Myra Breckinridge
by Vidal, Gore
Myra Breckinridge is a 1968 satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary. It was made into a movie in 1970. Described by the critic Dennis Altman as "part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and sexuality which swept the western world in the late 1960s and early 1970s," the book's major themes are feminism, transsexuality, American expressions of machismo and patriarchy, and deviant sexual practices, as filtered through an aggressively camp sensibility.
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Myra Breckinridge
by Gore Vidal
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- Used - Good Condition
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Thus
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- 1970
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- Softcover
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- 9780586029220
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Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, GBR
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Panther, , 1970. First Thus. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Crease to front cover . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 219 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Fiction; ; ISBN: 0586029222. ISBN/EAN: 9780586029220. Please… Read more about this item Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge.
by Vidal, Gore
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- 1968
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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Boston: Little, Brown, & Company, 1968. First edition of this satirical novel by written in the form of a diary. Octavo, black cloth. Signed by Gore Vidal on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Photo courtesy of the Hotel Sahara. A very nice example. Described by the critic Dennis… Read more about this item Item Price
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MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
by Vidal, Gore
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1968
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- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
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Surprise, Arizona, USA
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$100.00
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Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. 264pp. Bound in black paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt. Near fine in very good unclipped pictorial dust jacket with a small chip to top edge.
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Myra Breckinridge
by VIDAL, Gore
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- Near Fine
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- 1968
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Slightly cocked spine else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a crease on the spine and slight edgewear. Basis for the odd 1970 Michael Sarne-directed film featuring Raquel Welch as a man-hating transsexual, with Mae West, John Huston, Rex Reed, and Farrah Fawcett.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Courts of Morning, The
by Buchan, John
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- Reprinted .
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- 1929
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Hexham, Northumberland, GBR
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London: Hodder and Stoughton., 1929. Reprinted . . Hard. Good-. 12mo, 71/2. Good-. Light blue cloth cover, corners slightly bumped, spine very faded, damp -staining and markings on covers. Foxing and page browning throughout. Hinges cracked but all pages intact. Pen inscription neatly penned. 396pp.
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Myra Breckinridge
by VIDAL, Gore
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- 1968
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- Hardback
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Stockport, Cheshire, GBR
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Anthony Blond, 1968. Hardback. First edition, 1968. Published: Anthony Blond, London, 1968. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First UK Edition. The author's provision to the English edition is stated on the back of the Title page. A first edition 1st printing and nice crisp copy, firmly bound, clean black unworn cloth boards. No foxing. No inscriptions. Bright clean text. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge (Uncorrected Proof, signed by the author)
by Gore Vidal
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- First Edition
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- 1968
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Boston: Little, Brown, 1968. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the first leaf. Basis for the 1970 film directed by Michael Same, starring Mae West, John Huston, and Raquel Welch-the first feature film to directly incorporate transgender themes and issues into its storyline.
Very Good plus in wrappers, with a white… Read more about this item Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge
by Gore Vidal
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First printing first edition
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- 1968
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- Olive cloth and endpapers with gilt lettering on spine
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
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$34.00
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264pp. First printing. Light fraying on dj spine and small creases on front dj flap ends; dj in mylar cover, price intact. Very small ink price of 4.75 in upper right corner of ffep. Overall a very attractive copy of Vidal's satire about gender assignment and sexual identity, certainly ahead of his time in 1968. Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge
by Vidal, Gore
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Paperback
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- 9780586029220
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$11.57
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Paperback. Acceptable. Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge
by Gore Vidal
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Morston, Norfolk, GBR
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London: Anthony Blond, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. First UK edition in VG order throughout. Light wear only to smart black boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Good clipped d/j rather worn to edges and creased to rear. 12mo. 205pp
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Myra Breckinridge
by Gore Vidal
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- Good
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- first edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
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$25.95
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first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; minimal age tone to text pages, some dust to text block edge; tight bind; clean cover, bright gilt titling; dj has some foxing on verso and edge wear (rubbing, few short tears to front panel edges); flap price present (will furnish mylar dj protector) BO1 Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge
by Gore Vidal
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1969
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- Paperback
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- 9780586029220
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Wellington, NZL
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Panther. Good. 18 x 12 centimetres (0.12 kg). Paperback. 1969. 219 pages. Cover worn. Text tanned. <br> . Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge
by Vidal, Gore
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Andover, Massachusetts, USA
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$39.00
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Boston: Little, Brown, 1968. First printing. The spine is cocked. The top and fore edges are spotted. There is some mild foxing to the front endpapers. In a tight binding with hinges intact. The dust jacket has moderate edgewear, with a short creased tear on the rear panel and a bit of delamination. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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MYRA BRECKINRIDGE.
by Vidal, Gore.
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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- 9780218512939
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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LITTLE, BROWN. BOSTON 1968. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0218512937 . Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (Faint spots of soiling on top edge. 1/4"- inch tear & tiny chips at crest of spine on jacket. Light creasing to flaps. Couple small scratches on covers. ) . Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge
by Vidal, Gore
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First UK Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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- 9780218512939
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Didcot, Oxfordshire, GBR
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London: Anthony Blond, 1968. Very good first edition hardcover in like, unclipped plastic-protected dustjacket.. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge ----SIGNED----
by Vidal, Gore
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition/First Printing
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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dallas, Texas, USA
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$225.00
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Boston: Little Brown, 1968. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Signed on the half-title page. Nice and solid. Price clipped jacket nicked at tips of spine, along with a small tear and tiny chip at bottom rear joint that has a small tape repair to verso.
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Myra Breckinridge
by Vidal, Gore
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- No Dust Jacket
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- reprint
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- 1969
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- Softcover
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- 9780586029220
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melbourne, Victoria, AUS
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Panther Books, London, 1969. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. . . "A genuinely, brutally witty book, a parody on Hollywood, pop intellectualism, pornography and just about anything else you could name" -- New York Times First softcover edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 224 pages. The book is a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge & Myron
by Vidal, Gore
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780349103655
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$5.52
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Vidal, Gore
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780394754444
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$7.56
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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Myra Breckinridge
by Gore Vidal
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- Third Printing
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- 1968
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- Cloth Covered Boards
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Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA
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$4.00
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The edges of the text block are foxed and soiled. The top corner of the FFEP is creased. Pencil marks have been erased from the secon free endpapers. The text is clean and unmarked. Item Price
$4.00