Gore Vidal (1925 - )
Gore Vidal began writing his first novel in his early twentie. He is the quintessential 20th century Person of Letters, and has written short fiction, essays, plays, screenplays, histories and novels. With a prose as precise as Jane Austen, he deepened our understanding of the American experience with humor and by recognizing our very subjective revisionist mythology. His historical fictions are more like meditations on the past than they are fiction. His Realist fictions examined homosexual life in 1940s America when few other major writers dared. On all levels, Vidal is a writer of many parts. He is currently well-known for his frequent television appearances, where he still delivers scathing commentary on politics and everyday life.
883 Vidal, Gore Three by Gore Vidal: Williwaw, A Thirsty Evil, Julian the Apostate New American Library 1962 Mass Market Paperback First Edition First Signet printing, T2131. Edgewear/ruibbing to cover at spine; else unread, near fine. 285 pp. $25 Add to Cart
1240 Vidal, Gore The Best Man: A Play About Politics New American Library 1964 Mass Market Paperback First Edition First printing. Screenplay. Near fine unread copy with aging to paper, slight bump at top edge. 128 pp. $25 Add to Cart
1440 Vidal, Gore A Thirsty Evil Heinemann 1958 Hardcover First Edition Red cloth, gilt titles (photo). First UK Edition. Book very good with some edge soil but text block clean, binding sound. DJ aged & soiled, 1/2" tears to top of front & back folds, some edgewear at head & heel of spine. UK price of 12s 6d intact. 127 pp. $95 Add to Cart
1506 Vidal, Gore An Evening With Richard Nixon Random House 1972 0394480074 Hardcover Second Printing Faint smudges to foreedge; else fine. DJ slightly sunned at spine. 157 pp. $45 Add to Cart
2558 Vidal, Gore Sexually Speaking: Collected Sex Writings Cleis Press 1992 1573440825 Hardcover First Edition First printing. As new in like DJ. 280 pp. $25 Add to Cart
3210 Vidal, Gore Lincoln Thomas B. Allen Franklin Library 1984 Hardcover First Edition Signed by Author(s) Signed first limited edition issued to members of the Franklin Library. Blue leather with gilt titles and decoration. Marblized endpapers, ribbon bookmark. Monochrome illustrations. Very good unread, copy with a small dent to leather at back board and two spots to top edge. 657 pp. $150 Add to Cart
3223 Vidal, Gore Messiah E.P. Dutton 1954 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Book would be fine but that someone has (very neatly) removed ffep. DJ very good, with slight edgewear, surface abrasions at spine and spotting on back. 254 pp. $45 Add to Cart
3582 Vidal, Gore Rocking the Boat: A Political, Literary and Theatrical Commentary Little, Brown 1962 Hardcover First Edition His first collection of essays. Turquoise cloth binding, gilt titles to spine, Little, Brown logo blindstamped on front board, stated first edition. Book near fine with some age spots to front pastedown. DJ also very good with price clipped, one 1/2" closed tear at bottom, rubbing at folds. In Mylar. 300 pp. $95 Add to Cart
3622 Vidal, Gore The Golden Age: A Novel Doubleday & Co. 2000 0385500750 Soft Cover First Edition Advance reading Copy. Unread, as new. 470 pp. $40 Add to Cart
3911 Vidal, Gore Myra Breckinridge Bantam Books 1968 Mass Market Paperback First Printing Near fine with some aging to paper, bit of edgewear to cover. 277 pp. $25 Add to Cart
5567 Vidal, Gore Lincoln: A Novel Random House Inc 1984 0394528956 Hardcover First Edition Brown cloth binding, gilt titles. Book near fine in very good plus DJ in Mylar with sunning to spine. 657 pp. $35 Add to Cart
7208 Vidal, Gore Dark Green, Bright Red E. P Dutton Pub. 1950 Hardcover First Edition Red cloth binding over green cloth boards, green & gilt titles & decoration. Stated first edition. Book very good plus with faint edge soil, a couple of smudges. DJ very good minus with most significant wear at head of spine, including wrinkle-tears at both folds, one 1" chip (back) and one 1/4" chip (front. Not obscuring any type. Also wear at heel of spine, including one 1/2" tear and some surface abrasions. One other 1/2" chip at top front DJ flap fold. Price of $3.00 intact. 307 pp. $350 Add to Cart
7540 Vidal, Gore Reflections Upon A Sinking Ship Little, Brown & Co. 1969 Hardcover First Edition Grey cloth boards, black cloth spine, gilt titles. Stated first edition. Book near fine with owner-signed ffep that has been blacked out with felt tip marker. DJ likewise near fine with some owner inkmarks (date, etc) to back flap at bottom. Price of $5.95 intact. 255 pp. $115 Add to Cart
7662 Vidal, Gore A Thirsty Evil: Stories Heinemann 1958 Hardcover First Edition First UK edition. Red cloth, gilt titles. Very good plus with owner-signed ffep. DJ also very good with one 1/8" triangular tear at top front panel. UK price of 12s 6d intact. 127 pp. $135 Add to Cart
8212 Vidal, Gore Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson Yale University Press 2003 0300101716 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Blue cloth spine over blue boards, gilt titles. Book near fine with a couple of pages creased at top foreedge. DJ fine. 198 pp. $35 Add to Cart
9102 Vidal, Gore Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson Yale Univ Pr 2004 0300105924 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, near new. 198 pp. $15 Add to Cart
6585 Vidal, Gore and Friedrich Duerrenmatt Romulus (The Broadway Adaptation) and the Original Romulus the Great Grove Press 1966 Hardcover First Edition Includes both plays; one by Vidal and one by Duerrenmatt. Brown cloth, gilt titles. Stated first printing. Book near fine with light edge soil at top. DJ very good plus with slight rubbing, one faint stain to front panel bottom edge. Price of $6.00 intact. 165 pp. $85 Add to Cart
9037 Vidal, Gore;Random House Palimpsest: A Memoir Random House Inc 1995 0679440380 Hardcover First Edition Pictorial paper binding, semi-transparent DJ. First printing. Illustrated with photos throughout text. Book near fine with owner-signed ffep. DJ very good plus with two small patches of delamination. Price of $27.50 intact. 455 pp. $25 Add to Cart