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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
1987005886Random House 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. NY: Random House 1987. Copyright page states First Random House Edition." This is number 90 of 250 numbered limited first edition copies specially bound and SIGNED by the author. Book fine in publisher's fine matching slipcase. No DJ as issued. 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
1987104651New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Trade Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394561236 . A first Trade edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Empire the fourth novel in Gore Vidal's monumental six-volume chronicle of the American past is his prodigiously detailed portrait of the United States at the dawn of the twentieth century as it begins to emerge as a world power. While America struggles to define its destiny beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. From the back offices of her Washington newspaper Caroline confronts the two men who threaten to thwart her ambition: William Randolph Hearst and his protégé Blaise Sanford Caroline's half brother. In their struggles for power the lives of brother and sister become intertwined with those of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt as well as Astors Vanderbilts and Whitneys - all incarnations of America's Gilded Age. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded sewn in pages and ribbon marker simply superb quality Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; 490 pages; $6.00 . Random House hardcover
198725294New York: Random House 1987. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth dust jacket. 486pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket spine slightly sunned. Tight clean attractive first edition of this novel involving Theodore Roosevelt William Randolph Hearst and turn-of-the-century America. Interesting and appropriate autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is an actual library catalogue card for this title and edition though not this specific copy which is NOT ex-library! heavy stock 5" X 3" card signed boldly by Vidal in black ballpoint. Random House 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
198740839Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1987. First edition. Signed by Vidal as issued. "Special Message" by Vidal for this edition. Frontispiece by Mark Summer. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards all edges gilt satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Unread copy in Fine condition.Tthe fourth historical novel in Vidal's Narratives of Empire series . Signed by Author. First Thus. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. Illus. by Mark Summers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Franklin Library Hardcover
1987015403New York: Random House 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Signed Limited. One of 250 signed limited in slipcase. Random House Hardcover
198754401New York: Random House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A Fine first edition/first printing in a mildly soiled Near Fine dust-jacket; Empire tells the story of the United States from the perspective of two families the Rockefellers and the Kennedys. The novel covers the period from the 1920s to the early 1960s and tells the story of the rivalry between these two powerful families as well as the political social and economic changes that took place during this time.; 8vo; 486 pages . Random House hardcover
198730250New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394561236 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with light soiling to page edges in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear; Empire the fourth novel in Gore Vidal's monumental six-volume chronicle of the American past is his prodigiously detailed portrait of the United States at the dawn of the twentieth century as it begins to emerge as a world power. While America struggles to define its destiny beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. From the back offices of her Washington newspaper Caroline confronts the two men who threaten to thwart her ambition: William Randolph Hearst and his protégé Blaise Sanford Caroline's half brother. In their struggles for power the lives of brother and sister become intertwined with those of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt as well as Astors Vanderbilts and Whitneys - all incarnations of America's Gilded Age; 8vo; FSA . Random House hardcover
198730249New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394561236 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with bookplate on front free end paper and minor foxing to top edge in alike dust-jacket with trivial edgewear and sunned spine; Empire the fourth novel in Gore Vidal's monumental six-volume chronicle of the American past is his prodigiously detailed portrait of the United States at the dawn of the twentieth century as it begins to emerge as a world power. While America struggles to define its destiny beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. From the back offices of her Washington newspaper Caroline confronts the two men who threaten to thwart her ambition: William Randolph Hearst and his protégé Blaise Sanford Caroline's half brother. In their struggles for power the lives of brother and sister become intertwined with those of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt as well as Astors Vanderbilts and Whitneys - all incarnations of America's Gilded Age; 8vo; FSA . Random House hardcover
1998Q-0679602933Modern Library 1998-10-05. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Modern Library hardcover
1987312383FRANKLIN CENTER: FRANKLIN LIBRARY. Fine with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Leather Binding. SIGNED Limited Edition. Fine in brown leather binding with gilt edges & satin marker ribbon without DJ. As issued. Specially printed presentation card in envelope laid-in Features a special introuction by author not included in any other edition. . FRANKLIN LIBRARY. hardcover
1987313200NY: RANDOM HOUSE. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394561236 . SIGNED by Gore Vidal on the title page. Fine in a very close to fine dj. Slight discoloration at spine on dj. . RANDOM HOUSE. hardcover
1987067000The Franklin Library 1987. Hardcover. As New. Summer Mark. Signed Limited First Edition A frontispiece portrait by Mark Summer.Large very heavy sturdy book brown full-leather covers with an ornate very bright gilt web-like design to front and back rasied spine with very bright gilt lettering spine has gilt rays and small gilt rectangles all edges bright gilt a sewn-in satin bookmark 486 pages some photographs of the gilded few in early pages. Signed in dark blue ink "Gore Vidal" on second front end paper. As New. <br/> <br/> The Franklin Library hardcover
198770591NY: Random House 1987. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good hardback in a jacket that is sunned on the spine. Inscribed and signed by Vidal on the half title page. Random House hardcover
198751381New York: Random House 1987. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 250 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.34. Octavo 24.25cm; maroon cloth blocked and titled in black and gilt on spine and front cover; viii4864pp. Fine in a Fine slipcase still housed in the partially-opened publisher's shrinkwrap. Historical novel centered around the relationship between government and mass media in the creation of modern-day America set in the late 19th-early 20th century. Random House unknown
2000Q-037570874XVintage 2000-08-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage paperback
1987Q-0394561236Random House 1987-05-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Random House hardcover
198712808New York: Random House 1987. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/very good. Signed first edition of Empire by Gore Vidal. Octavo 8 486pp 4. Blue cloth title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Random House Edition" on copyright page with appropriate number line. Solid text block a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket $22.50 retail price on front flap faint sunning to spine blue stain to verso of dust jacket not visible on front. Signed by the author on tipped-in blank. This copy is signed by the author for The First Edition Circle at Kroch's & Brentano's of Chicago with laid-in bookmark. Random House unknown
19871173New York: Random House 1987. First Random House Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the free front endpaper tall and thick 8vo black cloth with gold lettering Mylar-protected typographic dust jacket with "Empire" in red "A Novel" in black "Gore Vidal" in blue against a bright yellow background gray endpapers vi 486 pages 2 Note 2 About the Author. Another splendid historical fiction by Vidal that revolves around the period of the Spanish-American War c.1895-1898 with conflicts between Teddy Roosevelt and publisher William Randolph Hearst affecting characters--especially a wealthy young woman named "Caroline"--who struggle for fulfillment during the Gilded Age. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects! Random House hardcover
1999Q-1573440825Cleis Press 1999-05-24. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Cleis Press hardcover
1982mon0000016183W.W. Norton & Company 1982-04T. hardcover. Very Good. . Hardcover. Very inimal wear to dust jacket. No cover wear. Clean unmarked text. Tight binding. W.W. Norton & Company hardcover
1990127451Random House 1990-01-20. First Edition. hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. Signed limited 136/200 first edition first printing as new hardcover in jacket now in mylar. Please email for photos. Random House hardcover
2000Q-0375708758Vintage 2000-08-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage paperback
