A Thirsty Evil: Seven Short Stories
by Vidal, Gore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dj
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Zero Press. Near Fine in Very Good dj. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. [book has only minor shelfwear; the jacket has a few vertical scrape lines and smudges on the front panel, and a tiny nick at the bottom edge of the rear panel]. Vidal's first (and only) published collection of his short fiction. Contents: "Three Strategems"; "The Robin"; "A Moment of Green Laurel"; "The Zenner Trophy"; "Erlinda and Mr. Coffin"; "Pages from an Abandoned Journal"; "The Ladies in the Library." The book is dedicated to Howard Austen, Vidal's longtime companion; they met in 1950, and were together until Austen's death in 2003. .
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- Bookseller
- ReadInk (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28259
- Title
- A Thirsty Evil: Seven Short Stories
- Author
- Vidal, Gore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dj
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Zero Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Short Fiction
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