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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
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
200721023ELanham MD: Scarecrow Press 2007. First Edition. From the library of Gore Vidal with his estate stamp. Laid in is a type letter signed by Edward Kurdyla Vice President Publisher at Scarecrow Press on printed company stationery presenting this copy to Mr. Vidal dated July 11 2007. 346 pages. Fine copy without dust jacket as issued. Includes references to books and pamphlets short stories essays and reviews plays screenplays published letters manuscripts media adaptations works in translation works about Gore Vidal an index and biographical information. With a certificate of authenticity from the distributor of the Gore Vidal library. Scarecrow Press 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
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
1820318534London: Ackermann 1820. Facsimile done in October 1944 at Mitchell's English Bookstore. 8vo. Bound in three quarters red morocco and cloth sides a.e.g. by Truslove & Hanson Sloane St. Fine. Facsimile done in October 1944 at Mitchell's English Bookstore. 8vo. Ackermann 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
187053053Paris: Alfred Vibien 1870. First edition. 12mo. 61 1 pp. Publisher's original printed wrappers. Owner's neat signature on the blank flyleaf and small ink stamp on the title page. A fine copy. This is the second volume of a two volume work; however it is an independent work. Roosens and Salu Nos. 1609. <br/><br/> Alfred Vibien unknown 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
199721025EWestport CT: Greenwood Press 1997. First Edition. From the library of Gore Vidal with his estate stamp. 215 pages. Fine copy without dust jacket as issued. Includes references to Gore Vidal’s historical novels; Julian 1964 Creation 1981 Burr 1973 Lincoln !984 1876 1976 and Empire 1987 Hollywood 1990 and Washington D.C. 1967 and “Vidal’s Inventionsâ€; Two Sisters 1970 Myra Breckinridge 1968 and Myron 1974 Kalki 1978 Duluth 1983 and Live from Golgotha 1992. With some brief biographical information a bibliography and index. With a certificate of authenticity from the distributor of the Gore Vidal library. Greenwood Press unknown books
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
196221560ELondon: Heineman 1962. First Edition - British. Signed by the author Gore Vidal on the title page. With a new preface by Vidal written especially for this edition. Fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with a couple of tiny tears and a hint of darkening and rubbing to the spine. Heineman unknown books
1948W145GVNew York: E.P.Dutton & Co. 1948. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and rules and blindstamped upper board. Spine ends crumpled edges dusty and end papers browned. Unpriceclipped dust jacket chipped on top edge with some loss of paper joints and flap folds worn white areas soiled. Third novel and well received. First Edition So Stated. Cloth. Fair/Fair/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. E.P.Dutton & Co. Hardcover books
1959144209Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage borderless photograph of Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly from the 1959 film. With holograph annotations in graphite 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/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1990297128New York: Random House 1990. Limited. hardcover. fine. Large 8vo cloth. New York: Random House 1990. Limited First Edition.<br/><br/> One of 200 specially bound signed copies. Fine in the publisher's cloth slipcase.<br/><br/> Random House unknown books
19528125NY: Dutton 1952. First edition first prnt. Signed by Vidal on the front free endpage. Tight copy with minimal shelfwear beginning page toning and previous owner name on the front pastedown; dustjacket with minimal shelfwear mostly on the spine topedge beginning toning on the flap topedges few tiny chips. 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. Dutton Hardcover books
200321191ENew York: Abrams 2003. First Edition. From the library of Gore Vidal with his estate stamp. Oversized 132 pages. Gore Vidal is in a photograph in the company of Tennessee Williams Donald Windham Buffie Johnson Tanaquil Le Clereq and Virginia Reed at Cafe Nicholson 1949 the occasion of which Vidal begins his introduction. This photograph appeared in the first issue of the short-lived magazine Flair edited by American writer and artist Fleur Cowles. A black & white photographic portrait of artistic and literary life in the post-war mid-century years featuring the work of photographer Karl Bissinger including images of Truman Capote Carson McCullers Collette Henry Miller Aldous Huxley James Baldwin John Ford Jean Renoir Jean Cocteau Marlon Brando Gary Cooper Agnes de Mille and many more. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket. with a 1 3/4†label affixed to the spine printed with “Introduction Gore Vidalâ€. Abrams unknown books
