Vidal Gore Kaplan Ed Fred (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THE ESSENTIAL GORE VIDAL (Advance Uncorrected Proof), edited by Fred Kaplan, softcover, 1998. ITEM CONDITION: near fine. The text block is in fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. No bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a library item or remainder. The wraps are in very good condition (curling of fore-edge, front and back, smudge on back). 9 ¼ x 6 ¼, 994 pages, 52 ounces XX From Good Reads]: "Vidal writes with ease and grace, and roams through many subjects and genres. He is a master of the historical novel, in which he has explored American history, ancient history, and the history of religion. He has developed his own style of science fiction combined with satire, and in the books he refers to as his 'inventions' he writes cautionary tales about sex, politics, art, and philosophy. He is at once a contrarion, a wise man, and a romantic. He is also wickedly funny, and often outrageous. This collection (the only single volume that includes Vidal's fiction and his essays) contains two complete works - MYRA BRECKINRIDGE, his most famous novel, and THE BEST MAN, a play about the American presidency. There are selections from THE CITY AND THE PILLAR, his early, controversial novel about homosexual love, and excerpts from later works as JULIAN, DULUTH, and LIVE FROM GOLGOTHA. Selections from the American history novels - BURR, LINCOLN, 1876, EMPIRE, and WASHINGTON, D.C. - have been woven together to provide a continuous narrative.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible. FIRST. FINE/FINE. Black boards. Jacket in Brodart. FLAT SIGNED by GORE VIDAL on second free front end paper. [B66]. Signed by Author(s).

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp initials to front board, deckled page fore-edges, xxx + 988pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light tanning & soiling to spine, light to moderate soiling with minor label residue to rear).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Near Fine. Second Printing. Hardcover; large 8vo, 988 pages. Black paper hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine. Some edgewear. Deckled fore-edge. The pages are bright and clean. With a yellow jacket with black text. Wrapped in a mylar jacket. VG+/NF. Book.