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1979140940617Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press 1979. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition limited issue #157 of 300 copies signed by Paul Bowles on page following copyright page. 417 5 pp. Purple cloth backstrip and boards. Bottom edge a little rubbed else Fine in publisher's unprinted acetate jacket. The chilling existential short stories of the American expat author. Black Sparrow Press unknown books
195223617New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Very Good in Good dj. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. moderate wear to top and bottom edges tiny nick in cloth at bottom of front cover; jacket is edgeworn with various small chips and tears larger chip at top left corner of front panel and extending into top of spine that has removed quite a bit of the spine title. SIGNED by the author as Gore Vidal on the title page. The first of Vidal's three mystery novels under the Box pseudonym published in rapid succession in the early 1950s after which he abandoned the genre even though the books remained in print in paperback for many years thereafter. Francis Nevins's verdict on the Box mysteries all of which featured the protagonist Peter Cutler Sargeant III was that "judged as formal detective novels all three are mediocre but Vidal's guided tour through the worlds of art politics and high society entertains us royally with countless gleefully sardonic jabs at every target in sight." This one is backgrounded in the ballet world. Signed by Author . E.P. Dutton & Co. hardcover books
195209309New York: E. P. Dutton 1952. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. octavo 221 pages; pictorial dust jacket with price of $2.50 on front flap and small chip at head of rear panel. Owner name and town on FFEP. <br/><br/> E. P. Dutton unknown books
19295910Paris: Société des Editions Militaires 1929. First Edition one of 50 copies on vélin teinté total edition of 515. 19 of 20 hand-colored plates after watercolors by Leroux. 1 vols. 4to. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers with a few tears and slight chipping normal for a large book bound thus otherwise a near fine copy. In cloth sliding case. Leroux Pierre Albert. First Edition one of 50 copies on vélin teinté total edition of 515. 19 of 20 hand-colored plates after watercolors by Leroux. 1 vols. 4to. Superbly illustrated history of the role artillery in the French army throughout the ages with magnificent hand-colored plates. Société des Editions Militaires unknown books
19901101018NY: Random House 1990. First edition limited issue of 200 numbered copies signed by Vidal as issued. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Fine condition in a Fine slipcase in the the publisher's unopened shrinkwrap.Tthe fifth historical novel in Vidal's Narratives of Empire series. Signed by Author. First Thus. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Random House Hardcover books
19478934baNew York: Dutton 1947. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. American novel. 216 pages. Hardcover; 21cm. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate soiling several small chips and minor spotting; protected in archiva mylar. Endpapers lightly browned. Page edges are rough cut. Stated: First edition. Dutton Hardcover books
1957014037Boston Toronto: Little Brown and Company 1957. INSCRIBED TO JOANNE WOODWARD AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. "To Miss Joanne Woodward-for whom the beautiful part of Ellen was written- Gore Vidal Aug. 1957". One small area of rubbing and brown stain lower 1/3 of spine. Small water mark at top of rear cover. Jacket is darkened at creases some chipping with 1" piece missing from spine at lower portion of "Planet". Light water-stain top of rear panel. Original $2.95 price on front blurb. Photo of Cyril Ritchard and Eddie Mayehoff on rear panel.This is the play based on the television script for an episode of Goodyear Television Playhouse aired on May 8 1955. The play starring Mr. Ritchard who also directed the play ran 388 performances in 1957-58. The play was then made into a Hollywood film starring Jerry Lewis in 1960. We can find no evidence that Miss Woodward ever played the role of Ellen Spelding. Sylvia Davis is listed in the playbill for the TV episode. Sarah Marshall is cast as Ellen in the Broadway play. Joan Blackman played her in the film adaptation. We know from biographical sources that Miss Woodward was a close friend of the author. Some reports suggest that she was engaged to Vidal prior to marrying Paul Newman. Vidal noted that it was all a stunt to attrract Newman's attention to Miss Woodward. She shared a house with Vidal in Los Angeles for a short time. Furthermore Paul Newman shared living quarters with Vidal at an earlier time. An unusual association copy of a work by the acclaimed American writer 1925-2012. Signed by Author. First Edition. Green and White Cloth. Light edge and Corner Wear/Chipped Dust Jacket. Octavo. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
1952101200NY: Dutton 1952. First edition first prnt. Signed by Vidal on the front free endpaper. Faint offsetting on front and rear pastedowns and endpages; dustjacket has faintly toned spine and upper flap edges small area of interior offsetting on spine that is not visible externally. A bright well-preserved copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.<br />The images are of the book described and not stock photos. Dutton hardcover books
1958150861N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage reference photograph of Paul Newman and screenwriter Gore Vidal on the set of the 1958 film.<br/><br/>Based on the 1955 teleplay "The Death of Billy the Kid" written by Gore Vidal for the NBC television series "The Pilco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" which also starred Paul Newman in the lead. Gore Vidal was reportedly displeased with Penn's adaptation and in 1989 it was remade from his original script as the TNT television film "Billy the Kid" directed by William Graham and starring Val Kilmer and Duncan Regehr.<br/><br/>Arthur Penn's directorial debut.<br/><br/>William Bonney aka Billy the Kid avenges the murder of a cattle boss friend John Tunstall by the local sheriff in the Lincoln County War and endangers his friends and the territorial amnesty leading to his former friend now sheriff Pat Garrett John Dehner setting out to capture him. <br/><br/>Although faring poorly at the US box office at the time of its release it was praised by French critics and is now considered a bold example of an early Revisionist Western.<br/><br/>Set in the 1870s New Mexico territory. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Scorcese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. N.p. unknown books
1947WRCLIT57370New York: Dutton 1947. Cloth. First edition of the author's second book. About fine in near fine dust jacket with some shallow nicks and minor fraying at the crown of the spine. Dutton hardcover books
1946017078New York: E.P. Dutton 1946. First Edition. Octavo. First printing of the author's first book. 222pp. bound in black cloth lettered in blue minor rubbing to spine ends a near fine copy in rubbed unclipped dust jacket with light wear and a minute chip to spine ends. E.P. Dutton unknown books
1946190619New York: E. P. Dutton & Company 1946. Hardcover. 222p. toning to endpapers ownership name on f.e.p. mild shelfwear otherwise very good first edition stated in black cloth with blue titles in lightly worn unclipped dj. The author's debut novel. E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover books
1959144215Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift on the set of the 1959 film. With holograph annotations in black ink and a press agency stamp on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. Catherine Holly Elizabeth Taylor is being evaluated and coerced by her wealthy aunt Violet Venable Katharine Hepburn into receiving a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin while the three of them were on vacation in Europe the summer before. <br/><br/>Set in New Orleans and various locations in Spain. Shot on location in Spain and England. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1957144269France: Cinedis 1957. Collection of 61 original black-and-white single weight photographs from the 1957 French-Italian film released in the US as "On Foot On Horse and On Wheels" 1958. Starring actors Noel-Noel and Grey are in nearly every image with a few featuring Sophie Daumier. All with numerical annotations in holograph pencil housed in an original French Crumiere photo paper box. <br/><br/>Leon Martin's Noel-Noel daughter is engaged to the son of a wealthy businessman and he goes to the extreme to make a good first impression. Prolific Paul Misraki composed the music and a sequel was made by Jean Dreville with Noel-Noel reprising his role called "A pied a cheval et en Sputnik" 1958 "Sputnik" in the US.<br/><br/>5 photos 3.5 x 4.25 inches and 61 photos 5 x 7 inches all with small white borders at the foot. Photos and box Very Good plus photos with moderate curling and faint foxing and one split to the box lid. Cinedis unknown books
1952125964New 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
1947172828New York: Dutton 1947. hardcover. Dust wrapper. New York: Dutton 1947. First Edition. Near fine copy with a touch of wear to the edges of the dust wrapper<br/><br/> Dutton unknown books
19901338601Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1990. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 6 Volumes; Octavos; 377/486/364/430/437/657 pages; VG-; Each volume is bound in fine geniune leather with gilt detailing and lettering; Gilt textblocks; silk endpapers; silk bookmarks; Minor wear to edges and corners; wear to gilt along textblock; includes 6 of 7 novels from Vidal's Narratives of Empire series of American History Novels; Shelved front window. 1338601. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Easton Press hardcover books
199152045New 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. <br/><br/>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<br/>Death Before Bedtime 1990 - Letter "I" signed Gore Vidal<br/>Death Likes It Hot 1990 - Letter "C" signed Edgar Box and Gore Vidal. Armchair Detective Library unknown books
19561264Boston: 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
1970152410N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film attributed to Gore Vidal. From the estate of actress Monique van Vooren. <br/><br/>Loosely based on Vidal's 1948 classic landmark novel "The City and the Pillar" one of the few books of the period which portrayed overt homosexuality as natural and without moral ramifications.<br/><br/>In 1970 and 1971 Variety International reported Franco Rossellini had been in discussion with Vidal to produce his screenplay adaptation of his 1948 novel with Vidal also slated to direct reiterated in William Hawes' 2008 book "Caligula and the Fight for Artistic Freedom: the Making Marketing and Impact of the Bob Guccione Film." According to Hawe's the production had not gotten off the ground because "funding proved to be insufficient even for a low-budget version."<br/><br/>Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated October 25 1970 with credits for author Gore Vidal. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1950220639New York: Dutton 1950. First. hardcover. very good/near fine. 8vo cloth d.w. New York: Dutton 1950. First Edition.<br/><br/> The book has some shelf wear with fading at the extremes of the cloth spine a tiny tear at the top of the spine and brown- staining on the end-leaves. The book is inscribed "Louis - Auchincloss with esteem good wishes and a mostly friendly Yours - Gore 1952"<br/><br/> Dutton unknown books
196898977Boston: Little Brown & Company 1968. First edition of this satirical novel by written in the form of a diary. Octavo black cloth. Signed by Gore Vidal. Name to the half-title page near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Photo courtesy of the Hotel Sahara. A very nice example. Described by the critic Dennis Altman as "part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and sexuality which swept the western world in the late 1960s and early 1970s" the book's major themes are feminism transsexuality American expressions of machismo and patriarchy and deviant sexual practices. Harold Bloom cites Myra Breckinridge as a canonical work in his book The Western Canon. Made into the 1970 film directed by Michael Sarne and featured Raquel Welch in the title role. It also starred John Huston as Buck Loner Mae West as Leticia Van Allen Farrah Fawcett Rex Reed Roger Herren and Roger C. Carmel. Tom Selleck made his film debut in a small role as one of Leticia's "studs". Little, Brown, & Company hardcover books
195230407New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1952. FIRST EDITION. Inscribed by Vidal on flyleaf in the year of publication: "___ from Edgar Box date illegible 1952." Fine book in near fine dust jacket with some minor edgewear and a short closed tear at bottom of front panel . Nice copy of the first Edgar Box mystery. <br/><br/> E.P. Dutton & Co unknown books
194729584New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1947. FIRST EDITION. Some faint spotting to endpapers and page edges. Else a fine copy in a beautiful crisp dust jacket with a few tiny nicks at spine ends. Particularly nice copy of Vidal's second book. <br/><br/> E.P. Dutton & Company unknown books
196429261Boston: Little Brown and Company 1964. FIRST EDITION. One of an unspecified number of copies signed by Vidal on a tipped-in leaf. Issued as part of Kroch & Brentano's First Edition Circle with their bookmark laid in.Fine in bright fresh dust jacket with one tiny tear at head of spine and some creasing to rear flap. Burgess 99. <br/><br/>< Little, Brown and Company unknown books
