signed first edition Hardcover
1949 · New York
by Vidal, Gore
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co.. Very Good in Good dj. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. [a solid copy, only lightly shelfworn, but with an unfortunate scrape along the top edge of the front cover, exposing about 1.5" of the board, with some minor attendant fraying to cloth; the jacket is Good only, edgeworn and extensively scuffed on the front panel, with a bit of paper loss at the spine ends]. SIGNED by the author on the title page (no inscription). Vidal's fourth book, "a novel based on the emotional conflict centered around a son's urge to sever the psychological umbilical cord which ties him to a selfish and possessive mother." Signed by Author . (Inventory #: 26333)