New York NY: Random House. Date: 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0375501215 . Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Glue stains on endpapers ; 260 pages . 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Hardback. Very Good. ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [GB]

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ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: Random House] Hardcover First Edition INSCRIBED to Peter by Gore Vidal. CLEAN Fine first edition hardcover with Fine dust jacket.
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ISBN10: 0375501215, ISBN13: 9780375501210, [publisher: New York City, NY: Random House, 1998] Hardcover First Edition 1st Printing. Signed. 260 pages. Published in 1998. 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 Gore Vidal. It is signed directly on ...
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New York: Random House, Date: 1998. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. One of Vidal's later works, set in Washington, D.C., in 1939 and featuring math prodigy "T," mysteriously summoned by the government to the Smithsonian Institution where a crash program to develop an atomic bomb is underway in the basement; like other Vidal "inventions," such as Myra Breckinridge" and "Duluth," it is serious comedy skillfully written. Faint previous owner's signature and date on front end page, o/w boards and text are clean, tight, square in near perfect dustjacket. Collectable. 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 ...

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 9780375501210 [US]

[ Edition: First ]. Good Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Publisher: Random House Pub Date: 2/24/1998 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 260 ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Random House, Date: 1998-02-24. Hardcover. Used:Good. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Random House, February Date: 1998. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Random House, February Date: 1998. First Edition. Hardcover . Used - Good/Good. Light edgewear to dust jacket, binding sound/tight and pages unmarked. Domestic orders shipped with USPS tracking numbers. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Random House Publishing Group, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1998. Random House Publishing Group ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

New York: Random House, Date: 1998. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. Fine in wrappers. A novel about strange doings in the back corridors of the Smithsonian. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 US

New York: Random House, Date: 1998. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. Fine in wrappers. A novel about strange doings in the back corridors of the Smithsonian. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Random House, New York, Date: 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0375501215. ISBN/EAN: 9780375501210. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2606. . 9780375501210 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Random House Publishing Group ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Random House Publishing Group ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Random House Publishing Group ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

NY: Random House, Date: 1998. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. Interesting cover art! (box 14) 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

NY: Random House, Date: 1998. 3rd printing; dj w/unclipped price; 260 clean, unmarked pages/index. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8 vo. 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

UsedGood. The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. This is an ex library book, stickers and markings accordingly Hardcover Book, Very good condition, but may have some minor wear to the cover or dust jacket, Pages are clean with little to no markings. May have name or inscription inside cover, Email with questions, Items are uploaded with their own individual photo, but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping - Safe and Secure! ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

Random House, Date: 1998-02-24. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1998. Random House ISBN 0375501215 9780375501210 [US]

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]

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]