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1993022876Royal Museum for Central Africa 1993. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 198 pages 148 illustrations 100 in color. Edited by Gustaaf Verswijver. Preface by D. Thys van den Audennaerde. Notes. Bibliography. Royal Museum for Central Africa Hardcover
1974155915Dorchester: Manifest Destiny 1974. First Edition. First Edition. Two essays about Gore Vidal's 1968 novel "Myra Breckinridge" and an interview with Vidal conducted in March 1974. <br /> <br /> Slight wear at the front hinge else Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers. Manifest Destiny unknown
1995155916New York: E.P. Dutton 1995. First Edition. ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First Edition. <br /> <br /> Originally published as an essay in 1990 then expanded into a larger book about the development of distinct heterosexual and homosexual identities throughout history.<br /> <br /> Near Fine in wrappers. E.P. Dutton unknown
1955158190N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the French version of the 1955 French-German film showing actor Gil Vidal. <br /> <br /> Based on Peter von Mendelssohn's 1932 novel "Douloureuse Arcadie." While staying at a lakeside boarding school in Bavaria a young man from Argentina falls in love with a ghostly beauty living in a mansion across the lake. Shot in both French and German versions each with a different cast except for Marianne Hold in the lead role. <br /> <br /> Set in Bavaria shot on location at Hohenschwangau Castle and Schloss Fuschl in Salzberg. <br /> <br /> 7 x 5.25 inches. Very Good plus with a light diagonal crease on the top portion of the photograph. N.p. unknown
1956142888Paris: Cinedis 1956. Collection of five original black-and-white photographs for the 1956 French film. Candid on-the-set moments showing actors Gil Vidal and Annie Girardot and two images of Fresnay at a jukebox and with Girardot. French film title and actor names on the versos in manuscript ink. <br /> <br /> Fresnay plays the role of a teacher who surprises meddling students in a robbery attempt. The students two played by Vidal and Girardot aim to get revenge by framing the teacher for rape. Girardot had just begun her career one that would land her roles playing strong-willed independent women relatable for women in similar situations and she would become France's leading actress by the 1970s. <br /> <br /> 4.75 x 7 inches one slightly smaller half are slightly larger all with large borders at the bottom. Slight curling else Near Fine.<br /> <br /> Selby Worldwide France. Cinedis unknown
1987304959Los Angeles: AIDS Project LA 1987. Newspaper. 12p. folded tabloid newspaper/newsletter on toned newsprint articles news events services & resources. Five holdings located in OCLC as of 6/2023. AIDS Project LA unknown
1999181342Cologne: Konemann 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 259p. An oversize hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. Full-page color photographs and essays on bullfighting. Measures approx. 12.7" x 11 Konemann hardcover
197200399591Random House 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine. An excellent copy of the First Printing . The dust jacket is price clipped . The dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover . Random House hardcover
1972004241Random House 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover Random House hardcover
19923000065Harvard University Press 1992. Hardcover. Fine. This is a superb copy of the First Printing from the library of Aida and David Herbert Donald . Aida Donald was Editor-in-chief of the Harvard University Press and biographer of Theodore Roosevelt . David Herbert Donald won two Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of Charles Sumner and Thomas Wolfe and of course was a celebrated biographer of Abraham Lincoln . Vidal described David Herbert Donald's biography of Thomas Wolfe LOOK HOMEWARD as ' the finest biography ever written of an American literary figure " .These are The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures In The History Of American Civilization 1991 . Illustrated with photographs from the Vidal family . The dust jacket is protected with an archival cover . Harvard University Press hardcover
196819023G.P. Putnam's Sons 1968. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. This old book with dust jacket is clean solid and in great shape! This is a First American Edition hardcover book with 251 pages including many photos. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling writing or tears. The copyright page states 1968 First American Edition. This is definitely Not a former library book. The dust jacket is also in great shape with just a hint of edgewear No Chips. I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box! G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1976021562New York: Random House. Fine. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt lettering housed in blue paper-covered slipcase. Signed and limited. 262/300. Signed by Vidal on limitation page. Book is in fine condition. Slipcase is in very good condition with some scuffing and a small break on one of the joints. This novel details the events of the year 1876 and is the third volume of Gore Vidal's "Narratives of Empire" series. The novel is written in the form of a journal from the perspective of Charlie Schuyler who has returned from Europe to regain a lost fortune and arrange a marriage into New York society for his widowed daughter. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 364 pp; Signed by Author . Random House hardcover
1976365857New 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
1950190621New 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
19561000355New York: The Zero Press 1956 First edition. Navy and tan cloth. Octavo. Light shelfwear. Very good in bright clean dust jacket which unfortunately has a four inch clean tear on the back cover portion. The Zero Press, hardcover
198711640Andre Deutsch Ltd. 1987. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Blue cloth cover with gilt spiine letteering; DJ in mylar sleeve; No marks or writing clean tight binding;; Author's signature on title page; political & childhood reminscences; only published in England;; 243 pages; Signed by Author . 023398156X . Andre Deutsch Ltd hardcover
19871401525London: Andre Deutsch 1987. Hardcover. Octavo viii 243 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is white with blue and black print. Dust jacket in mylar; slight soiling to edges. Price unclipped: “£11.95â€. Boards in blue cloth; slight blemish to rear bottom edge. Text block has spotting to edges and endpapers. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column V. 1401525. FP New Rockville Stock. Andre Deutsch hardcover
198871614NY: Random House 1988. First US edition first prnt. Originally published by Andre Deutsch in the UK in 1987 in a different form. <i>Signed</i> by Vidal on a tipped-in forepage as issued. Most likely a Kroch's & Brentano's 1st Edition Circle copy but without the 1st Edition Circle bookmark. Burgandy cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. Beginning toning on cloth edges faint small stain on foreedge; dustjacket with minor wear and little loss on spine ends. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House hardcover
197932142Franklin Library 1979. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Authors. Limited. Franklin Library Hardcover
1983313194NY: RANDOM HOUSE. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0394527380 . SIGNED by Gore Vidal on title page. Fine infine dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . RANDOM HOUSE. hardcover
1987366250Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1987. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Full leather gilt. Fine with publisher's information laid in. One of an unspecified number of copies Signed and with a special message from the author. Franklin Library hardcover
1987335111987. 1987 Vidal Gore EMPIRE Franklin Center PA: The Franklin Library 1987 486pp Signed by author on blank epage 8vo leather gilt ribbon aeg as new. unknown
1947562111New York: E.P. Dutton 1947. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Gilt spine lettering a litle dull else near fine in good or better dust jacket with an approximately 2" x 1" roughly triangular chip on the front panel. The author's scarce second book. E.P. Dutton hardcover
197091915NY:: Modern Library. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. Modern Library number 395. A novel. Stated first edition thus. Remainder stamp on front free endpaper else near fine in a very good light shelf wear and aging dust jacket. ; 503 pages . Modern Library, hardcover
1978001005New York: Random House 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed. 1st Edition. First Printing. Association copy. Inscribed to Virginia on the half title page by the author. The Virginia in this case is literary critic Virginia Spencer Carr who wrote literary criticism most notably "A Lonely Hunter: A Biography of Carson McCullers" "Dos Passos: A Life" and "Paul Bowles: A Life." It was Gore Vidal who suggested to Carr to switch from her work on a Tennessee Williams biography to the biography of Paul Bowles. This book is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Book has been well preserved for 40 years and is clean throughout with rigid square boards pointed tips and a tight spine. Appears unread. The front free endpaper has a signature and a black marker mark on top corner. Nominated for a Nebula Award. Not remaindered. The dust jacket IS price clipped with very slight chipping along spine bottom and front edge bottom. Looks dignified in its plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping. Random House Hardcover
