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1990107078Westminster Maryland U.S.A.: Random House Inc 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket. First Random House Edition and complete row of numbers on the copyright page. Original price of $22.50 still on front flap. Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc hardcover books
1987121326NY: Random House 1987. First edition limited issue of 250 numbered copies signed by Vidal on the limitation page. Copy #53. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Fine copy in a Fine slipcase. The fourth novel in Vidal's Narratives of Empire series. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Random House Hardcover books
1987387596New York: Random House 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Slightly bowed with spotting on the page edges else near fine in a near fine price-clipped dustwrapper with fading on the spine and edgewear. Random House hardcover books
1987334692New York: Random House 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition thus. Near fine with page edged lightly foxed in a near fine dustwrapper. Random House hardcover books
198720157NY: Random House 1987. First edn. 8vo pp. 486. A nice copy in slightly chipped dj. A novel set in America's Gilded Age: political bosses robber barons the political and social worlds of New York Washington and Newport. Random House unknown books
1987WN31809New York: Random House 1987. Original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering. Front pastedown has a small ink stain otherwise book and jacket are in exceptional condition. A central title in Vidal's series of 7 works on American history. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Random House Hardcover books
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 books
19874712Franklin Center: The Franklin Library 1987. 1st edition SIGNED. Full decorative leather. AEG. VF bpt. 486 pp. Frontis of Vidal. 8vo. <br/><br/>Limited issue with special preface for the edition. The Franklin Library hardcover books
1941207787Barcelona: Jose Monteso Editor 1941. Paperback. 140p. coated paperstock throughout with numerous illustrations --photos diagrams line maps one folded graphs-- softbound in 7.5x5 inch cardstock covers with pasted-on color-picture wraps. Wraps somewhat edgeworn with abrasion and short splits along spine half-title toned where touching the cardstock a clean and generally sound copy. Jose Monteso, Editor paperback books
193544611Montevideo: Editorial Don Bosco 1935. Paperback. Very Good. 2 vols. frontis portrait illustration photos 136 127p. Wrapper. 20cm. Spanish text. Biblioteca Uruguaya de Autores Catolicos Vol. 7. <br/><br/> Editorial Don Bosco paperback books
197562217the author: Self-published by the author 1975. Paperback. 60p. text in Spanish very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. California-based Cuban American author. Self-published by the author paperback books
83806Miami: Self-published by the author 198-. 4p. 4.25x5.5 inch evangelical leaflet by the Cuban American minister skull and crossbones motif on front panel. Cover subtitle beneath the skull: "YO FUI AYER LO QUE TU ERES HOY TU SERAS MANANA LO QUE YO SOY HOY" As usual with Christian dogma a warning that you will die. Self-published by the author unknown books
2015165999San Juan Puerto Rico: Ediciones Alba 2015. Hardcover. VG. Blue cloth boards with color-illustration laid in on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. xiii 208 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Text in Spanish. "Portrait miniatures became popular in Puerto Rico during the 19th century with several artists mainly Creole practicing this type of painting and leaving behind a group of portraits of undeniable aesthetic and historic value. This study explores the functions and uses of portrait miniatures their relationship to those pictorial genres that preceded them and their evolution over the course of the 19th century. Biographical dates and details for some of the greatest Puerto Rican painters of portrait miniatures are also provided. The first chapter of the book looks at small portraits in oil which preceded the miniature in gouache on ivory; the second covers the technique uses special features and creators of the miniature; the final chapter investigates small photographic portraits which began to replace the painted miniature in the middle of the 19th century."-First Search. Ediciones Alba hardcover books
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
39022Unpag. 4 pp. text and list 42 plates of color reproductions of historic maps and prints of views landmarks and events of the cities and towns of Provence some folding. Folio. Box portfolio box slightly water stained and corners worn. N.p. Editions Hier et Demain 1971. unknown books
198329341New York: Random House 1983. Hardcover. 214p. very good first US dition in cloth boards and unclippedbut edgeworn dj. Random House hardcover books
19839009279New York: Random House 1983. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover books
19836241New York: Random House 1983 First edition. 8 214pp. Dark blue cloth gilt-lettered spine. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. "Duluth tears the lid off Dallas." "Gore Vidal has put Duluth off the map.". Random House hardcover books
198329342London: Heinemann 1983. Hardcover. 205p. very good first UK edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Heinemann hardcover books
19831081New York: Random House 1983. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. Slight splay to boards. A Nr Fine copy in a similar dust jacket. 214 pp 8vo. <br/><br/> Random House hardcover books
19799097ELos Angeles: Paramount 1979. First Edition. 134 page first draft screenplay. Xerox sheets bound with brads for an unproduced feature film version not the later TV miniseries based upon the best seller of the same name by Lucian Truscott. Near fine. Paramount unknown books
1981WALTER-FILM004145Vintage original Second Revision script by Gore Vidal adapted from the novel by Lucian Truscott USA. Los Angeles: Richard Roth Productions 6 March 1981. 11261 quarto brad bound in production wrappers. Paper filing label across spine NEAR FINE. <br /><br />Second revision draft script of this early form of an adaptation by Gore Vidal to television of Lucian Truscott's novel. In its present state the script would translate into a two-hour television film. <br /><br /><i>offered with: </i><br /><br />Vintage original Final Draft script by Gore Vidal adapted from the novel by Lucian Truscott USA. Burbank CA: Warner Bros. Television 25 September - 4 October 1985. 22261 plus lettered inserts quarto printed on blue and salmon stock the latter dated revises brad bound in studio wrappers. A call sheet for the 17th day of shooting is laid in. A few smudges to wrappers else NEAR FINE. <br /><br />Final draft script expanded and in 1986 aired as a two part made-for-television production. Truscott's novel set at West Point at the time of the Vietnam War reportedly based it on fact. The completed film when screened on television dealt with homophobia both external and internalized and it was very strong stuff in the mid-1980s at the height of the Reagan era. The film was clearly troubling to some contemporary critics but it nonetheless was nominated for three Emmy Awards. <br /><br />This pair of scripts which are very different from each other are a very interesting example of Vidal's work as a screenwriter especially because of the film's LGBTQ subject matter. Richard Roth Prod. paperback books
WALTER-FILM004146Softcover/Paperback. Very Good. Manuscript Vintage original script by Gore Vidal adapted from the novel by Lucian Truscott USA. Los Angeles: Richard Roth Productions 6 March 1981. 11261 quarto brad bound in production wrappers. Paper filing label across spine NEAR FINE. Second revision draft script of this early form of an adaptation by Gore Vidal to television of Lucian Truscott's novel. In its present state the script would translate into a two-hour television film. Truscott's novel set at West Point at the time of the Vietnam War reportedly based it on fact. The completed film when screened on television dealt with homophobia both external and internalized and it was very strong stuff in the mid-1980s at the height of the Reagan era. The film was clearly troubling to some contemporary critics but it nonetheless was nominated for three Emmy Awards. A very interesting example of Vidal's work as a screenwriter especially because of the film's LGBTQ subject matter. paperback books
197556422Madrid: the author 1975. Paperback. 90p. text in Spanish very good first mass-market paperback edition in pictorial wraps. Short stories by the California-based exiled Cuban American author. the author paperback books
1903213952n.p.: the Jail 1903. 8.25x13 inch sheet with photo of prisoner pasted on at upper left corner sepia from negative details filled out by hand. Light handling wear very good. Francis Vidal is described as "California Spanish" and a laborer. He was charged with stealing a boat at Lake Berryessa. Two aliases are listed. He had previously spent time in San Quentin. the Jail unknown books