Random House (NY) 1998 Hard cover Very good; Collectible This is the hardcover stated Random First Edition from 1998. Other than a back cardholder flyleaf (ex lib), both the mylar-covered DJ and the book are in excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, etc. and the pages and binding are tight. This wonderful, impossible-to-find item is available for purchase now! **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. NAME YOUR PRICE! ! ! Due to the vagaries of market fluctuations, an item's listed price should be considered a guideline. Serious buyers are welcome to make a on each and every item listed, with the assurance that ALL reasonable offers will be accepted! !

ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: Random House] Hardcover First Edition First printing. Inscribed (to Herb Yellin, the founder and proprietor of the Lord John Press) and SIGNED by Gore Vidal on the title page. The volume is bumped on the spine crown. The unclipped dust jacket, sleeved in mylar, is fine.
[San Jose, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
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Random House 1998 First edition Hardcover 6___ pp. 260. Paper over boards 260pp. Gift quality. Pristine book and DJ, crisp, clean, tight, never opened/read. Honor: New York Times bestseller (1998). Adult nonfiction. General audience.

New York: Random House, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A novel. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 US

New York: Random House, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A novel. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

New York Random House 1998 Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A novel.

ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: Random House, New York] Hardcover First Edition First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A novel.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
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ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: Random House, NY] Hardcover First Edition Random House, NY, 1998, 260 pgs. First/First in Near Fine/Fine condition. The book edges show signs of light wear. Otherwise the book is square, tight, clean and unclipped. (Please review photos). The late great Gore Vidal has Signed on the half title page. Called a Vidalian tour de force of comedy and allusion, with time travel to boot. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. Maroon boards with gold lettering
[Freeport, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
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New York: Random house, Date: 1998. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in the publisher's original burgundy quarter cloth and burgundy boards, blindstamped on the cover, spine stamped in gilt. 1998. Random house ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

New York City, NY: Random House, Date: 1998. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Random House, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 260 pages. The author's romance novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Gore Vidal's "The Smithsonian Institution". A career-twilight novel, a romance with a quintessentially Vidalian anti-Establishment twist. An acerbic look at American politics combined with a classic romance, as the self-consciously "modern-romance novel" DJ design exploits and alludes to. Filled with intrigue as well as vivid yet lyrical descriptions of erotic encounters that will put to shame the most unabashed erotica writers. Gore Vidal died on July 31, 2012 at the age of 86, the last of the great American public intellectual/writers of our time. We live in the Age of Mediocrity, where (nearly) everyone is a critic/blogger/pundit mouthing timid, politically correct opinions. Pundits are retail thinkers, that is, they are not real thinkers. Someday, we will realize what we have irretrievably lost. An absolute "must-have" title for Gore Vidal collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by ...

New York: Random House, Date: 1998 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Gore Vidal directly on the title page. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: Random House, NY] Hardcover First Edition
[San Marcos, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: Random House] Hardcover First Edition Signed by Vidal on title page.
[Agoura Hills, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]
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NY: Random House, Date: 1998. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Vidal on the title page. Spine ends and board top corners lightly bumped. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 US

Random House, Date: 1998. Hardcover. good. 6x1x9. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes ; Good hard cover with clean pages, tips bumped, nicked, foxing, deckled pages, no dust jacket, and prompt shipping with tracking 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: Random House] Hardcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES ; Good hard cover with clean pages, tips bumped, nicked, foxing, deckled pages, no dust jacket, and prompt shipping with tracking
[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

Random House 1998 Hardcover Good Size: 6x1x9; Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes; Good hard cover with clean pages, tips bumped, nicked, foxing, deckled pages, no dust jacket, and prompt shipping with tracking.

New York Random House 1998 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name to FEP. Stated First Edition.; 8.50 X 5.60 X 1.10 inches; 260 pages.

Random House 1998-02-24 Hardcover New Size: 96x20x148; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: Random House] Hardcover
[Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

New York: Random House, Date: 1998 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed and dated (in year of publication) by Gore Vidal directly on title-page. Book and dust jacket in fine, as new condition. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: Random House, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition Fine Book & Jacket, no flaws, Signed 1sted 1st pt in protective civer
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]