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1998Q-0822212110Dramatists Play Service Inc 1998-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Dramatists Play Service, Inc paperback
194331642AB1943. No.1987 of a limited edition. London R.Ackermann 1943. Quarto. XXVIII 115 pages with 24 plates in colour several of the folding out. Hardcover / De Luxe Edition of this Reprint in quarter leather with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Personalized gift-copy signed by former co-workers of the recipient. This stunning publication shows the following colour-illustrations: 1. Fold-out-Illustration: Monte Video - Frome the Anchorage outside the Harbour & Buenos Ayres from the Bank between the Outer and Inner Roads 2. Landing Place hardcover
20199781543696257-2025Brilliance Audio 2019. Paperback. New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Gore Vidal Jeff Cummings</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Brilliance Audio</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Paperback</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9781543696257</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2019</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> In a series of penetrating and alarming essays whose centerpiece is a commentary on the events of September 11 2001 deemed then too controversial to publish Gore Vidal challenges the comforting consensus following September 11th and goes back and draws connections to Timothy McVeigh’s bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. He asks were these simply the acts of “evil-doersâ€</p> Brilliance Audio paperback
1991Q-1562870009Armchair Detective Library 1991-08-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Armchair Detective Library hardcover
19533117422New York: Dutton. Good in Good dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Good only copy in a poor to good- dust jacket. 223pp. 5 1/2" X 7 1/2" Foxing to preliminaries. Chipping at spine ends. Several chips & edge tears. General wear to jacket. Tad musty. Second Box mystery. ; 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"; 223 pages . Dutton hardcover
19553117573New York: Signet. Fine with no dust jacket. 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First paperback edition. Fine in mass-market-size pictorial printed wrappers. 127pp. 4 1/4" X 7" THIRD mystery as Edgar Box by Gore Vidal. Sharp copy. ; 4 1/4" X 7"; 167 pages . Signet paperback
182025272Buenos Aires: Editorial Mitchell's English Book Store 1820`1944. Reprint Facsimile #1097 of 2000 copies. Hardcover. VG. Unique & genuine cowhide cover with trimmed hair and hand-sewn leather strapping to cover edges. Title on front cover from branding iron apparently -- the covers and binding are in fine condition. The lovely end--papers appears to be special wall paper utilized for this copy one of a kind. Tightly bound unmarked except for ink notations on one of the color plates. Removed sticker from title page with pen price and light toning; balance of pages are bright minor foxing to some of the plates. xxviii 115 pages 24 color plates some folded. A very unique copy in trimmed hair cowhide binding brown/off-white hair for the curious binding collector Argentina history buff or as a unique gift <br/><br/>Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome. Editorial Mitchell's English Book Store hardcover
227<p>About this Item</p><p>Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Blue cloth quarterbound in beige cloth. Dustjacket has minor shed wear. The spine is stamped in blue. Octavo. 154pps. Stated First Edition. An excellent collector's-quality copy: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. Slightest wear in boarders please see pictures The text is bright and immaculate; absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve is also as new; no chips soiling or tears. The original price is intact. The finest copy of this book I could find. </p><em>Two Sisters: A Memoir in the Form of a Novel</em> by Gore Vidal is a fictional memoir that interweaves various narrative forms including a novel a diary notebooks and a screenplay set in ancient Greece. The book's main plot revolves around a love affair with a beautiful set of twins in post-war Paris. The narrative is a complex experimental work that explores themes of sexuality and is structured around a story of incest told through different perspectives and formats. Real-life figures such as Jean Cocteau and Tennessee Williams appear as characters alongside fictional ones. <p><strong>SYNOPSIS</strong></p><p>Gore Vidal again demonstrates in these seven stories that maturity of craftsmanship and individuality which has gained him an important place among writers. He has wit; he has variety; he has a style. Of the hundreds of new writers to come out of the Second World War only a handful have continued to develop to grow. He has survived notoriety and early success to achieve a career of letters that is unique a body of work that is substantial a perception of reality which is precise and illuminating. After reading 'A Moment of Green Laurel' published here for the first time one appreciates the comment of The Times Literary Supplement: 'It is quite possible for a successful young novelist like Mr. Gore Vidal to live in America and prevent anything he does not want from impinging on his consciousness and as he matures a correlation between his standards and those he does not follow. From the fusion a peculiarly American literature developes</p> hardcover
1956155418New York: Zero Press 1956. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> Jacket spine panel lightly toned else Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. Zero Press unknown
1987155956London: Andre Deutsch 1987. UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First UK Edition.<br /> <br /> Very Good plus in lightly soiled perfect-bound wrappers. Andre Deutsch unknown
1974155751London: William Heinemann 1974. First Edition. First UK Edition preceded by the First Edition published in 1972 by Random House under the title "Homage to Daniel Shays." SIGNED by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. William Heinemann unknown
1950vidal_greenNew York: Dutton 1950. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. near fine in very good jacket. signed. 1st Dutton hardcover
20090731144346E. P. Dutton & Company Inc. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Gray and yellow illustrated dust jacket; rubbing and chipping to corners and ends. Black hardboards gold lettering on spine. Minor wear. P/O name on first pastedown. Rough cut page ends. Clean pages. Secure binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc. hardcover
1978155940New York: Random House 1978. First Edition. ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> Near Fine in wrappers. Random House unknown
19981152439Modern Library 1998. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. In great condition. The jacket is shelf worn protected by a mylar jacket. Binding is secure and inside is clean and unmarked. Modern Library unknown
1984001036EFranklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1984. The Franklin Library. Very Fine. A very fine copy bound in full leather with marbled boards and silk ribbon. Signed First Edition by the Author. A very nice copy. No bumped corners to book. No rubbing to leather binding. Gold gilt edges are very clean and bright. No bookplates. As New. The Franklin Library unknown
1992155873London: Andre Deutsch 1992. First Edition. First UK Edition preceded by the First Edition published by Random House the same year. SIGNED by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> Fine in a Near Fine lightly age-toned dust jacket. Andre Deutsch unknown
1977155742New York: Random House 1977. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Random House unknown
1974FLAHIVE-3832Random House New York 1974 Random House New York 1974. First edition. First printing with full number line including the 2 as was customary of Random House at time of publication. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price $6.95 intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Light wear to extremities of jacket as pictured. Light offsetting on royal blue front endpaper. Random House remainder stamp on lower edge of a still beautiful copy. This copy has been SIGNED by Vidal on the title page as pictured. Signed-Fiction. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Random House, New York hardcover
194823763New York: E.P. Dutton 1948. Boards. Very Good/Very Good -. A presentable copy of the 1948 stated 1st edition of Gore Vdal's 3rd published novel following "Williwaw" and :In a Yellow Wood". Solid and VG light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns mild soiling to the panels in a crisp price-intact VG- to VG dustjacket with very light chipping along the top-edges and the spine ends and spotting along the flap-folds and the spine. Small neat former owner name as well at the front free endpaper. Still though solid and moderately well-preserved. E.P. Dutton unknown
2002155678Berkeley: Odonian Press 2002. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in wrappers. Odonian Press unknown
1957rbr2-104<p>First edition signed Sept. 29 '57 John Love. Some b&w photo plates. Takes place in Manassas Virginia.</p> Little, Brown and Company hardcover
1967FLAHIVE-2589Little Brown and Company Boston 1967 First printing. A near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket. A copy with clean text and price $6.95 intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: "1.00" ink mark on front endpaper. Jacket has a couple short closed tears as pictured. This copy has been SIGNED by Vidal on a tipped-in page as pictured. Signed-Fiction. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Little, Brown and Company, Boston hardcover
1956155924New York: Zero Press 1956. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED on page 140 by contributor Gore Vidal. <br /> <br /> About Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Two small splashes on the top page edges. Jacket lightly foxed on the front and spine panels rear flap fold and top edge of the rear panel. Zero Press unknown
69-5548Detroit Michigan: Contemporary Authors Gale Research Co 1960. Original photograph. 25.5 cm x 20.5 cm. Submitted by the author or their agent for inclusion in the publication "Contemporary Authors". Very Good.Provenance: From the collection of Frederic Gale Ruffner Jr the founder of Gale Research Detroit. Detroit, Michigan: Contemporary Authors Gale Research Co, [1960] unknown