Empire: A Novel
by Vidal, Gore;Box, Edgar
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0517689693
- ISBN 13
- 9780517689691
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, 1987. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Random House, 1987. "First Random House Edition". 8vo. Navy blue cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, slate blue textured endpapers, 486 pp. A sweeping novel of American society at the turn of the twentieth century with heroine Caroline Sanford, one of Gore Vidal's more inspired creations, an embodiment of the complex and vigorous young nation. Dust jacket is faded at extremities, but text colors are still bright, bindings are clean, corners sharp, text block appears unread. Fine in a very good+ dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..
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- EM-B0499-02
- Title
- Empire: A Novel
- Author
- Vidal, Gore;Box, Edgar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517689693
- ISBN 13
- 9780517689691
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICA THEODORE ROOSEVELT WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST PRESIDENT MCKINLEY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN THE GREAT COMMONER JOHN HAY HENRY ADAMS HENRY JAMES THE ASTORS THE VANDERBILTS THE WHITNEYS WASHINGTON DC NEW YORK NEWPORT SOCIETY
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- Americana;
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