Published by Heinemann, London, UK, 1964
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, viii, 466 pages. In Good condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Purple and gold spine with black and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "25s. NET", has moderate shelving wear, moderate chipping along the extremities, small open tears along the corners, a small closed tear along the rear head edge, and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have moderate wear along the head and tail edges, light fraying along the fore corners, and moderate age-toning along the head and tail edges. Textblock has illustrated maps of the ancient Roman Empire on the end-pages and pastedowns, light splitting to gutter from pages 21-52, mild bending wear along the fore corners, moderate wear along the edges, stains on the edges, and moderate age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Gore Vidal on the title page. Shelved Room C. 1393911. Special Collections.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1964
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, viii, 503 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Black spine with gold and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$6.95", has mild shelving wear, chipping along the fore corners and spine head and tail edges, scraping along the front joint, and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild shelving wear, mild age-toning throughout, and light fraying along the extremities. Textblock has illustrated maps of the ancient Roman Empire on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, small stains on the edges, and mild age-toning throughout. Inscription on the half-title page reading "Hubert Beimont with all best wishes" signed by Gore Vidal, dated "May '64". DL consignment. Shelved Room C. 1393910. Special Collections.