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1974rif. 599630New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Owner bookplate on the front pastedown else fine in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of soiling and toning and a few light creases on the flaps. Random House hardcover books
1974rif. 201873New York: Random House 1974. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 244 pages. A mid career novel from this prolific and well regarded writer. A follow up of sorts to Vidal's classic "Myra Breckinridge." A near fine copy in black cloth boards and in a very good plus dust jacket with some minor wear and a small tear to the top of the spine. Random House unknown books
1974rif. 564975New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Remainder mark on the bottom edge else fine in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of toning and some curling along the edges. Random House hardcover books
1974rif. 562249New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Some fading on the topstain and a remainder mark on the bottom page edge else near fine in a very good dust jacket with toning. Random House hardcover books
1974rif. 237682New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Third edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Hardcover and dust jacket a nice clean copy almost new dust jacket lightly browned at edges. Random House hardcover books
1974rif. 154013New York: Random 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good hardcover with similar dust jacket. First edition. Pages clean and tight. Remainder mark on bottom outer edges of pages. Random hardcover books
1974rif. 214961New York: Random 1974. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. Good in good dust jacket. Water staining and warp to some pages. Top page ends blue side ends stained brown. Dustwrapper is water stained and browning. Random hardcover books
1974rif. 243539New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket; Book shows light soiling/rubbing of panels/spine sligh bumping dust jacket shows sticker on back panel rubbing lightly soiled slight yellowing. Random House hardcover books
1974rif. 119599New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Good/Good. Second edition. Good in good dust jacket. HC has remainder mark bumped corners dust jacket is price clipped lightly yellowed. Random House hardcover books
1974rif. 263851New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Text clean. Small brown spots on outer edges of pages. Clean cloth cover. Dustwrapper spine yellow. Random House hardcover books
1974rif. 337748New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Small remainder stamp on the bottom edge else fine in fine dustwrapper. Random House hardcover books
1974rif. 710601NY: Random House. 1974. Very Good in Good chipped DJ. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Random House hardcover books
1974rif. 710602NY: Random House. 1974. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Random House hardcover books
1975rif. 77061London: Heinemann 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. Fine in fine price-clipped dust jacket. Heinemann hardcover books
1974rif. 11329New York: Random House 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Remainder mark bottom edge else fine in fine price-clipped dust jacket. The sequel to Myra Breckenridge. Random House hardcover books
1975rif. 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
1975rif. 79917London: Heinemann 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First British edition. Fine in fine price-clipped dustwrapper. Heinemann hardcover books
1968rif. 1411734Boston: Little Brown and Company 1968. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 264 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Black spine with gold lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar cover price uncut "$5.95" has a crease to the top corner of the front flap and light shelving wear. Boards have light bumping to edges and light general shelving wear. Textblock has light stains to the front matter and light general shelving wear. Signed flat by Gore Vidal to title page. Shelved in Room X. 1411734. Special Collections - Downstairs. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
1986rif. 349214New York: Random House 1986. x 417p. introduction two novels first edition stated hardcover bound in quarter-cloth boards and bright unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. First US republication of "Myra Breckinridge" since the 1970s. Omnibus edition of the novel with her sequel or prequel. Random House unknown books
1968rif. 66735New York: Penguin Random House 1968. Reprint. Paperback. New. 217pp. Octavo 20cm Illustrated wraps. "The outrageous and immortal gender-bending and polymorphously perverse over-the-top and utterly on-target comic masterpiece from the bestselling author of Burr Lincoln and the National Book Award-winning United States. With a new introduction by Camille Paglia "I am Myra Breckinridge whom no man will ever possess." So begins the irresistible testimony of the luscious instructor of Empathy and Posture at Buck Loner's Academy of Drama and Modeling. Myra has a secret that only her surgeon shares; a passion for classic Hollywood films which she regards as the supreme achievements of Western culture; and a sacred mission to bring heteronormative civilization to its knees. Fifty years after its first publication unleashed gales of laughter delight and ferocious dissent "Has literary decency fallen so low" asked Time Myra Breckinridge's moment to instruct and delight has once again arrived." From the Publisher. Penguin Random House paperback books
1968rif. 590362Boston: Little Brown and Company 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Binding slightly cocked a few tiny bumps else near fine in a very good dust jacket with several chips and small tears interior tape repairs at the spine ends and a small spot of delamination along the front spine fold. Basis for the odd 1970 Michael Sarne-directed film featuring Raquel Welch as a man-hating transsexual with Mae West John Huston Rex Reed and Farrah Fawcett. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
1968rif. 0728Boston: Little Brown and Co 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. 264pp. Bound in black paper covered boards spine lettering gilt. Near fine in very good unclipped pictorial dust jacket with a small chip to top edge. Little, Brown and Co hardcover books
1968rif. 30094Boston: Little Brown 1968. First Edition. 8vo pp. 264. Ex library with bookplate. Pocket removed. VG in dj. Little, Brown unknown books
1968rif. 994W11London: Anthony Blond 1968. First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A first UK edition of Vidal's satirical novel exploring themes of transgenderism identity and patriarchy. A first UK edition of this satirical and notorious novel.In original binding with gilt lettering to the spine and in its original unclipped dust wrapper.Vidal's favourite of his own works the novel follows the titular Myra - a transgender woman through her fictional diary.The work was critiqued and praised for its deconstruction of contemporary gender norms and spawned a sequel 'Myron' published in 1974. Bound in original black cloth. In original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Rubbing to dust wrapper extremities. Slight chipping to dust wrapper extremities. Very subtle marks to boards. Mild bumping to head and tail. Internally firmly bound. Pages consistently bright and clean. Slight spotting and infrequent mark to top text block edge. Very Good Indeed Anthony Blond hardcover
1968rif. FLAHIVE-1739Anthony Blond London 1968 First printing of the first U.K. edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket. A clean copy in a price-clipped jacket. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Prior owner's neat small signature on front endpaper. Fiction-V. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Anthony Blond, London hardcover
