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1983155421New York: Random House 1983. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> Near Fine in wrappers. Random House unknown
1982155929New York: Random House 1982. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First Edition. Editor's annotations in manuscript ink throughout. <br /> <br /> Slight spine lean else Near Fine in wrappers. Random House unknown
198235552NY: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 278 pages; Gore Vidal born Eugene Louis Vidal was an American writer novels essays screenplays stage plays and a public intellectual who was known for his patrician manner wit and aphorisms. Vidal was born to a political family; his grandfather was Thomas Gore U. S. Senator for Oklahoma 1907-21 1931-37. As a member of the Democratic Party Vidal twice ran for political office. As as political commentator Vidal's subject was the United States especially the imperialistic foreign policy which reduced the U. S. To a decaying empire. His essays were published in The Nation the New Statesman the New York Review of Books and Esquire. As a public intellectual Gore Vidal was known for his continual quarrels with other public intellectuals and writers such as William F. Buckley Jr. Norman Mailer and Truman Capote. Of his fiction "Myra Breckinridge" 1968 was a widely regarded novel of social mores; in the historical novel genre "Julian" 1964 "Burr" 1973 and "Lincoln" 1984 are considered his best works. His third novel "The City and the Pillar" 1948 offended the sensibilities of conservative critics literary and political because it featured unambiguous presentations of male homosexuality. Personally Gore Vidal rejected the terms "homosexual" and "heterosexual" as inherently false labels because he believed that men and women potentially are pansexual. Flatsigned. Width: 6.75" Height: 9.75". Width: 6.75" Height: 9.75". Author-signed first printing of this collection of essays. Vidal's signature appears on the title page. This volume is bound in black paper-covered boards and a black cloth spine with stamped gilt lettering. The book shows light shelfwear. The binding is firm. The top edge of the text block displays foxing. The interior of this book is clean and bright. The intact dust jacket with price of $15.00 on front flap exhibits light shelfwear. The book is preserved in mylar with label and price sticker. Jacket designed by Jack Ribik. ; Signed by Author . Random House hardcover
19821393921New York NY: Random House 1982. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 278 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with red and yellow lettering Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price uncut "$15.00" has tears along the rear head edge and spine head/tail and mild age toning along the edges. Boards are slightly cocked and has mild discoloration along the spine. Textblock has an ink mark on page 112 light stains on pages 45 178-179 and 191 adhesive wear on the front pastedown page and foxing along the pastedown pages end-pages and edges. Signed flat by Gore Vidal on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Room C. 1393921. Special Collections. Random House hardcover
1982Q-0394522656Random House 1982-04-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Random House hardcover
1982125211New York: Random House 1982. First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo original half cloth. Association copy inscribed by the author on the title page "Kit all love Gore Vidal." The recipient Katherine "Kit" Vidal was Eugene Vidal's second wife; he married her in 1939 when she was a 20 year old model with the Powers Agency only six years older than Gore. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Ribik. An exceptional association. This collection of essays includes Vidal's noted pieces on Theodore Roosevelt F. Scott Fitzgerald Edmund Wilson and on the need for a new constitutional convention and ranges across a wide spectrum of social political and literary matters. Random House hardcover
1983Q-0394713796Vintage Books 1983-03-12T00:00:01Z. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage Books paperback
gore6 92Random Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. FIRST. A very fine first in dj. STAMPED FROM THE LIBRARY OF GORE VIDAL SIGNED on title page. Random Hardcover
198217785New York: Random House 1982. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK NEAR FINE/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 1st PRINTING. HANDSOME COLLECTIBLE COPY. Random House hardcover
198255076New York: Random House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394522656 . A Fine edition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with some scuffing ; This book is a collection of essays by Gore Vidal. The essays cover a range of topics including the American Revolution the French Revolution and World War II.; 8vo; 278 pages . Random House hardcover
198255077New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394522656 . A Near Fine edition in a like dust-jacket each scuffed; This book is a collection of essays written by Gore Vidal between 1976 and 1982. They cover a variety of topics from the American Revolution to William F. Buckley Jr.; 8vo; 278 pages . Random House hardcover
194985898New York: E.P. Dutton and Company Inc 1949. First edition of Vidal's fourth novel. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Gore Vidal on the dedication page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips and wear. In Season of Comfort Gore Vidal descres the growing-up of a brilliant and precocious schoolboy whose parents separate when he is young and whose mother is portrayed as a 'monster'. A novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son's urge to sever the pshychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother. Completely unsympathetic to his young experiences and inclinations forever critical of his interests and reactions she nevertheless appeals to his sympathies and attempts to hold him emotionally. E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc hardcover books
194926333New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Very Good in Good dj. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. a solid copy only lightly shelfworn but with an unfortunate scrape along the top edge of the front cover exposing about 1.5" of the board with some minor attendant fraying to cloth; the jacket is Good only edgeworn and extensively scuffed on the front panel with a bit of paper loss at the spine ends. SIGNED by the author on the title page no inscription. Vidal's fourth book "a novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son's urge to sever the psychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother." Signed by Author . E.P. Dutton & Co. hardcover books
1949WRCLIT56195New York: Dutton 1949. Gilt black cloth. First edition. Very slightly cocked otherwise a very good copy in a rubbed and sunned printed dust jacket with creases chips and shelf wear to panels. Dutton hardcover books
194970610NY: Dutton 1949. First edition first prnt. Signed by Vidal on the title page. Rear board corners lightly bumped and faint small dampstain on foreedge; dustjacket with edgewear at spine ends corners and front panel bottom edge and toned red ink on the spine. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Vidal's fourth novel. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dutton Hardcover books
1949WRCLIT37681New York: Dutton 1949. Cloth. First edition. With a small manuscript presentation note tipped-in at the half- title: "Jay from Gore." The recipient was poet/publisher James Laughlin. Spine lightly cocked but very good in faded rubbed edge- worn dust jacket with evidence of dampstaining near the toe of the spine and the lower part of the rear panel. A nice association. Dutton hardcover books
1949904Q4New York: E. P. Dutton & Company 1949 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this novel centering on the relationship between a mother and her son written by Gore Vidal with a signed note from the author tipped-in. The first edition. With a note tipped-in to the half title page reading 'Jay from Gore' possibly inscribed to his close friend and fellow American author Jay Parini. Written by American author Eugene Luther Gore Vidal who was known for his memorable wit and for his heavy involvement in American politics. 'The Season of Comfort' explores the relationship between mother and son with a strong focus on the emotional conflict centered around the son's urge to distance himself from a potentially toxic relationship.Bound in the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is very good with light edge war and the odd chip. Light creasing and a little rubbing to the wraps with sunning to the spine and boards. Small tide mark and a little offsetting to the rear board. Small clip to the rear flyleaf. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the author's inscription tipped-in to the half title. Light handling marks to the title page. Near Fine E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover
194965889Dutton 1949. 1st. Hardcover. Collectable very good. Almost like new book in VG- jacket. First printing. Black cover gold lettering on spine red upper page edges stated first edition with no additional printings indicated not book club 3.00 jacket. Book in perfect condition except page edges not quite pristine. Jacket a little edgeworn back white panel lightly soiled by use red on spine somewhat faded. We are a small family business selling online since 1999 with over 30 years' experience providing fine new and pre-owned books. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order daily shipments and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. Your purchase supports our town's public library. Dutton, hardcover
1949564274New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Publisher's name on spine a bit rubbed endpapers with a little spotting near fine in a faintly soiled very good dust jacket with modest chipping and small tears along the edges and the red lettering on the spine sunned. Author's fourth novel. E.P. Dutton & Company hardcover
194926333New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Very Good in Good dj. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. a solid copy only lightly shelfworn but with an unfortunate scrape along the top edge of the front cover exposing about 1.5" of the board with some minor attendant fraying to cloth; the jacket is Good only edgeworn and extensively scuffed on the front panel with a bit of paper loss at the spine ends. SIGNED by the author on the title page no inscription. Vidal's fourth book "a novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son's urge to sever the psychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother." Signed by Author . E.P. Dutton & Co. hardcover
194917769New York: E.P. Dutton 1949. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK NEAR FINE/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 1st PRINTING. HANDSOME COLLECTIBLE COPY. E.P. Dutton hardcover
1949biblio202<p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;">Signed by Author First Edition VG/VG Tight binding Unmarked text Signed on FEP and on Title Page Modern First Literature</p></p> E. P. Dutton & Co. hardcover
194970610NY: Dutton 1949. First edition first prnt. Signed by Vidal on the title page. Rear board corners lightly bumped and faint small dampstain on foreedge; dustjacket with edgewear at spine ends corners and front panel bottom edge and toned red ink on the spine. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Vidal's fourth novel. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dutton Hardcover
19923688NCambridge: Harvard University Press 1992. First Edition. Uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers. Harvard University Press unknown books
19923117088Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. UNCORRECTED PROOF. SIGNED by Gore Vidal on title page. Fine in plain powder blue printed wrappers. It's doubtful more than a few copies were produced and fewer still were signed. ; 5 1/2" X 10"; 97 pages . Harvard University Press paperback
