Creation Signed by Vidal Gore (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. This epic historical novel takes place in the fifth century B.C. and follows the adventures of a Persian diplomat who travels the known world--and beyond. SIGNED by the author on a front flyleaf. Stated first edition. A Random House first printing, thus the number line sequence runs "2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3." This is a very clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square, and the boards are clean, flat, and true with only a hint of wear along the edges. Spine cover is somewhat creased. The pages are a bit browned, and there is a small smudge on the lower textblock edge and some light foxing to the upper textblock edge. Dust jacket is not price-clipped but also has some browning. The front jacket flap is creased, and the upper spine extreme is tattered. There is also a small area of light soiling on the front cover that may be sticker residue. Otherwise the edges are in pretty good shape with minor wear and bumping. This collectible, very good+/very good+, SIGNED first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed! Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A First Edition, First Printing. Fine and appears unread in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the second front end paper. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition, SIGNED by author on inner flyleaf. Dust Jacket is not price clipped; slight edge wear, Some foxing around edges. Published in 1981, Creation is an epic historical novel by Gore Vidal that provides a sweeping tour of the 5th century B.C. through the eyes of a Persian diplomat. The narrative follows Cyrus Spitama, the fictional grandson of the prophet Zoroaster, as he travels across the ancient world encountering the era's most influential philosophical and political figures. The story is framed as a memoir dictated by an elderly, blind Cyrus Spitama to his nephew Democritus in Athens around 445 B.C. Cyrus seeks to set the historical record straight, offering a Persian perspective that often clashes with the "heroic" Greek accounts of the Greco-Persian Wars.Signed by Author(s). Bookseller Inventory # BD1-005-00113. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Random House, New York, 1981. First edition. First printing (with full number line to 2, as was customary of Random House at time of printing). Issued without jacket. A fine copy in a fine hard slipcase (no jacket, as issued). A clean, unmarked copy. This copy is one of just 500 that have been SIGNED by Vidal on the limitation page (as pictured). Collections. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 9.5 x 6.25", gilt-lettered brown cloth, 510pp, covers lightly rubbed and spotted, spine sunned, in a lightly worn and unevenly sunned, spotted slipcase. LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #288), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GORE VIDAL.