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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Language: English
Published by Carlton Books Limited (edition ), 1996
ISBN 10: 0233989714 ISBN 13: 9780233989716
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.
Condition: good. Hardcover Book. Includes dustjacket.
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. good clean copy with good unclipped dust jacket showing price of £14.99.
Published by E. P. Dutton, New York, 1949
Seller: Quaker House Books, Catawissa, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edfition. First Printing. Good ex-library copy. No jacket. In black cloth covers with lettering on spine. Usual library markings and glue residue. Bumping of ends of spine and corners. Moderate shelf wear. Thank you for your patronage. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good +. A tight, clean unread copy. No textual markings. No inscriptions. Light tan to pages. Cover has negligible shelf wear, with a light crease to front top corner. There is no creasing at all to the spine. A little shelf-aged, otherwise near fine.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in unclipped jacket in very good condition. UK first edition. Miniml shelf wear. Unread shop stock.
Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Ex-Library Copy **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
Published by Dutton, NY, 1949
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: vg-. Dust Jacket Condition: good-. 1st ed. stated. 253pp; black cover; foxing to fore edge; dust jacket is worn, faded with black stains from cover inside, is in new clear protective mylar; although this book has been poorly shelved, the book is in decent condition and the dust jacket in fair condition. Hardcover (dj).
Published by E.P. Dutton, Inc, New York, 1949
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition and first printing. Hardcover. An early novel from this acclaimed and prolific writer. A near fine copy in black cloth boards with a small vintage bookstore sticker to the rear pastedown and in a fair dust jacket with sunning to the spine, numerous long tears, edge wear and some extensive tape repairs.
Published by Dutton, New York, 1949
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: g. First edition. 8vo. 254 pp. Black cloth binding, illustrated with dj. Head and heel of spine and corners lightly bumped. Dj creased at edges. Head and heel of dj lightly chipped. Minor color fading on dj. Top edge red. Otherwise, book in good condition.
PF. Condition: New.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Chipping to spine ends of jacket, couple other chips. Previous owner name.
Language: English
Published by E. P. Dutton, New York, 1949
Seller: MODLITBOOKS, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition as stated of the author's fourth novel. Full black cloth with gilt spine title and pink topstain as issued. A clean tight unmarked copy with some soiling to outer page edges. Unclipped dust jacket shows the original price of $3.00, some rubbing soiling and some marks, a couple short closed tears, one with tape repair to verso, some edgewear and fading to spine.
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 253 pages. 7.80x4.96x0.79 inches. In Stock.
Published by E P Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1949
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 253 pages (complete). An early Vidal novel and perhaps his most autobiographical: a coming-of-age novel of a boy trying to escape the suffocating grip of his abusive and alcohol sodden mother. A bit like Gore Vidal's teenage years. First Edition. This copy has been subjected to lengthy and inconsiderate storage. The cover is marked, worn. It is firm and sure. The frontis pages are damaged from insects. The contents are mildly foxed. The pages are sure, secure, clear, certain. The first free page has insect residue. The book may be read with ease and entertainment. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by E P Dutton, New York, 1949
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Rough w/ Protective Cover. Third Edition. Book is in good condition for it's age. Ownership sticker on the FEP, clean text and breaks in the spine. There is spotting on the text blocks and foxing on the FEP and BEP. The d.j. is rough, edge wear, rubbing, fading, creasing, tears and chipping up to 1/2". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by E. P. Dutton & Co., 1949
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st. The boards are edge worn, shelf rubbed and bit marked. The gilt lettering on the spine has faded. Minor tanning. there's a previous owner's signature on the firs end page. Internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Language: English
Published by Dutton & Co., New York, 1949
Seller: A Turn of the Page Books, Fishers, IN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Author's 4th book. Bound in black cloth, with bright gilt lettering and rules to the spine, and the publisher's device blind-stamped on the front board. Top of text block stained pink. Dust jacket has a 1/8" chip to the crown of spine and very minor chipping to the foot Sun fading to the red ink on the back strip of the dust jacket. Not price clipped. A very near fine copy in a black dust wrapper that retains the publisher's price of $3.00.
Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First Edition. 253 pgs., Black cloth with gilt title etc. on spine, very light wear to extremities, top foredge is red, endpapers lightly toned, content clean & tight, side & bottom foredge has very tiny light toning spots, DJ wear to extremities especially at front fold.
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1949
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good dj. First Edition. [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.
Published by E.P. Dutton & Company, New York, 1949
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 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.
Published by Dutton, 1949
Seller: Brentwood Books, Kinnelon, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Collectable, very good. 1st. 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.
Language: English
Published by Andre Deutsch, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0233989714 ISBN 13: 9780233989716
Seller: David Bunnett Books, London, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
HARDCOVER. Condition: AS NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: AS NEW. 1st Edition. Inscribed 'from Billy the Kid's ultimate classman' (?) and signed in full by Gore Vidal. The first UK edition, 1st printing, originally published in the US in 1949. 8vo in blue faux cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 253pp . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved AS NEW unread and unmarked copy (merest hint of tanning to top edge of page block) in an AS NEW complete Dust Jacket. An excellent copy ] . . . NOTE: Depending on destination this item may require an extra payment for insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost. . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.
Published by E.P. Dutton and Co., New York, 1949
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
253 pp. 8vo. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition. A fine copy in a jacket which is faded on the spine as usual. One of the scarcer Vidal titles.
Published by Dutton, 1949
Seller: Brooklyn Rare Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by the Author on the title page. Jacket is from a former library book.shortly trimmed and a white splotch at bottom of spine from previous sticker. Signed by Author(s).