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Published by Random House, 1979
ISBN 10: 0394740548ISBN 13: 9780394740546
Book
Condition: Good. Good condition. #V-54. (Fiction, Mystery, crime).
Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2011
ISBN 10: 0307741427ISBN 13: 9780307741424
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Published by Mystery Guild
ISBN 10: 1620908530ISBN 13: 9781620908532
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by Signet Books, 1957
Seller: Book Lover's Warehouse, Watauga, TN, U.S.A.
Book
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Second Printing. May be slightly musty! The covers have laminate over them and have edge wear all over, including the hinges. The spine is a bit creased as well. The pages are lightly tanned due to age. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING!.
Published by signet book,, 1036
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Reprints Signet. 1475, good mystery novel, paperback,
Published by Armchair Detective Library, 1991
ISBN 10: 0922890609ISBN 13: 9780922890606
Seller: Cronus Books, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: New. New Inside & Out. Clean and crisp pages w/no markings! ( z1s193B ) Some very minor shelf wear on dust cover. ** Fast Shipping **.
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Published by signet book,, 1036
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Reprints Signet. 1475, very good , bound upside down mystery novel, paperback,
Published by Mystery Guild, 2018
ISBN 10: 1501119893ISBN 13: 9781501119897
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Book
hardcover. Condition: Like new. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket. Very light shelf and corner wear on dust jacket.
Published by Mystery Guild, Garden City, New York, 2011
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Hardccover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Book Club. Nice copy of three of Vidals mysteries he wrote in the early 50's under this pseudonym. Spine ends crimped, else fine. Textblock crisp and new. Jacket is bright and fresh. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by signet book,, 1953
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. first PB. 1036, very good , creases mystery novel, paperback,
Published by New American Library/Signet, New York, 1964
Paperback. 144p., very good third printing mass-market paperback edition in pictorial wraps. The 1952 Dutton hardcover is Young 368. Signet G 2505. One of Vidal's Edgar Box mystery series, mass market format with a nice period cover illustration. Rave blurb by Gore Vidal himself on cover.
Published by Signet Books, 1953
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. Very Good original paperback, 1953, some wear to bottom corner.
Published by New York, New York, U.S.A.: Armchair Detective Library, 1991
ISBN 10: 0922890617ISBN 13: 9780922890613
Seller: The Warm Springs Book Company, Fremont, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Collector's Edition. A fine, as new, copy in blue boards with photo inset of author; silver lettering and decorations in front; Issued without a DJ; 1st edition thus. 8vo., 221 pages. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng.
Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 8vo pp.144, old stains to back cover. book.
Published by The Armchair Detective Library 1991, 1991
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. FIRST. A FINE FIRST HARDCOVER IN BLUE CLOTH. GORE VIDAL'S PERSONAL COPY WITH COA AND FACSIMILE BOOKPLATE.
Published by William Heinemann, London, 1954
Seller: Any Amount of Books, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
8vo. pp 186. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt on spine. From the Donald Rudd collection of detective fiction. VG. Including the chipped front and rear panels of the dust jacket; front panel showing three silhouettes looking at a collapsed dancer in a gymnasium.
Published by Random House, New York, 1978
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. Fairly rare collection. Quarter bound in black cloth over black boards has spine indentation, else near fine. Textblock tight and square. Outer page edges show light soilihg. Price intact jacket has one tiny nick at front fold top and minor rubbing on rear panel, else fine. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 186. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt on spine. From the Donald Rudd collection of detective fiction. VG+ in clean VG d/w (showing three silhouettes looking at a collapsed dancer in a gymnasium) with light nick at base of spine closed tear at head. No inscriptions, not price-clipped.
Published by E. P. Dutton, NY, 1952
First Edition
Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. 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.
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, NY, 1952
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 221 pages, 8vo. Stated First Edition. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering along spine. DJ has been restored, minor shelfwear. DJ in mylar. Tanned page leafs. Tight binding. Volume is in Very Good condition.
Published by William Heinemann LTD, London, 1954
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First British edition. Slightly bumped corners else near fine in a very good dust jacket with toning on the spine, short tears, and shallow chips.
Published by Armchair Detective Library,, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0922890625ISBN 13: 9780922890620
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Armchair Detective Library, 1991
ISBN 10: 0922890625ISBN 13: 9780922890620
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 221 pages. Originally published in 1952. Limited edition. Published simultaneously in trade, Limited and Collector editions, with a new 5-page introduction by the author. First Armchair Detective Library edition (first printing, with number line including the 1). A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. In a fine slipcase. One of 26 lettered copies. This is copy 'J.' Signed by the author as Gore Vidal on the limitation page.
Published by New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1991, 1991
Signed
Reissue, with a new introduction by the author. One of 26 lettered copies signed by Vidal. Fine in the publisher's slipcase. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Published by Armchair Mystery
ISBN 10: 0922890625ISBN 13: 9780922890620
Seller: A. Carter Books, Salinas, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited/Numbered. This is #46 of 100 in this signed, limited edition. Signed by Author Gore Vidal.
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Published by Dutton, New York, 1952
Seller: Bud Plant & Hutchison Books, Cedar Ridge, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. 1st ed. Stated First Edition. 8vo, full brown tweed cloth, boards bowed. The first of Vidal's pseudonymous mystery stories. Boards bowed, light stain to edges of front and rear free endpaper with matching water staining to jacket, small ex libris sticker of previous owner to back pastedown, very good in lightly chipped, price-clipped dj with interior tape reinforcement to top and bottom edges of jacket.
Published by The Armchair Detective Library, (New York), 1991
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition thus. Fine in a very good slipcase with slight spotting. Copy X of 26 lettered copies Signed by the author.
Published by Dutton, 1952
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, but a poor copy with black tape to the front and back panel, missing the front endpaper and a name penned on the title page. The jacket which must be married to the book at a later time has a narrow diagonal strip missing from the rear flap, otherwise oddly appears near fine.
Published by E.P. Dutton, New York, 1952
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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*.