The city and the pillar
by Vidal, Gore
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
E.P. Dutton, 1948. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. E.P. Dutton and Company; New York, 1948. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, black binding with blind stamped publishers emblem bottom front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, mild crimping to spine edges, some rubbing to board and spine edges, discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, some age toning to pages, some scattered foxing to text block edges, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear with few small tears along edges, spine fade, couple of moisture stains top spine and partially on rear panel and verso, Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 314pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
Gore Vidal was born in 1925 at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His first novel, Williwaw , written when he was nineteen years old and serving in the Army, appeared in the spring of 1946. Since then he has written twenty-three novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over two hundred essays, and a memoir.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1038230
- Title
- The city and the pillar
- Author
- Vidal, Gore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
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Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
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