London: Andre Deutsch, Ltd., 1997. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The ninth collection of essays from this noted and often controversial critic of everything and everyone from George Washington to the CIA, from Mark Twain to Bill Clinton, is full of some of the best writing and thinking of one of the 20th century's most provocative commentators. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight with a very slight spine lean; the white dustjacket shows a very small tear on the upper edge of the back panel, o/w minimal surface and edgewear. A collectale copy.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004379
Title: VIRGIN ISLANDS: Essays 1992 - 1997
Author: Vidal, Gore
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
ISBN 10: 0233991360
ISBN 13: 9780233991368
Publisher: Andre Deutsch, Ltd.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1997
Keywords: ESSAYS, FIRST EDITION, POLITICS, LITERATURE, RACISM, HISTORY, CRITICISM
Bookseller catalogs: Literature/criticism; Fine Literature; Essays;

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