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2000101468New York: Doubleday 2000. Hardcover. 467p. signed by Vidal on the title page near-fine first edition first printing stated in boards and bright unclipped dj with multiple Signed by Author stickers applied. Doubleday hardcover books
194926333New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Very Good in Good dj. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. a solid copy only lightly shelfworn but with an unfortunate scrape along the top edge of the front cover exposing about 1.5" of the board with some minor attendant fraying to cloth; the jacket is Good only edgeworn and extensively scuffed on the front panel with a bit of paper loss at the spine ends. SIGNED by the author on the title page no inscription. Vidal's fourth book "a novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son's urge to sever the psychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother." Signed by Author . E.P. Dutton & Co. hardcover books
19709375JNew York: Random House 1970. First Edition. Review copy with the publisher’s dated notice laid in. Upper corners slightly bumped else fine in a fine dust jacket. Random House unknown books
195803517London: Heinemann 1958. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Hardcover. Some light foxing to pages. Otherwise near fine in dust jacket. <br/><br/> Heinemann hardcover books
2015165999San Juan Puerto Rico: Ediciones Alba 2015. Hardcover. VG. Blue cloth boards with color-illustration laid in on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. xiii 208 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Text in Spanish. "Portrait miniatures became popular in Puerto Rico during the 19th century with several artists mainly Creole practicing this type of painting and leaving behind a group of portraits of undeniable aesthetic and historic value. This study explores the functions and uses of portrait miniatures their relationship to those pictorial genres that preceded them and their evolution over the course of the 19th century. Biographical dates and details for some of the greatest Puerto Rican painters of portrait miniatures are also provided. The first chapter of the book looks at small portraits in oil which preceded the miniature in gouache on ivory; the second covers the technique uses special features and creators of the miniature; the final chapter investigates small photographic portraits which began to replace the painted miniature in the middle of the 19th century."-First Search. Ediciones Alba hardcover books
19841592810Franklin Library 1984. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited first edition with the author's signature on a front blank page. Large black and white illustrations by Thomas B. Allen. Marbled endpapers. Franklin Library hardcover books
1976D15072New York: Random House 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Original cloth lacking DJ. With the initials TC in pencil at the front and an auction slip from Bonhams laid in. From the library of Truman Capote auctioned off in parts in New York at Bonhams on November 9 2006. Following Capote's death in 1984 many of Capote's belongings including his library were passed on to his dear friend Joanne Carson wife of Johnny Carson. She became "the loving custodian of these treasures" for several decades until they were dispersed by Bonham's. A nice opportunity to acquire a book from the library of one of America's most colorful and controversial authors. Capote and Vidal had an interesting relationship rather testy at times. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover books
1958000754London: Heinemann 1958. The First U.S edition published in 1956 this British edition 1958. His 1st book of short stories. A nice addition for the Vidal completist. First British Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Heinemann Hardcover books
1987109137The Franklin Library Pennsylvania 1987. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First edition. Small 4to. One of an unspecified number of copies SIGNED by Vidal who has also contributed a special two-page introduction that does not appear in the regular edition. Bound in full leather with all edges gilt and a ribbon marker. Fine. The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania hardcover books
198722523New York: Random House 1987. First edition. Cloth. Very Good /very good . First Random House edition stated. 486 pp. Part of the author's sweeping series of historical novels covering American history. A handsome very good copy in brown cloth binding in lightly used price-intact dustwrapper. SIGNED by Vidal. Nice copy. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover books
200631385New York: Doubleday 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Near Fine first edition in dustwrapper. The author's memoir covering the period 1964 to 2006. 277 pp. SIGNED by the author on a special tipped in page at the front of the book. Doubleday hardcover books
200021333NY: Doubleday 2000. First edition first prnt. Signed by Vidal on the title page. Spine ends pushed and board edges with beginning toning; dustjacket with shallow wrinkle on the spine topedge. Very Good condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The seventh and final novel in Vidal's Narratives of Empire series. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Hardcover books
1978004119New York: Random House Inc 1978. First Printing. Collects 3 mystery novels published pseudonymously by Vidal in the early 1950s "Death in the Fifth Position" "Death Before Bedtime" and "Death Likes It Hot" . Near Fine top edge lightly soiled in a Very Good Plus dustjacket 2 small closed edge tears and small chips at head of spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Random House Inc Hardcover books
198156055NY: Random Hosue 1981. First Edition. 8vo pp. 510. Author's signaure on blank. Maroon cloth stamped in gilt. Near fine in little scuffed dj. Random Hosue unknown books
20007163NY: Doubleday 2000. First edition first prnt. Signed by Vidal on the title page. Quarter-cloth with gilt spine lettering and paper-covered boards. Spine top edge and rear board upper edge near spine fold bumped with corresponding small wrinkles on the dustjacket spine topedge spine bottom edge cloth lightly pushed. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover The seventh and final novel in Vidal's Narratives of Empire series. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Hardcover books
1958WRCLIT69864Culver City: MGM / Loews 1958. 8pp. Folio 43 x 31 cm. Pictorial self-wrappers. Black and white illustrations considerable amount of text very good. The studio pressbook produced for the purposes of advertising publicity and exploitation for the U.S. release of Jose Ferrer's film adaptation of Nicholas Halasz's book about the Dreyfus case based on a screenplay by Gore Vidal. This was only Vidal's second screenplay credit although his writing for television had been substantial to this date. Ferrer starred as well as directed the film with Anton Walbrook Viveca Lindfors Leo Genn Emlyn Williams and Herbert Lom. MGM / Loews unknown books
19625455Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1962. 1st. Hardcover. Fine condition / Fine condition dust jacket. <br/><br/> Little, Brown & Co. hardcover books
19859013256New York: New Directions 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. <br/><br/> New Directions hardcover books
190522682Paris: A. Romagnol. 1905. Softcover. Wraps No. 89 of 130 copies with three states of the color etchings by Pierre Vidal a fine copy.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 16 plates pp . A. Romagnol paperback books
197421741Buenos Aires: Art Gallery International 1974. Near fine folded as issued. First Edition. Long folded exhibition announcement for group show of five Argentine artists opening on September 23 1974 at Art Gallery International in Buenos Aires. Striking design using an optical typeface to recto with black and white photographic portraits of the five artists to the folded verso. Spanish text. Buenos Aires: Art Gallery International unknown books
199849105Cheltenham:: Edward Elgar. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 1858989493 . First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Edward Elgar, hardcover books
1943147785Buenos Aires: Editorial Viau S. R. Ltda 1943. Facsimile Reprint. Softcover. G Moderate edge wear and soiling to outer wraps; interior is crisp and clean. Tan paper wraps 117 pp. 24 color plates 4 fold-outs. Title on cover: Buenos Ayres and Monte Video in a series of Picturesque Illustrations Taken on the Spot. A facsimile reprint of the original book released in 1820 featuring these early 19th-century views from Argentina rendered by English painter Emeric Essex Vidal 1791-1861. Includes an introduction and a running narrative by the artist. The illustrations appear in color here; one presumes that in the 1820 edition they did not have the benefit of such technology. As such this book should be of interest to both art lovers and historians with an Argentinian focus. #1225 of 3470 copies. Editorial Viau S. R. Ltda paperback books
1956157168New York: Zero Press 1956. First. hardcover. very good/near fine. Seven Short Stories. Thin 8vo d.w. lightly toned. N.Y.: The Zero Press 1956. First Edition.<br/><br/> Zero Press unknown books
1987WN31809New York: Random House 1987. Original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering. Front pastedown has a small ink stain otherwise book and jacket are in exceptional condition. A central title in Vidal's series of 7 works on American history. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Random House Hardcover books
1990121327NY: Random House 1990. First edition first prnt. Signed by Vidal on the title page. Faint beginning toning on the board cloth edges; dustjacket with short closed tear and few tiny wrinkles at the spine bottom edge and beginning toning on spine. Tight copy in Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. The fifth novel in Vidal's Narratives of Empire series. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House Hardcover books
