. First Edition. Publisher's Limited Edition issued simultaneously with the First Edition one of 300 hand-numbered copies this being No. 75 SIGNED by the author. This copy with an additional inscription over the signature noting "Jack and Robert / from." About Fine with no dust jacket as issued in a Near Fine lightly scuffed paper slipcase. Random House unknown
1976rif. 169399New York: Random House 1976. First Edition. Publisher's Limited Edition issued simultaneously with the First Edition one of 300 hand-numbered copies this being No. 75 SIGNED by the author. This copy with an additional inscription over the signature noting "Jack and Robert / from." About Fine with no dust jacket as issued in a Near Fine lightly scuffed paper slipcase. Random House unknown books
1976rif. 155815London: William Heinemann 1976. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First UK Edition and preceded by the First Edition published by Random House the same year. Slight yapping on the top edges of the dust jacket else Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. William Heinemann unknown
1976rif. 155815London: William Heinemann 1976. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First UK Edition and preceded by the First Edition published by Random House the same year. Slight yapping on the top edges of the dust jacket else Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. William Heinemann unknown books
1976rif. 5265-72721Library stamp & pocket intact FLEP else content appears as unblemished with very good dark blue/gold gilt cloth covered boards DJ & vinyl protector displaying minimal surface/edge wear as shown Library stamp on text block Perceivable tilt. Synopsis: The third volume of Gore Vidal's magnificent series of historical novels aimed at demythologizing the American past 1876 chronicles the political scandals and dark intrigues that rocked the United States in its centennial year. ------A historical novel that explores the tumultuous political and social landscape of the United States during the year 1876. The story intricately weaves fictional characters with real historical figures to examine the aftermath of the Civil War the contentious presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden and the broader issues of corruption rebellion and reconstruction. Vidal's narrative provides a nuanced portrayal of American society highlighting themes of democracy power and the struggles of a nation grappling with its identity in the late 19th century. The novel combines vivid storytelling with meticulous historical detail offering readers a compelling insight into a pivotal year in American history. With a new Introduction by the author. Insurance & handling is included free. Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will advise . Written 2.23.2021AK #5265-72721 Img.6505 Change to Box from 11.08.21 Updated 5.6.2025 Random House hardcover
1990rif. 147705Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Light foxing on bottom text block edge.; First Easton Press Edition. Easton Press hardcover
rif. 0515028835.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1950rif. 155687New York: E.P. Dutton 1950. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED and dated on the front endpaper by Gore Vidal to his friend and Harcourt Brace editor Don Wickenden: "Dear Don- get well ever - Gore Panajachel remember me - 1949." Wickenden's annotations in manuscript pencil appear throughout the book on the margins. About Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faint foxing on the page fore-edges. Jacket lightly toned on the spine and rear panels with brief wear on the spine ends. E.P. Dutton unknown
rif. 0349104743.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1979rif. EC10421BBLondon: William Heinemann Ltd. 1979. BR3 - A first UK edition hardcover book SIGNED by author on a laid in bookplate/card from the 2006 Texas Book Festival in Austin in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has less than half inch tears with chipping on the top of the back inside flap and back top left corner some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners some foxing old price label on the front inside flap discoloration and light shelf wear. Book cocked some light smudge and stains on the page edges light discoloration and shelf wear. Re-issue of his famous novel. First Published in Great Britain by William Heinemann Ltd in 1979. 8.75"x5.5" 179 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit patrician manner and polished style of writing. Vidal was born into a political family; his maternal grandfather Thomas Pryor Gore served as United States senator from Oklahoma 1907-1921 and 1931-1937. Vidal himself was a Democratic Party politician who twice sought elected office; first to the United States House of Representatives New York 1960 then to the U.S. Senate California 1982. As a political commentator and essayist Vidal's principal subject was the history of the United States and its society especially how the militaristic foreign policy reduced the country to a decadent empire. His political and cultural essays were published in The Nation the New Statesman the New York Review of Books and Esquire magazines. As a public intellectual Gore Vidal's topical debates on sex politics and religion with other intellectuals and writers occasionally turned into quarrels with the likes of William F. Buckley Jr. and Norman Mailer. Vidal thought all men and women are potentially bisexual. As a novelist Vidal explored the nature of corruption in public and private life. His polished and erudite style of narration readily evoked the time and place of his stories and perceptively delineated the psychology of his characters. His third novel The City and the Pillar 1948 offended the literary political and moral sensibilities of conservative book reviewers the plot being about a dispassionately presented male homosexual relationship. In the historical novel genre Vidal re-created the imperial world of Julian the Apostate r. AD 361-63 in Julian 1964. Julian was the Roman emperor who used general religious toleration to re-establish pagan polytheism to counter the political subversion of Christian monotheism. In social satire Myra Breckinridge 1968 explores the mutability of gender role and sexual orientation as being social constructs established by social mores. In Burr 1973 and Lincoln 1984 the protagonist is presented as "A Man of the People" and as "A Man" in a narrative exploration of how the public and private facets of personality affect the national politics of the United States. . Signed. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Heinemann Ltd. Hardcover
