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2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques (Day 2)

Sun, Jul 7, 2024 01:00PM EDT
Lot 984

6 Signed First Edition Limited Books; Gore Vidal, Philip Roth

Estimate: $300 - $400

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1st Item: ZUCKERMAN UNBOUND, Philip Roth; New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981. Hardcover Limited Edition of 350 copies signed by Roth on a limitation page, this being #44. Octavo, red and blue cloth with gilt stamped cover and spine, in navy blue cloth covered slipcase. 2nd Item: THE ANATOMY LESSON, Philip Roth; New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983. Hardcover Limited Edition of 300 copies signed by Roth on a limitation page. Third Zuckerman novel. Octavo, navy blue and red cloth with gilt stamped cover and spine, in red cloth covered slipcase. 3rd Item: 1876 A NOVEL, by Gore Vidal; New York: Random House, 1976. Hardcover Limited Edition of 300 copies signed by Roth on a limitation page, this being #26. Octavo, blue cloth with gilt stamped cover spine, in blue cloth covered slipcase. 4th Item: EMPIRE, by Gore Vidal; New York: Random House, 1987. Hardcover Limited Edition of 250 copies signed by Roth on a limitation page. Octavo, maroon cloth with black and gilt stamped cover and spine, in maroon paper covered slipcase. 5th Item: CREATION, by Gore Vidal; New York: Random House, 1981. Hardcover Limited Edition of 500 copies signed by Roth on a limitation page, this being #352. Octavo, brown cloth with gilt stamped cover and spine, in light brown cloth covered slipcase, in publisher's (opened) shrinkwrap. 6th Item: LINCOLN, by Gore Vidal; New York: Random House, 1984. Hardcover Limited Edition of 300 copies signed by Roth on a limitation page, this being #121. Octavo, black cloth with Lincoln portrait blind stamped cover and silver stamped spine, in light brown cloth covered slipcase.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection. 

Condition

1st Item (Zuckerman): As new in box, box with slight scuffing. 2nd Item (Anatomy): As new in publisher's shrinkwrap, with price label on rear. 3rd Item (1876): As new in slipcase; case has small sticker residue on rear. 4th Item (Empire): As new in publisher's shrinkwrap, with price label on rear. 5th Item (Creation): Good condition, slight scuff to front cover, box with slight sunning. 6th Item (Lincoln): Very good condition, slight dustiness to spine, some handling scuffs to case.

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