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The Golden Age: A Novel
by Gore Vidal
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385500750
- ISBN 13
- 9780385500753
- Seller
-
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
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About This Item
Signed but with No Inscription or Personalization by the Author, Gore Vidal, on the Title Page. First Edition, First Printing with a Full Number Line. Includes a Program from the Event this Book was signed at. This Book is in Excellent, Like New Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Author's Signature, of course) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.
Synopsis
Gore Vidal is the author of twenty-two novels, five plays,many screenplays and short stories, more than two hundred essays, and a memoir. Two novels in his Narratives of Empire series, Lincoln and 1876 , were the subject of cover stories in Time and Newsweek, respectively. In 1993, a collection of his criticism, United States:Essays 1952-1992 , won the National Book Award. He divides his time between Ravello, Italy, and Los Angeles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- W. White, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20230518005
- Title
- The Golden Age: A Novel
- Author
- Gore Vidal
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385500750
- ISBN 13
- 9780385500753
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 467
- Keywords
- Historical Novel, Washington D.C.
Terms of Sale
W. White, Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
W. White, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2021
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
About W. White, Bookseller
I offer a wide variety of books on numerous topics and specialize in architecture and architectural history, art and art history, auction catalogs, academic history books and journals, and local histories, particularly ones of Alabama and the Southern United States. I am committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of service. All books are shipped promptly using USPS Media Mail within two business days of purchase and are packed securely and professionally to prevent any damage during shipping.
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