Messiah.
by VIDAL, Gore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a near fine jacket with very slight soiling to the rear panel--except that the jacket has been trimmed, and is ap
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: E. P. Dutton,., 1954.. First edition.. publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket.. A fine copy in a near fine jacket with very slight soiling to the rear panel--except that the jacket has been trimmed, and is approximately 1/8" shorter than the volume. . 8vo,.
Synopsis
When a mortician appears on television to declare that death is infinitely preferable to life, he sparks a religious movement that quickly leaves Christianity and most of Islam in the dust. Gore Vidal's deft and daring blend of satire and prophecy, first published in 1954, eerily anticipates the excesses of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Heaven's Gate suicide cult.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47062
- Title
- Messiah.
- Author
- VIDAL, Gore
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a near fine jacket with very slight soiling to the rear panel--except that the jacket has been trimmed, and is ap
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton,.
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1954.
- Pages
- 254 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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