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198152524San Francisco: Gay Sunshine Press 1981. First Edition Thus. Limited Issue one of 100 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.81. Octavo 22.5cm; cream paper and navy blue cloth-covered boards with titles stamped in gitlt on spine and front cover; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 1011-1262pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket. A collection of seven short stories some with homosexual themes first published by Zero Press in 1956 and reissued by the San Francisco-based Gay Sunshine Press. cf.YOUNG 2664 & 2669. Gay Sunshine Press unknown books
198125315San Francisco: Gay Sunshine Press 1981. Hardcover. 126p. signed by Vidal on the title page one of 100 signed copies of this edition very good in blue cloth spine over cream boards gilt titles and paper title label on spine. First published by Zero Press in 1956 this is the first limited re-issue signed by Vidal. The Zero Press edition is Young 3937 & 3938 with several stories containing gay themes and characters. Gay Sunshine Press hardcover books
195803517London: Heinemann 1958. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Hardcover. Some light foxing to pages. Otherwise near fine in dust jacket. <br/><br/> Heinemann hardcover books
1956007598New York: Zero Press 1956. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket Faint toning front panel 2" faint crease top edge rear panel. With lovely fresh flaps text clean book feels unread. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Zero Press Hardcover books
1957101488Boston: Little Brown and Company 1957. Hardcover. xxii 158p. 4p. photos signed by Vidal on the half title very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped but worn and toned dj with single small tape repair on rear of jacket. This is the stage version based on the TV script. It was first performed at the Booth Theatre in NYC on February 7 1957 starring Cyril Ritchard Conrad Janis Mindy's Dad!Eventually made into a Jerry Lewis film much to the author's dismay. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
197568907New York: Simon and Schuster 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Presenation copy inscribed by Beverly and Vidal Sassoon to Hugh Hefner on the title page: "To Heff sic taking you into the next fifty. Many of your positive thoughts are represented here. Warmest Beverly and Vidal". Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. The hair styling pioneer and his wife Canadian-born actress Beverly Adams were friends with Hefner and frequent guests at the Playboy Mansion. Octavo. In a custom full brown morocco binding with silver titles and marbled endpapers. Near fine. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
199261141Catalonia: Generalitat de Catalunya Comissio America i Catalunya 1992. 1st ed. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 335p. Original stiff wrapper. dj. 30cm. Catalan text. <br/><br/> Generalitat de Catalunya Comissio America i Catalunya paperback books
197228052NY: Random House 1972. First printing. 8vo pp. 157. A nice copy in dj. An entertainment using Nixon's qotes and those of others. An indictment of the men who have led our country using their own words and actions. Random House unknown 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
200060559Cusco Perú: Un Mensaje de Belleza del Cusco Eterno. Cusco Perú Convenio Municipalidad del Cusco - Cervesur 2000. 21cm. 214p. b/w and color plates ports. illus. glos. bio. color pict. wrps. Study of textiles of the Andes in relation to artistic expression techniques and influences on traditional and modern fashion. Study is the result of work of author since 1947 while a professor at the University of Cusco. LIMITED EDITION OF 1000. Un Mensaje de Belleza del Cusco Eterno. (Cusco), Perú, Convenio Municipalidad del Cusco - Cervesur unknown books
1992UVIDASS00AFColumbia University Pres 1992. Very Good. Vidal-Naquet Pierre. Assassins of Memory. Mehlman Translator Jeffery. NY: Columbia University Pres 1992. 205pp. Indexed. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed wraps and pages edges. Neat occasional underlining in orange. Columbia University Pres paperback books
1992288164New York: Columbia University Press 1992. hardcover. fine/fine. 205 pages 8vo burgundy cloth dust wrapper. New York: Columbia University Press 1992. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Columbia University Press unknown books
198871614NY: Random House 1988. First US edition first prnt. Originally published by Andre Deutsch in the UK in 1987 in a different form. Signed 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 books
198840210New York: Random House 1988. Hardcover. viii 303p. very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Random House hardcover books
19711329446Madrid: Instituto Provincial de Investigaciones y Estudios Toledanos 1971. Softcover. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine cream with green print; Cover has light edgewear wear to corners smudging/shelfwear on rear light peripheral tanning; Text block clean and tight; Text in Spanish; 230 pages illustrated b&w. 1329446. FP New Rockville Stock. Instituto Provincial de Investigaciones y Estudios Toledanos unknown books
2001119849New York: Harcourt 2001. Hardcover. xxx 354p. foreword introduction notes very good first edition first printing stated in boards and unclipped dj. Slight soilingto untrimmed fore-edges. Harcourt hardcover books
195614394JNew York: Ballantine 1956. First Edition. Hardbound issue. Some tape marks offsetting to front end rear endpapers from an old plastic dust jacket cover else fine clean copy in a bright dust jacket with a very minor trace of wear. Eight complete one-hour dramas by television writers including Gore Vidal Visit to a Small Planet Rod Serling The Strike Paddy Chayefsky The Mother Horton Foote A Lady of Property Robert Alan Arthur J.P. Miller Tad Mosel and Reginald Rose Ballantine hardcover books
1983WRCLIT75515Brittany 1983. iii83 leaves. Quarto A4. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in hald-lettered stiff wrappers. A couple of creases and finger smudges to wrappers otherwise very good or better. Denoted the "3rd Draft" of this screenplay based in part on Vidal's treatment of the subject in A SEARCH FOR THE KING 1950. Robert Dornheim is noted as the prospective director for the film. Dornheim and musician/actor/writer O'Brien had worked together on the 1983 television film DIGITAL DREAMS featuring bassist Bill Wyman. Among O'Brien's considerable list of accomplishments is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW writer and actor. Evidently unproduced and not directly related to the 1983 Rice and Olivier musical of similar subject and title. unknown books
1979WN674101Franklin Center PA: The Franklin Library 1979. Green leather with gilt lettering and elaborate decoratio AEG and silk marker present. Mint copy in the Franklin Library manner. Author. First Thus. Full Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. The Franklin Library Paperback books
19791592811Franklin Library 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited edition with the author's signature on a front blank page. Illustrated. Silk endpapers. Franklin Library hardcover books
1979161605Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1979. Signed Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. Clean tight unread copy. Pristine. Signed on a front free end paper tissue-guarded. Grey leather with elaborate gilt decoration all around. Four raised bands on spine with gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers with matching satin place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket as issued. 524 pp. with archival images. Includes a message from the author special to this edition. A biography of Colonel Aaron Burr US vice-president who sadly is best remembered as the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. The Franklin Library hardcover books
19791406101The Franklin Library 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine Limited Edition from The Franklin Library. SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. Fully leather bound with gilt detailing and a satin ribbon marker. Slight rubbing along the bottom edge; near fine. Included original "Notes From the Editors" leaflet. The Franklin Library hardcover books
1979108956The Franklin Library Pennsylvania 1979. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine SIGNED limited edition from The Franklin Library. Signed by the author on the front free endpage. Full leather bound with gilt detailing and a satin ribbon book marker. Includes a special message to subscribers from the author. The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania hardcover books
19731280New York: Random House 1973. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Octavo 430pp. Maroon cloth title in gilt on spine authors name on front panel light toning to edges of cloth. Stated "first edition" on copyright page with "24689753" number line. In publishers first state dust jacket near fine with $8.95 on front panel ISBN number at bottom right of rear panel blacked out date next to "11/73" on rear flap insignificant chip along bottom edge of spine. Book is signed by author on the title page with inscription to recipient. A superb signed first edition. Random House unknown books
200726231Amsterdam: BUTT 2007. Tiny tears at the spine ends and light fading to the extremities else fine in wrappers. First Edition. Issue 20 of the quarterly printed on pink paper that transformed not only gay but broader cultural aesthetics for a new generation. Amsterdam: BUTT unknown books
