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195221568New York:: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. 1952. First edition. original boards in dust jacket. Very slightly shelf-slanted; minor sunning to edges; in a jacket with minor use at edges and a very slightly soiled rear panel. 8vo. A Dutton Guilt Edged Mystery. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., hardcover
195225030E. P. Dutton NY 1952. Hardback NODUSTjacket 1952 Stated 1st edition Dates Match on Title & Copyright pg VG-/VG AS-IS NOJACKET Terra cotta RedRust Tweed embossed cloth CVR Titled & Decorated on Spine cvr in Gold Gilt Interior nice tight clean LIGHT FOX Wear 221 pgs .The first of three mysteries by Gore Vidal written under the Box pen name introduces Peter Cutler Sargeant III Public Relations Consultant called upon to solve the murder of a Ballerina on Stage. Vidal's mastery of language and biting satire are evident throughout. Quite risque for the period. The first of the Box mysteries. . First Edition. Hard Cover. E. P. Dutton, NY hardcover
1952164431New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1952. First Edition. First Edition. <br /> <br /> Slightly cocked else strong Very Good plus in a Very Good or better dust jacket with minute rubbing to the corners and a small chip at the heel. A bright copy. E.P. Dutton & Co unknown
1954VIDALGOR007851Heinemann London. 1954. First U.K. edition. Octavo. pp iv 186. The first of Vidal's pseudonymous crime novels.Signed by the author on the title page using both names.Very near fine in very good indeed slightly nicked dustwrapper. Scarce. Heinemann, London. unknown
1991Q-0922890609Armchair Detective Library 1991-03-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Armchair Detective Library hardcover
19913116030New York: Armchair Detective. Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in slipcase. SIGNED limited edition. Copy 'F" of only 26 lettered copies. Fine in burgandy-colored cloth laid-into matching slipcase without dust jacket as issued. First mystery written by Vidal under the pseudonym Edgar Box ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 221 pages . Armchair Detective hardcover
1952529858New York: E.P. Dutton 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Jacket art by Lester Kohs. Lightly toned pages in first half of book binding slightly cocked very good in a moderately rubbed about very good dust jacket with several chips and tears and interior tape repairs at the flap folds. The first of three mysteries featuring New York City public relations manager Peter Cutler Sargeant II. The other two being Death Before Bedtime and Death Likes It Hot. E.P. Dutton hardcover
1991368886New York: The Armchair Detective Library 1991. Hardcover. Fine. First edition thus. Fine in a very good slipcase with slight spotting. Copy X of 26 lettered copies Signed by the author. The Armchair Detective Library hardcover
195211020JNew York: Dutton 1952. First Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with one interior mend and a few tiny tears and chips. One of Gore Vidal’s mystery novels published under the pseudonym Edgar Box. Dutton unknown
1991004633New York: Armchair Detective Library 1991 First printing limited edition of 100 signed and numbered copies; this being the number 43. Signed by Gore Vidal. Book and slip case in fine as new condition. Armchair Detective Library, hardcover
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
1952125964New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. 1952. cloth. First edition. The author's uncommon first mystery. Some dustiness to top edge of pages a very good copy in very good dust jacket with light wear to corners some rubbing to spine ends with shallow loss small chip to lower rear corner and dust soiling to rear panel. #125964 E. P. Dutton & Co. unknown books
1952225501New York E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. 1952. 1952. First edition. 8vo. Original orange/red/tan cloth. Color pictorial dust jacket designed by Lester Kohs unclipped; few nicks. Very good-fine. No signatures or bookplates. F. Hardcover. New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952. hardcover books
195328639New York: Signet Books 1953. Paperback. 143p. cracked at hinge lightly-worn first mass-market papeback edition in pictorial wraps. The 1952 Dutton hardcover is Young 368 1036. One of Vidal's Edgar Box mystery series mass market format with a nice period cover illustration. Signet Books paperback 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
195230407New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1952. FIRST EDITION. Inscribed by Vidal on flyleaf in the year of publication: "___ from Edgar Box date illegible 1952." Fine book in near fine dust jacket with some minor edgewear and a short closed tear at bottom of front panel . Nice copy of the first Edgar Box mystery. <br/><br/> E.P. Dutton & Co unknown books
195211020JNew York: Dutton 1952. First Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with one interior mend and a few tiny tears and chips. One of Gore Vidal’s mystery novels published under the pseudonym Edgar Box. Dutton unknown books
1991245496New York: Armchair Detective Library 1991. Hardcover. v 221p. introduction very good first printing reissue in black cloth boards and unclipped dj. The 1952 Dutton edition is Young 368. Reissue of the first of three Peter Cutler Sargeant III mysteries written by Gore Vidal under his nom de plume this one a murder at the ballet. Originally published by Dutton in 1952. Armchair Detective Library hardcover books
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
1954007965USA: E.P. Dutton & Co Inc 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Death Likes it Hot by Edgar Box Gore Vidal First Edition E.P. Dutton & Company Inc 1954. New York. A VG copy that has no previous owner's name inscriptions or marks. No foxing or toning to contents or edges. In like original dust jacket with no tears or loss. Not price clipped. <br/> <br/> E.P. Dutton & Co Inc hardcover
1991Q-1562870009Armchair Detective Library 1991-08-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Armchair Detective Library hardcover
1955ARC91198William Heinemann London 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The first printing of the first UK edition. 8vo. 212pp. Black boards lettered in slightly dulled gold at spine. A small area of spotting to fore edge occasionally encroaching to extreme margins of text leaves. A very good copy in non-price-clipped dust wrapper lightly edgeworn with several short closed tears several tiny slivers of loss and some dust soiling to the predominantly white rear panel. The third and final of Vidal's pseudonymous Peter Cutler detective novels. William Heinemann, London Hardcover
1990614455New York: Armchair Detective Library 1990. Hardcover. Fine. First edition thus. New introduction by the author. Fine in a near fine slipcase with some spotting. Copy 49 of 100 numbered copies Signed by Gore Vidal with both his own name and as Edgar Box. Armchair Detective Library hardcover
1955VIDALGOR009824Heinemann London. 1955. First U.K. edition. Octavo. pp iv 212. One of his crime novels.Very good indeed in very good dustwrapper rubbed and nicked at the edges and with a short closed tear at the fold of the front flap. Heinemann, London. unknown
1964101565New York: Signet Books 1964. 127p. reprint. One of Vidal's Edgar Box mystery series mass market format. G2540. Signet Books unknown books
