The Essential Gore Vidal (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
Language: English
Published by Random House, New York, 1998
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used



Seller: Whitledge Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.Whitledge Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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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.”.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Essential Gore Vidal (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
- Author
- Vidal, Gore; Fred Kaplan (ed.)
- Publisher
- Random House, New York
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 52 ounces
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Essays, Fiction, Literature (Short Stories), Plays
Whitledge Books
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