The City and The Pillar

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… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1948. First edition of this landmark novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a bright near fine dust jacket with two small chips to the crown but does not show the fading endemic to the spine panel. A very sharp example. Stylistically influenced by Hemingway, this work,… Read more about this item

London: Andre Deutsch, 1994. Revised edition. hard cover with dust jacket. VG/G. Ex-library, good book in very good unmarked dust jacket./Very Good. 22 cm.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.. Good in Poor dj. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. [book is moderately shelfworn, with some light staining and discoloration to the edge of the text block (notably the top edge), a bit of rippling to the pages that suggests the book may have absorbed some moisture at one time (the spine… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1948. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED in the year of publication by the author on the title page: "For Drew Dudley- / with all best wishes / Gore Vidal / 1948." Vidal's third novel, a milestone in gay literature. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine lightly rubbed. Jacket… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Pages 259-262 and 279-282 roughly opened along bottom edge, pages evenly age-toned, spine mildly cocked, else a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. The story of a young man discovering his homosexuality.

London: Heinemann, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First thus, the rewritten edition (with afterword explaining why) of Vidal's novel first published to much sensation in 1948. Stock toned and spotted to edge of block, but internally all is clean and bright. Blue boards are dulled to edges, a little… Read more about this item

The First UK printing published by John Lehmann, London in 1949. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition with some ghosting to the spine. The gilt decoration and titling to the spine has dulled slightly more-so the publisher's logo at the foot of the spine. Some toning to the text-block and outer page edges due to the quality of paper… Read more about this item

Paperback. Good.

London: John Lehmann, 1949. First Edition. First UK Edition, preceded by the First Edition published by E.P. Dutton in 1948. Gore Vidal's third novel, a milestone in gay literature. Very Good plus in an about Very Good plus dust jacket. Boards lightly rubbed at the corners. Jacket lightly rubbed and edgeworn, with a pinhole on… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1948. First edition of this landmark novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Stylistically influenced by Hemingway, this work, "is distinguished by its honesty and lack of self-pity; the central figure is unexceptional in every respect but his sexual choices" (Stringer, 690). "One of the best novels… Read more about this item

London: John Lehmann, 1949. First UK edition. Hardcover. very good -. Octavo. 270pp. Original brown cloth, gilt lettering and ruling on spine. Spine a bit faded and dulled. Vidal's third novel which shocked the public with its direct and unadorned examination of a homosexual main character, Vidal (1925-2012) in this novel used what he called a… Read more about this item

Vintage, 2003-12-01. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. 207 pages.

New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1948. Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold (which is faded, but still readable). no dust jacket. Previous owner's neat name of ffepl The true first edition of the author's third book. (First Edition is stated on copyright page). A bit of wear to top spine end. 314pp.. First Edition.… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

U.S.A.: William Morrow, 1996. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Marked out notation on fep.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

UsedVeryGood. Pages are clean! The cover has visible markings and wear. Some corner dings. Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2003-12-01. paperback. Good. 5x0x8. Some wear, but still a good reading copy. Slight wrinkling/discoloration to some pages, but does not affect readability. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery… Read more about this item

Paperback. Acceptable.

Vintage, December 2003. Trade Paperback . Good.