Palimpsest: A Memoir.

New York, NY Random House, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, beginning with the numeral '2' in accordance with Random House's customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a hint of rubbing to the front corner tips; a touch of crimp to the heel of the backstrip and lesser crimp at the head of same; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Fee of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ also shows mild rubbing to the front corner tips and the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the price is unclipped. Attractive and intact. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.65 x 1.5 inches). 455 pages. Illustrated with duotone photographs. Language: English. Weight: 31 ounces. Duotone pictorial boards with russet and black titles at the backstrip. Milky translucent acetate DJ with russet and black titles at the front panel. Hardback with DJ. Vidal's memoir of his first forty years of life life from his birth in 1925 in West Point through his Washington boyhood, military career, homosexual life in the 1940s and 1950s, early television achievements, literary endeavors, and complicated family life. Beautifully rendered anecdotes intermixed with meditations on writing, history, acting, and politics.