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THE CITY AND THE PILLAR REVISED, Including an Essay, Sex and the Law, and An Afterword
by Vidal, Gore
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. An updated version of Vidal's controversial third novel (1948), which became the first critically acclaimed American novel to examine homosexuality among normal, unjaded youths. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with black titles. The ink signatures of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Parks appear on the front endpaper. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some mild wear to the extremities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76773
- Title
- THE CITY AND THE PILLAR REVISED, Including an Essay, Sex and the Law, and An Afterword
- Author
- Vidal, Gore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Literature, Homosexuality, Gay Studies, LGBTQ+
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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