Gore Vidal
signed first edition
1968 · New York
by WHITE, RAY LEWIS (GORE VIDAL)
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1968. First Edition. Signed by the author Ray Lewis White to Gore Vidal: “For Gore Vidal, a fine subject. Ray White 11/19/68.” This is the very first study of Vidal’s work and includes this from Ray White’s opening paragraph of his Acknowledgments: “First, I thank Gore Vidal for answering my many questions, giving me access to his personal papers, and letting me quote from unpublished material and published works for which he owns copyright.” Near fine copy with a hint of use in a lightly used dust jacket with some faint rubbing and dust soiling and a few small chips and tears. A critical survey of the life and works of Gore Vidal whose published works available at the time of this book include the novels The City and the Pillar, The Judgment of Paris, Messiah, Julian, Washington, D.C.; the plays Visit to a Small Planet and Other Television Plays, The Best Man: A Play About Politics, and more. With a certificate of authenticity from the distributor of the Gore Vidal library. (Inventory #: 21012E)